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Police in Louisiana say three officers have been wounded by gunfire in a standoff with a man suspected of shooting three other people

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Three people are dead in Oklahoma after tornadoes swept through the state, leveling buildings and knocking out power for tens of thousands of residents

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The Columbia University president faces flak after she called New York police to crack down on anti-war protests on the campus

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Israeli media reported that the victim was an Arab-Israeli truck driver.

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SCO Defence Ministers agreed to develop the idea of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’, said a statement from the Ministry of Defence

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U.K. resident Inderpal Singh Gaba was allegedly involved in unlawful activities during the protests that took place at the Indian High Commission on March 22, 2023; part of a larger conspiracy, says NIA

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Blinken arrived in Shanghai on April 24 just hours after the Senate vote on the long-stalled legislation

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Detectives and secret service agents investigating the stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church have executed search warrants in the city as part of a major operation

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Azerbaijan regained full control of the Karabakh province which had been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces since the 1990s

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Farm workers and others who carry out heavy labour in hot climates “may be exposed to a cocktail of hazards”, the ILO said.

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The Opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) which had put up a similar, impressive show in 2019, winning 65 out of 87 seats then, faced a serious setback in this election

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Singapore’s new leader is now tasked with fortifying the ruling party’s walls and earning back the trust of the public that took a hit by scandals before next year’s general elections

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Gunmen attacked a bus carrying members of the Quds Brigade, a government and Russian-backed faction of mostly Palestinian fighters in Syria

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United States is increasingly denouncing what it says is China's backdoor support for Moscow

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The blasts resounded early Friday in the central province of Isfahan, state media said

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More than one million Rohingya fled Myanmar's Rakhine state to refugee camps in Bangladesh in 2017 after a military clampdown on the Muslim group in which many were killed

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Iran and the United States have had no diplomatic relations since 1980.

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The rapid progress April 18 afternoon propelled the case closer to opening statements and weeks of testimony

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Negotiators are trying to "move forward and put an end to the suffering that the people in Gaza are experiencing and returning the hostages", Sheikh Mohammed said

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After the April 14 attack by Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu’s government as well as the military have promised a forceful response, but the Prime Minister does not have any easy choices before him. 

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Following the floods, questions were raised whether cloud seeding, a process that the UAE frequently conducts, could have caused the heavy rains.

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Dubai’s international airport began diverting all incoming flights

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The Trypilska thermal power station was destroyed by Russian missiles on April 11.

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The head of the Taliban’s political wing, Suhail Shaheen, had told The Hindu that the outfit had constituted a commission with the Justice Minister to restore property to the members of the two minority communities who were deprived of their homes and businesses by strongmen during the previous decades

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Iran’s elite military wing, which has helped the Islamic Republic spread its influence across West Asia through a network of militias, is under pressure as several of its top commanders were killed by purported Israeli air strikes in Syria in recent months

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Iranian military seized a cargo ship with Israeli links near the Strait of Hormuz, with 17 Indian crew members on board

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Best known for his use of printed leather and stretchy, sand-blasted jeans, Mr. Cavalli always embraced the wow factor in his designs, never encountering an animal print he did not like

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also noted that the possible future talks would need to take into account the ‘new realities’

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Mr. Blinken used the call to ask Beijing to use its influence to dissuade Iran from striking Israel, the State Department said

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Ukraine’s parliament has passed a controversial law that will govern how the country calls up new soldiers at a time when it needs to replenish depleted forces who are increasingly struggling to fend off Russia’s advance

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Iran is "threatening to launch a significant attack on Israel," U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday, pledging "ironclad" support for its top regional ally despite diplomatic tensions over Israel's military conduct in Gaza

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The Democratic Party was projected to take more than 170 of the 300 seats in the new legislature, data by the National Election Commission and network broadcasters showed with more than 99% of the votes counted as of 5:55 a.m. on Thursday.

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The two sides said a planned upgrade of their military command-and-control frameworks would enable greater interoperability and planning in peacetime and during conflicts

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WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson, responding to Mr. Biden's comments, said in a statement that “it is not too late for President Biden to stop Julian's extradition to the U.S., which was a politically motivated act by his predecessor”

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Facing mounting losses over sanctions, Indian diamond exporters call for the EU-G7 to allow a local screening process; EAM, MEA raise the issue with the Belgian delegation

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Turkiye, a staunch critic of Israel’s military actions in the territory, announced that it was restricting exports of 54 types of products to Israel with immediate effect

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Justice Cynthia Kern’s ruling was the second time in as many days that the state's mid-level appeals court refused to postpone the trial

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A commission chaired by the Minister of Justice has been established to return to owners all properties which had been usurped by warlords during the former regime

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From a pope who has made outreach to the LGBTQ+ community a hallmark of his papacy, the document was a setback for trans Catholics.

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More than 4,000 people were evacuated in Orsk as swathes of the city of 230,000 were flooded. Footage published by the Emergencies Ministry showed people wading through neck-high waters

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Iran's response "will be carried out at the right time, with the necessary precision and planning, and with maximum damage to the enemy so that they regret their action," chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri said

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Four resolutions critical of Israel passed by 47-member HRC, India votes in favour of other 3

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The Consulate said that a police investigation into the death is underway, and it continues to remain in touch with the family in India

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The diplomatic sources spoke on condition of anonymity because the drills have not yet been officially announced.

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In their first call since the deaths of the employees of the U.S.-based World Central Kitchen group, Mr. Biden called for an ‘immediate ceasefire’ after the ‘unacceptable’ attack and wider humanitarian situation in Gaza

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The text condemns "the use of explosive weapons with wide-area effects by Israel" in populated areas of Gaza

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The President said he was not ready to tell journalists how many new conscripts the Ukrainian army will need.

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More than 30,000 users in India, over 67,000 in the United Kingdom and 95,000 in Brazil reported problems with the platform.

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The call, described by the White House as ‘candid and constructive’, was the leaders’ first conversation since their November summit in California produced renewed ties between the two nations’ militaries 

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"This is a country that is next to us, and one way or another we communicate with them," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

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