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Petition Calling For Fresh General Election In Britain Crosses 1.7 Million Signatures

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A petition calling for fresh general election in the UK has reached over 1.7 million signatures as the Labour government faces widespread disapproval regarding its policies and post-poll work. Even Tesla boss Elon Musk chimed in on the issue by reposting a message about the success of the petition. According to the guidelines, any petition…

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Pakistan Minister vows to ‘protect Islamabad’ as Imran Khan’s supporters march towards capital to stage protest

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Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi Sunday (November 24, 2024) vowed to “protect Islamabad” as thousands of supporters of Imran Khan made their way to the capital to stage a protest amid heavy deployment of security forces and restrictions on mobile and internet services. The 72-year-old jailed former premier issued a “final call” on November 13…

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U.S. agency conducting due diligence on Adani’s Sri Lanka project, Bloomberg reports

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Billionaire Gautam Adani. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A U.S. agency that agreed to lend more than $500 million to a Sri Lanka port development backed by the Adani Group said it is still conducting due diligence on the project in the wake of bribery allegations against the group’s billionaire founder Gautam Adani and other…

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Bangladesh seeks to review major energy projects including one with Adani Group

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Representational file image. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI A review committee formed by Bangladesh’s interim government on Sunday (November 24, 2024) recommended engaging an investigation agency to examine power agreements signed by deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s regime with different business groups, including one with India’s Adani Group. “The National Review Committee on Ministry of…

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Iran says will hold nuclear talks with France, Germany, U.K. on November 29

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in power since July and a supporter of dialogue with Western countries, has said he wants to remove “doubts and ambiguities” about his country’s nuclear programme. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran said on Sunday (November 24, 2024) that it would hold nuclear talks in the coming days with the three…

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Israel says rabbi killed in UAE in ‘anti-Semitic’ attack

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A view shows Rimon Market kosher store, which was managed by Zvi Kogan, an Israeli rabbi who was found murdered, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on November 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel condemned on Sunday (November 24, 2024) the murder of a rabbi in the…

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82 killed in three days of Pakistan sectarian violence

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Shia Muslims chant slogans to condemn the killing of Shia Muslims by gunmen in an ambush in Kurram district, during a demonstration in Peshawar, Pakistan, on November. 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Three days of bitter sectarian gunfights in northwestern Pakistan have killed at least 82 people and wounded 156 more, a local official…

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