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Bin Laden considered targeting India and other countries in 1998: CIA documents

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Bin Laden considered targeting India and other countries in 1998: CIA documents

Supporters of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden shout anti-American slogans, after the news of his death, during a rally in Quetta on May 2, 2011. | Photo Credit: Reuters India features among the list of countries that former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden had at one point considered targeting, as per the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency…

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U.S. House of Representatives to take up Russia sanctions bill next week

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U.S. House of Representatives to take up Russia sanctions bill next week

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. House of Representatives is set to take up for a vote the Russia sanctions bill that also seeks to impose tariffs on its trading partners, including India. The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, passed by an overwhelming majority by…

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Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of destabilising region

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Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of destabilising region

Eritrea on Saturday (September 12) accused Ethiopia of destabilising the region, in the latest war of words between the two fractious Horn of Africa neighbours. Eritrea won independence in 1993 after decades of armed unrest. A two-year war between 1998 and 2000 then left tens of thousands dead and sent diplomatic relations into a deep…

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5 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops

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5 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops

Zaporizhzhia Region Governor Ivan Fedorov. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian strikes killed five civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, local officials said Saturday (September 12, 2026), after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would amount to direct conflict with Russia. Ukraine is under mounting pressure from Russia’s intensifying air…

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What to know about Xi Jinping’s official vehicle, the Hongqi Limousine?

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What to know about Xi Jinping’s official vehicle, the Hongqi Limousine?

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s convoy. File | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Saturday (September 12, 2026) to attend the 18th BRICS Summit. His arrival immediately drew public attention as he travelled in his custom-built presidential limousine, a highly secure vehicle engineered exclusively for China’s top leadership…

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U.S. President Donald Trump says Yemen’s Houthis have asked U.S. not to intervene

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U.S. President Donald Trump says Yemen’s Houthis have asked U.S. not to intervene

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks to U.S. embassy staff at Deerfield Residence in Dublin, Saturday (September 12, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday (September 12, 2026) that Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi fighters, who have seized a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia, have asked Washington not…

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Brazil, India are building strategic ties for a changing world, says Brazil’s Foreign Minister

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Brazil, India are building strategic ties for a changing world, says Brazil’s Foreign Minister

In an interview with The Hindu in New Delhi, Brazil’s Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira praises India’s BRICS presidency, says bilateral trade could exceed the $30 billion target well before 2030 and argues that BRICS is not an anti-Western bloc. President Lula visited India earlier this year, and there was a very strong sense of enthusiasm among Indian business…

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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to flag off Silverstone motor race in U.K. as actor Ajith competes

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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to flag off Silverstone motor race in U.K. as actor Ajith competes

CM C. Joseph Vijay; Actor Ajith | Photo Credit: PTI, Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay is set to flag off the Michelin Le Mans Cup at the Silverstone circuit in Northampton, U.K., on Saturday (September 12, 2026) evening, just past 5 p.m. local time. Mr. Vijay, who arrived in London on…

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Indian-origin woman arrested for killing 2 Malayali friends in U.S.

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Indian-origin woman arrested for killing 2 Malayali friends in U.S.

An Indian-origin woman has been arrested for killing two of her friends, allegedly stabbing one and running over the other with her car, in separate incidents in California, U.S., authorities said. The 32-year-old Indian-origin woman, Anila Baby, allegedly killed her two friends, Ann Mary Mathew, 35, and Anjana Hari, 35, in separate attacks within about…

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Russian delegation to take part in G20 energy meeting, Zelenskyy willing to meet Putin

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Russian delegation to take part in G20 energy meeting, Zelenskyy willing to meet Putin

Russia will send officials to a G20 energy meeting in Houston next week, a Russian diplomat said on Saturday (September 12, 2026), as the United States ups efforts to end the Ukraine conflict. It comes after the United States welcomed Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to North Carolina for another G20 meeting in early September,…

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