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US warship intercepts two oil tankers at...

US warship intercepts two oil tankers attempting to leave Iran

US warship intercepts two oil tankers attempting to leave Iran **US Naval Forces Intercept Tankers Near Iranian Coast Amidst Diplomatic Tensions** In a significant development underscoring escalating geopolitical tensions, United States naval assets have intercepted two oil tankers reportedly... read more »

No ships make it past US blockade in Hor...

No ships make it past US blockade in Hormuz strait in first day: Pentagon

No ships make it past US blockade in Hormuz strait in first day: Pentagon **Naval Standoff in Strait of Hormuz: CENTCOM Denies Blockade Breaches Amidst Diplomatic Overtures** The strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil transport, witnessed a tense day of heightened naval activity... read more »

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Anthropic Opposes the Extreme AI Liability Bill That OpenAI Backed

Anthropic Opposes the Extreme AI Liability Bill That OpenAI Backed **Illinois AI Liability Bill Sparks Industry Divide** A contentious proposed piece of legislation in Illinois, designed to shield artificial intelligence developers from significant liability in cases of catastrophic harm, has... read more »

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Carney vows focus on affordability after...

Carney vows focus on affordability after winning Canadas special election

Carney vows focus on affordability after winning Canadas special election **Liberal Majority Strengthened Following Crucial By-Election Victories** **Ottawa, ON** – The Liberal Party of Canada has solidified its position in the House of Commons, securing a significant boost to its parliamentary... 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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The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition of seer Shobhan Sarkar, who had sought directions to the Uttar Pradesh government and the district administration of Fatehpur for allowing excavations in a village where, he believed, huge reserves of gold lay buried. A Division Bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and Vipin Sinha dismissed the petition of Sarkar with the remark "no case has been made out to grant any of the reliefs as claimed in the writ petition". Sarkar had claimed that there was a "hidden gold treasure of about 2,500 tonnes at the bank of river Ganga in village Adampur, Tehsil and District Fatehpur". He had also claimed that he was ready to bear the expenses for carrying out excavations at the site for which he had planned to involve experts from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad and IIT-Kanpur. However, the court rejected the petition observing that Sarkar had "miserably failed to prove any of his right to claim any permission". Significantly, an excavation was carried out at a village in Unnao district recently following a similar claim made by Sarkar. The seer later on blamed the failure of the operation on his not being "invited" to the site by the excavators.

We blame Trump: Drivers line up for free gas as prices surge in the US

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