India bans all imports from Pakistan over Pahalgam attack

The ban applies to all products in transit from Pakistan

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CIA to reduce workforce by 1,200 personnel: report

The Trump administration has informed lawmakers about the planned cuts at the CIA

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Six killed, dozens injured in Goa temple stampede

At least six people were killed and more than 30 injured -- eight of them critically -- in a stampede during a temple festival in the western Indian state of Goa today, officials said

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On both sides of LoC, Kashmiris watch, wait and prepare for war

India and Pakistan have fought two wars over Kashmir, and countless clashes at the border over the decades.

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Trump says Harvard University's tax-exempt status will be revoked

Harvard is already suing the Trump administration over freezing federal grants

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Australians vote in election swayed by inflation, Trump

Millions of Australians voted Saturday in a bitterly contested general election, following a campaign shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and US President Donald Trump's tariffs

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Singapore votes with new PM seeking strong mandate amid tariff turmoil

Singaporeans cast their votes Saturday in an election where Prime Minister Lawrence Wong faces his first major test against a rejuvenated opposition in uncertain economic times for the trade-centred nation

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Five people survive Bolivia plane drama in alligator-filled swamp

Five people survived for 36 hours in a swamp filled with alligators after an emergency landing in the Bolivian Amazon, local authorities and the pilot said Friday

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Trump proposes $163b cut to federal budget

US President Donald Trump’s administration proposed a $163 billion cut to federal spending next year, which would eliminate more than a fifth of the non-military spending excluding mandatory programs, it said in a statement.

TikTok fined 530m euros in EU over data transfer

TikTok was hit with a massive EU fine of 530 million euros ($600 million) yesterday, accused of sending personal data of Europeans to China and failing to guarantee it was shielded from access by Chinese authorities.

Hard right wins local UK election in blow to PM Starmer

Reform, led by anti-immigrant firebrand Nigel Farage, won the by-election in Runcorn and Helsby

Next Iran-US nuclear talks on Saturday in Rome

Iran and the United States will hold a fourth round of talks on the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme in Rome on Saturday, Iran’s foreign minister said.

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‘Margin for error razor-thin’

Tensions between India and Pakistan, both nuclear-armed, have escalated since last week following a deadly terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. 

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Putin wants peace, but in no rush for a deal: Kremlin

President Vladimir Putin is open to peace in Ukraine and intense work is going on with the United States, but the conflict is so complicated that the rapid progress that Washington wants is difficult to achieve, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

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US backs Israel’s ban on UNRWA Gaza aid ops

A US official yesterday told the International Court of Justice there were “serious concerns” about the impartiality of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.

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‘We’ve done everything’

Donald Trump promised Tuesday that he is just getting started as he marked the radical and vengeful beginning of a presidency that has shaken the world and destabilized the United States.

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Iran hangs 'high-ranking spy' for Israel: judiciary

The man was convicted in the 2022 assassination of a Revolutionary Guards colonel

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Iran says next nuclear talks with US set for Saturday in Rome

Both countries have held three rounds of talks aiming for a deal

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13 killed as sectarian clashes near Damascus spread: authorities, monitor

While seeking to present a more moderate image to the world, Syria's new authorities must also contend with pressures from radical Islamists within their ranks

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Swiss ban on Hamas comes into force May 15

The ban is designed to counter the movement's activities and stop people supporting the group, the statement added.

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Belgium's green light for red light workers

Since December, Belgium's sex workers can access legal protections and labour rights, such as paid leave, like any other profession

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