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Pro-Palestine protester Leqaa Kordia fre...

Pro-Palestine protester Leqaa Kordia freed from US immigration detention

Pro-Palestine protester Leqaa Kordia freed from US immigration detention ### Activist Released from Immigration Custody After Extended Detention A prominent activist, Leqaa Kordia, has been released from U.S. immigration detention after spending approximately one year in custody. Ms. Kordia, a... read more »

Iran war live: Trump scolds allies for n...

Iran war live: Trump scolds allies for not joining Strait of Hormuz mission

Iran war live: Trump scolds allies for not joining Strait of Hormuz mission **US President Urges Greater Allied Commitment to Maritime Security in Strait of Hormuz** Washington D.C. – United States President Donald Trump has publicly voiced his dissatisfaction with the perceived lack of robust... read more »

Scores of people killed in series of bom...

Scores of people killed in series of bomb blasts in northern Nigeria

Scores of people killed in series of bomb blasts in northern Nigeria **Deadly Explosions Rock Maiduguri, Leaving a Trail of Devastation** Maiduguri, Nigeria – A series of devastating explosions tore through the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, resulting in a significant loss of life and... read more »

Government clears 23 institutions to set...

Government clears 23 institutions to set up quantum labs

Government clears 23 institutions to set up quantum labs **Nation Advances Quantum Frontier: 23 Institutions Greenlit for Advanced Research Labs** In a significant stride towards establishing a robust quantum ecosystem, the government has officially approved 23 leading academic and research... read more »

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20 held for showing ballot slip in Maldives

20 held for showing ballot slip in Maldives

Male – More than 20 people were arrested Saturday in the Maldives for showing their ballot slips after casting their vote in the presidential run-off, a media report said. As many as 23 people... read more »

Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant workers

Maldives election results Sunday

Male – Maldives Elections Commissioner Fuad Thoufeek has said the final results of the presidential run-off will be announced Sunday, a media... read more »

Colombo rejects Britain’s call for human rights p...

Colombo rejects Britain's call for human rights probe

Colombo – Sri Lanka says there’s no need for an international probe into its human rights record as proposed by British Prime Minister David... read more »

India gets second Boeing maritime patrol aircraft

India gets second Boeing maritime patrol aircraft

Washington – India has received its second P-8I maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing company, doubling the country’s long-range maritime... read more »

ASTER and AKMG launch Scholastic Awards to young achiev...

ASTER and AKMG launch Scholastic Awards to young achievers

DUBAI-  Aster, a part of DM Healthcare, the leading healthcare conglomerate in the Middle East and in India, has announced launching an annual regular... read more »

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