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The law prohibits app stores from offering TikTok. (Representational) Washington: TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance sued in U.S. federal court on Tuesday seeking to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that would force the divestiture of the short video app used by 170 million Americans or ban its use. The companies…
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Police officers examine the site of suicide bombing at a highway in Shangla, district in the Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s military on May 7 said a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver in March was planned in neighbouring Afghanistan and that…
Despite months of shuttle diplomacy, mediators have so far failed to broker a new truce. (File) Jerusalem: Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday Israel was prepared to “deepen” its Gaza operation if truce talks fail to secure the release of hostages Hamas holds in the Palestinian territory. Israel is prepared to “make compromises” to get…
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Donald Trump has denied having sex with Stormy Daniels.(File) New York: Stormy Daniels, the porn star at the heart of Donald Trump’s hush money case, testified in a rapt Manhattan courtroom Tuesday about a 2006 sexual encounter that precipitated the criminal trial of the former US president. Trump, 77, is charged with falsifying business records…
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Cops are currently investigating the issue and further probe is underway. (File) New Delhi: Canadian rapper Drake’s Toronto mansion was cordoned off by police today after a shooting near his property, according to reports. One person was seriously injured after getting shot in the chest and had to be taken to a nearby hospital, his…
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Sri Lanka has agreed to purchase powerat $0.0826, or 8.26 cents, per kWh from Adani Green Energy, which is executing a wind power project in Mannar and Pooneryn in the island’s Northern Province. The country’s Cabinet cleared a proposal on Monday for a 20-year power purchase agreement with Adani Green Energy for the development of…
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The three ships will leave Singapore for Malaysia on Thursday and then visit the Philippines. Singapore: Three Indian Naval Ships have arrived in Singapore for a three-day visit as part of the operational deployment of the Navy’s Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea, underscoring the strong linkages between both navies. Led by Rear Admiral…
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Donald Trump’s legal team say Stormy Daniels’ claim is false. (File) New York: Stormy Daniels will be called as a witness in Donald Trump’s criminal trial on Tuesday, ABC News reported, setting up a long-awaited showdown between the former U.S. president and the porn star who says they had sex. Stormy Daniels is at the…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s state security service said May 7. Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the…
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A Chinese speedboat carrying four people capsized near Kinmen on February 14. (Representational) Taipei: Four Chinese coastguard ships briefly sailed through Taiwan’s “prohibited” waters, Taipei said, urging Beijing to stop actions that “endanger” navigation safety. China claims self-ruled democratic Taiwan as part of its territory, and has said it will not rule out using force…
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