1,74,000 police personnel will be on duty, while the remaining 15,000 policemen will be engaged in routine work.

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Russia has launched a fresh drone assault on Ukraine after promising that strikes on the Russian border city of Belgorod “would not go unpunished”

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Pakistani election officials have rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan as a candidate in the country’s February parliamentary election

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Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcades and blocks of flats were among the buildings hit in the barrage, said Ukrainian officials.

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In recent weeks the junta has said it has arrested scam ringleaders from a militia-run enclave on the border with China

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Delors, a Socialist, had a high-profile political career in France, where he served as finance minister under president Francois Mitterrand from 1981 to 1984.

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The Awami League coined “Smart Bangladesh: Development is visible, now employment will enhance” as the theme for the manifesto.

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The six persons were killed by Israeli air strikes.

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Israel's military on Wednesday reported three more soldiers killed in action in Gaza.

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Jarrar had been previously arrested by Israeli forces in October 2019 and released in September the following year, after being held without trial

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Israeli forces have bombarded Palestinian refugee camps in central Gaza in apparent preparation to expand their ground offensive into a third section of the besieged territory

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Serbian police said they have detained at least 38 people who took part in a protest against reported widespread irregularities during a recent general ballot that declared the governing populists winners of the parliamentary and local councils’ elections

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A senior Egyptian official and a European diplomat say that Egypt has put forward an ambitious proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war

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Israel vowed to defeat Hamas after a deadly attack by militants on October 7, launching a relentless military campaign in Gaza

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Thousands of the mostly Muslim Rohingya, are heavily persecuted in Myanmar.

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The army said more than 700 people with alleged ties to the militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad have so far been sent to Israeli lockups

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A recent summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) launched the delegation to "facilitate the deployment of a security mission to Sierra Leone to help stabilise the country"

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Sales of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC3) system to the United States would be Japan's first export of lethal arms since the end of World War II.

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Police "severely cracked down on illegal and criminal activities."

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The U.N. Security Council has adopted a watered-down resolution calling for immediate speeded-up aid deliveries to hungry and desperate civilians in Gaza – but without the original call for an “urgent suspension of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas

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The deal represents the Biden administration's boldest move yet to improve relations with the major oil-producing nation.

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Human rights activists and Bakhsh's family have been demanding justice for him.

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The content in question was posted by "Palestinians and their supporters, including about human rights abuses".

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China's top diplomat warned his Philippine counterpart this week that the two countries were "facing serious difficulties".

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The Registry of Sarees is currently showcasing the second iteration of Red Lilies, Water Birds in the city

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The chairmen and boards of the state television, radio and news agency were removed, Poland's Culture Ministry said in a statement citing the need to restore impartiality of the outlets

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Britain and France are reiterating their determination that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine must end in failure

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The UN Security Council was set to convene on December 19 to weigh a call for a ceasefire in the besieged Palestinian territory, after a previous bid was vetoed by the United States.

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Scores more were injured in the province after the strong, shallow earthquake struck, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing the provincial earthquake relief headquarters.

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The eruption began around 22:17 GMT following a series of small earthquakes at around 21:00, the IMO added.

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Mr. Marcos, in an interview with Japanese media on Saturday, said tensions in the South China Sea have "increased rather than diminished" in recent months, warning that a "more assertive China" posed a "real challenge" to its Asian neighbours

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Taiwan's defence ministry said the sale will help maintain the effectiveness of its joint combat command and control systems so it can improve battlefield awareness.

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Myanmar’s military faces its most formidable challenge in six decades of dominance as opposition fighters and ethnic rebels consolidate in the country’s hinterlands, but it still remains ‘the most effective and best-armed fighting force’ in the country

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Ukraine has already received $111 billion in weapons, humanitarian assistance and other aid from U.S. since Russia launched its invasion more than 21 months ago, but support for aiding the counteroffensive has been waning as some lawmakers see the war taking funding from domestic budget

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The return of the sculptures to their countries of origin would empty the Met's collection of art associated with Douglas Latchford, a dealer charged with smuggling looted artifacts from Southeast Asia

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The Army’s chief spokesman says Israeli troops found the hostages Friday and erroneously identified them as a threat

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An indictment has alleged a plot to kill Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a U.S. citizen, in New York earlier this year

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Five artists from various parts of Tamil Nadu talk about carrying forward a traditional art form

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U.S. President Joe Biden, whose government has provided Israel with billions of dollars in military aid, delivered his sharpest rebuke of the war on Wednesday

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Xi met with Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Tuesday, and they announced that China and Vietnam would work toward a “community with a shared future”

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The change of government follows a national election on Oct. 15 that was won by a group of parties running on separate tickets and vowing to work together under Tusk’s leadership

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The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza in a strong demonstration of global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war

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For mothers and fathers in besieged Gaza, the devastating war has subverted all expectations of childbirth and parenthood

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Following a strategy review carried out at the end of 2022, Puma would stop outfitting the Israeli team from next year

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is kicking off a quick visit to Washington

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Army troops would be deployed across the country “in aid of civil power” for 13 days from December 29

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The judicial endorsement of India’s ‘unilateral and illegal actions’ was ‘a travesty of justice’, says caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani

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Brazilian President Lula's office said he had proposed CELAC contact both sides about setting up talks, and that he had also warned Mr. Maduro against any "unilateral measures"

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The State Department said it had notified Congress of the sale late Friday after Secretary of State Antony Blinken determined “an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale” of the munitions

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The COP28 President, who is also the UAE’s Industry Minister and the CEO of of Abu Dhabi National Oil, believes his experience in the energy sector enabled him to involve more industrialists in climate talks, bring them to the table at COP, and have them commit to a timeline to phase out fossil fuels

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Samuel Paty was killed outside his school in 2020 after showing his class cartoons of the prophet of Islam during a debate on free expression

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In this episode of Worldview, we discuss why did India refuse to sign on to the green energy pledge and the climate health agreement at COP28

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In a letter to the council president, Guyana’s Foreign Minister, Hugh Hilton Todd, accused Venezuela of violating the U.N. Charter by attempting to take its territory

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While responding to a question on the impact that the alleged plot would have on the bilateral India-U.S. relationship, Mr. Kirby said, “We want it fully investigated and those responsible to be held properly accountable”

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The group said 68 journalists had been killed covering the Israeli-Hamas war since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7

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As part of the deal, Armenia agreed to lift its objections to Azerbaijan hosting next year's international conference on climate change

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Police were responding to an additional report of shots fired at the nearby student union

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What was the outcome of the summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference?

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Taiwan goes to polls on January 13 to elect a new President and a new Parliament in a contest that has been dominated by relations with China

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The London-based organisation said it had shared its findings with the Iranian authorities on November 24 "but has thus far received no response"

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The Biden administration has firmly backed Israel since it was attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7, even as international criticism of Israel has mounted

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Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing “warned that if armed organisations keep on being foolish, residents of the relevant regions will suffer bad impacts”

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President Nicolas Maduro hailed what he called "an overwhelming victory for the 'Yes' throughout Venezuela."

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Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jonathan Finer undertook the first comprehensive mid-term review of the India-U.S. Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) with his Indian counterpart Vikram Misri

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Shortly after, another 5.4 magnitude quake was registered by the USGS in the area

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The attack potentially marked a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war

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The attack took place on December 23, 2020, when Harnek Singh was ambushed by a group of religious fundamentalists in his driveway

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The leaders discuss ways to bolster economic, development, and people-to-people ties; meeting comes days after Maldivian president asked India to withdraw 77 military personnel, review bilateral agreements

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Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, has died

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