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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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Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf's plea to leave country

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf’s plea to leave country

Karachi – Pakistan’s Sindh High Court has set November 18 for a decision on former president Pervez Musharraf’s plea against a government ban on him travelling out of the... read more »

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

MANILA – Death toll in the Philippines from typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) jumped to 1,833 with initial cost of damage increasing to 761.4... read more »

Saudi Arabia officially rejects term on UN Security Cou...

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, clearing the way for... read more »

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday cancelled a tender published by the housing ministry to build 1,200 housing units in the... read more »

Typhoon relief operations pick up pace in Philippines

Relief supplies sent for Philippines typhoon victims

Relief operations in this typhoon-devastated region of the Philippines picked up pace Wednesday, but still only minimal amounts of water, food and medical... read more »

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'World's loneliest elephant' shackled for 35 years next to pal's remai...

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ISRO and ESA sign agreement for Earth Observation missions

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