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Will Israel and Lebanon start ceasefire talks?

Will Israel and Lebanon start ceasefire talks? ### Tensions Persist as Cross-Border Exchanges Diminish in Intensity **Beirut/Jerusalem –** The volatile frontier between Israel and Lebanon witnessed a notable, albeit precarious, de-escalation on Friday, as exchanges of fire between Israeli forces... read more »

How Meta Cafeteria Workers Took on ICEan...

How Meta Cafeteria Workers Took on ICEand Won

How Meta Cafeteria Workers Took on ICEand Won ## Tech Sector Employees Mobilize Grassroots Support to Influence Corporate Policy **Seattle, WA** – A growing movement of employees within Seattle’s prominent technology companies is demonstrating a new paradigm for internal activism, shifting... read more »

Assembly Elections highlights: ECI names...

Assembly Elections highlights: ECI names new Police Commissioner for Chenna...

Assembly Elections highlights: ECI names new Police Commissioner for Chennai; Abin Dinesh Modak to replace A. Arun **Chennai Police Leadership Change Amidst Electoral Scrutiny** **Chennai, India** – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a significant administrative change in... read more »

Draft notification issued for grading of...

Draft notification issued for grading of third language subjects in SSLC ex...

Draft notification issued for grading of third language subjects in SSLC examination ## Karnataka Government Proposes New Grading System for SSLC Third Language Examinations **Bengaluru, Karnataka – [Date of Publication]** The Karnataka government has initiated a significant policy shift... read more »

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Eight killed, 24 missing after rainstorms, landslides hit China

Eight people were killed and 24 others went missing after rainstorms and landslides hit China’s southwestern Chongqing Municipality. More than 500 professional rescuers, including fire-fighters and... read more »

I will neither resign nor go on leave: Nawaz Shari...

Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he will neither resign nor go on leave, even as anti-government protesters led by Imran Khan and... read more »

Americans held by North Korea implore U.S. to send an e...

In a rare opportunity to speak with foreign media, the three Americans being detained by North Korea implored the United States to send someone to negotiate... read more »

23 people killed in Afghanistan crash

KABUL: An Afghan spokesman says 23 people were killed when a passenger van and a fuel tanker collided in western Afghanistan. Raouf Ahmadi, a spokesman for... read more »

Israel claims nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land near...

JERUSALEM: Israel laid claim on Sunday to nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land in a Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem — a step that could herald... read more »

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'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

Attend Geneva-II conference: Arab League urges Syrian opposition

Cairo – Arab League foreign ministers meeting here have called on the Syrian opposition to attend the Geneva-II conference on restoring peace in the troubled country and form a delegation as... read more »

Syrian Army captures strategic town at approaches to Aleppo

Syrian Army captures strategic town at approaches ...

Beirut – Syria’s armed forces said on Friday they had captured a strategic northern town at the eastern gates of Aleppo, the former... read more »

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al Assad

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al Assad

The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has said he is open to peace talks but insisted that they would not go ahead unless foreign nations stopped supporting... read more »

Syria’s future must be determined by Syrians: Ass...

Syria's future must be determined by Syrians: Assad

Damascus – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that the future of Syria must be determined by the Syrian people only, noting that any... read more »

Syrian president grants general amnesty

Syrian president grants general amnesty

Damascus – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad granted a general amnesty, covering crimes committed before Oct 29, a media report said The new presidential... read more »

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Maldives presidential candidates want election Nov 2

Maldives presidential candidates want election Nov 2

Male – All three presidential candidates in the Maldives have agreed to hold presidential election a week early on Nov 2 to avoid a constitutional crisis, media reports said here Monday. The... read more »

12 dead in Bangladesh violence

12 dead in Bangladesh violence

Dhaka – Anxieties mounted across Bangladesh over deadly political violence which has left 12 people dead and hundreds injured since... read more »

Nepal poll panel to monitor election code of conduct

Nepal poll panel to monitor election code of conduct

Kathmandu – Nepal’s Election Commission has formed a high level committee to effectively monitor the election code of conduct, an official said... read more »

Pakistan supports Saudi Arabia rejection of UN seat

Pakistan supports Saudi Arabia rejection of UN seat

Islamabad – Pakistan has supported Saudi Arabia’s rejection of its non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council, praising its call for reform, the... read more »

Pak court extends Musharraf’s custody in 2007 Lal...

Pak court extends Musharraf's custody in 2007 Lal Masjid case

Islamabad – A Pakistani court has extended the custody of former President retired General Pervez Musharraf in the 2007 Lal Masjid raid case, banning him... read more »

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Conflicting Rulings Leave Anthropic in Supply-Chain Risk Limbo

Conflicting Rulings Leave Anthropic in Supply-Chain Risk Limbo ## Judicial Discord Creates Uncertainty for Military AI Adoption **Washington D.C.** – A significant divergence in judicial... read more »

Were new miyas: Will BJP naming some Assamese Muslims Indigenous work?

Were new miyas: Will BJP naming some Assamese Muslims Indigenous work? ## BJP’s Outreach to Muslim Communities in Assam: Navigating Skepticism Amidst Electoral Calculus **Guwahati,... read more »

UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain report attacks despite Iran-US ceasefire

UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain report attacks despite Iran-US ceasefire **Regional Tensions Simmer as Gulf Nations Report Incidents Amidst Ceasefire Announcement** **DUBAI, UAE –** Despite a... read more »

US third-country deportees deal sparks backlash in DRC

US third-country deportees deal sparks backlash in DRC **Democratic Republic of Congo Grapples with U.S. Deportation Agreement Amidst Public Outcry** Kinshasa, DRC – A recent agreement... read more »

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Mumbais historic dock quietens as fuel crisis chokes fishing trad...

Mumbais historic dock quietens as fuel crisis chokes fishing trade **Sassoon Dock’s Silence: Fuel Crisis Halts Mumbai’s Fishing Fleet** Mumbai, India – The once-bustling Sassoon Dock, a... read more »