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Rahul Gandhi cites Gujarat BJP chiefs in...

Rahul Gandhi cites Gujarat BJP chiefs indecent remarks against Geniben Thak...

Rahul Gandhi cites Gujarat BJP chiefs indecent remarks against Geniben Thakor **Political Firestorm Erupts Over Alleged Remarks Against Gujarat MLA** **New Delhi** – A significant political controversy has erupted in Gujarat following allegations of derogatory remarks made by a senior Bharatiya... read more »

Court denies bail to woman accused in TC...

Court denies bail to woman accused in TCS Nashik case

Court denies bail to woman accused in TCS Nashik case ## Judicial Setback for Accused in Nashik TCS Incident; Appeal Anticipated **Nashik, India** – A significant judicial development has occurred in the ongoing investigation into an incident at the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) facility in... read more »

Spains Sanchez demands Netanyahu free Sp...

Spains Sanchez demands Netanyahu free Spaniard seized on aid flotilla

Spains Sanchez demands Netanyahu free Spaniard seized on aid flotilla **Spain Urges Israel to Release Citizen Detained Amid Gaza Aid Flotilla Incident** Madrid, Spain – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has formally called upon the Israeli government to secure the immediate release of a... read more »

Yemen reports hijacked oil tanker headed...

Yemen reports hijacked oil tanker headed for Somalia

Yemen reports hijacked oil tanker headed for Somalia ### Maritime Security Concerns Escalate as Oil Tanker Diverted Near Somali Coast **Aden, Yemen** – A concerning pattern of maritime insecurity has re-emerged off the coast of Somalia, with reports indicating that an oil tanker has been hijacked... read more »

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Russia denies contacts with Taliban

Russia denies contacts with Taliban

Moscow – The Russian foreign ministry Wednesday denied media reports that a diplomat has held talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban movement over the release of a Russian held captive since... read more »

Japan to set up US-style security agency

Japan to set up US-style security agency

Tokyo – A committee under the Japanese lower house Wednesday passed a bill on establishing a US-style National Security Council (NSC) to make... read more »

UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

Male – A senior UN official began a two-day mission to the Maldives Wednesday along with Indian diplomats to push for free and fair presidential... read more »

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after all ballots... read more »

Israeli settlements are illegitimate, Kerry says

Israeli settlements are illegitimate, Kerry says

US Secretary of State John Kerry has called settlements constructed by the Israeli regime on occupied Palestinian lands “illegitimate”. Kerry made... read more »

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in occupied West Bank raid

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in occupied West Bank raid **Tragedy in the West Bank: Palestinian Youth Succumbs to Injuries After Israeli Military Operation** **[City, Region]... read more »

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More than 6 million Somalis face hunger amid climate shocks and conflict **Somalia Grapples with Widespread Food Insecurity as Climate and Conflict Intensify** **Mogadishu, Somalia** – A... read more »

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Mixed views in Lebanon ahead of controversial talks with Israel

Mixed views in Lebanon ahead of controversial talks with Israel ### Lebanon Grapples with Divergent Strategies Amidst Lingering Israeli Tensions Beirut, Lebanon – As Lebanon navigates a... read more »

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South Africa president suspends police chief over $21m contract

South Africa president suspends police chief over $21m contract **Presidential Suspension Rocks South African Police Leadership Amid Corruption Scrutiny** Pretoria, South Africa – In a... read more »

Tamil Nadu elections 2026: Over 84% voter turnout in the State, h...

Tamil Nadu elections 2026: Over 84% voter turnout in the State, highest in its electoral history ## Historic Voter Engagement Marks Tamil Nadu’s 2026 Electoral Landscape **Chennai, India** –... read more »