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November 13, 2025 11:56 AM

Trump signs deal to end longest US government shutdown in history

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, roughly two hours after the House of Representatives voted to restart disrupted food assistance, pay hundreds of thousands of federal worke...

November 12, 2025 12:24 PM

Afghanistan economic recovery buckles as nine in 10 families go hungry or into debt, UNDP says

Afghanistan's economic recovery is buckling as nine in 10 households are forced to skip meals, sell belongings or take on debt to survive, the United Nations said on Wednesday, warning that mass returns are exacerbating the country's worst crisis sin...

November 11, 2025 10:10 PM

US aircraft carrier moves into Latin America region, escalating Venezuela tensions

The Gerald Ford aircraft carrier strike group has moved into the Latin America region, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, dramatically escalating a military buildup that has deepened tensions with Venezuela. President Donald Trump ordered the deploymen...

November 11, 2025 9:41 AM

US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown, sends to House

The U.S. Senate on Monday approved a compromise that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, breaking a weeks-long stalemate that has disrupted food benefits for millions, left hundreds of thousands of federal workers unpaid and sn...

November 11, 2025 12:13 AM

Blast near Red Fort metro station in Delhi; PM Modi, Amit Shah review situation

A blast occurred in a car near Gate 1 of the Red Fort Metro station in Delhi on Monday evening, triggering a fire that quickly spread to nearby vehicles. Several people were killed, and many others were injured. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expresse...

November 10, 2025 3:00 PM

India, Saudi Arabia sign Haj 2026 agreement; quota fixed at 1.75 lakh pilgrims

India and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed the bilateral Haj Agreement for 2026, confirming a quota of 175,025 Indian pilgrims for the annual pilgrimage. The agreement was signed during Union Minister of Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Kiren ...

November 8, 2025 9:39 AM

US Supreme Court lets Trump withhold $4 billion in food aid funding for now

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to withhold for now about $4 billion needed to fully fund a food aid program for 42 million low-income Americans this month amid the federal government shutdown. The co...

November 6, 2025 11:19 AM

Democrats bask in electoral victories a year after Trump’s reelection

Democrats took a victory lap on Wednesday after sweeping the first major elections since Donald Trump returned to the White House, a much-needed balm for a wounded party that had spent much of the last year desperately trying to find its footing. A ...

November 4, 2025 1:04 PM

Ukraine attacks petrochemical plant in Bashkortostan with drones, Russia says

A Ukrainian drone attack damaged the Sterlitamak petrochemical plant deep inside Russia, causing a partial collapse of a water-treatment facility but no injuries, regional authorities said on Tuesday. The plant in the Bashkortostan region, some 1,50...

November 3, 2025 11:23 AM

Trump says no Tomahawks for Ukraine, for now

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that, for now, he is not considering a deal that would allow Ukraine to obtain long-range Tomahawk missiles for use against Russia. Trump has been cool to a plan for the United States to sell Tomahawks t...

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