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July 20, 2024 4:55 PM

Panel studying US war in Afghanistan holds first public hearing

A commission created by Congress to conduct an independent review of the 20-year U.S. war in Afghanistan held its first public hearing on Friday, pledging to be "unflinching" in examining how and why key decisions were made and who made them. But, w...

July 20, 2024 3:45 PM

China’s Xi urges all-out rescue efforts after highway bridge collapse kills 11

President Xi Jinping urged all-out rescue efforts after a highway bridge collapse on Friday in Shaanxi province in China's northwest killed 11 people, state media reported on Saturday. The incident occurred at 8:40 p.m. (1240 GMT) in Shangluo city o...

July 20, 2024 3:05 PM

Indian Association Ajman Joins Hands with the Indian Mission to Address Community Issues

The Consulate General of India in the UAE held a successful Open House at the Indian Association Ajman's Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Auditorium and Sports Complex in Al Jurf. The event attracted around 100 Indian nationals from Ajman and addre...

July 20, 2024 12:53 PM

Panama to start deporting migrants from Darien Gap within months

Panama's government expects to start deportation flights for migrants who crossed the country's dangerous Darien jungle in two to three months, the country's chief of migration Roger Mojica said Friday. The flights will be paid by the United States ...

July 20, 2024 10:44 AM

405 Indian students evacuated from Bangladesh amid student protests

405 Indian students have been safely evacuated through the Dawki Integrated Check Post, according to Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. The evacuation, which took place on Friday, included approximately 80 students from Meghalaya, with the remai...

July 19, 2024 11:41 PM

Democratic calls mount for Biden to end campaign, but he vows to fight on

President Joe Bidenvowed on Friday to continue his campaign for reelection even as seven more fellow Democrats in Congress urged him to end his floundering campaign, fearing that it could cost the party dearly in the Nov. 5 election. More than one i...

July 19, 2024 8:27 PM

All Indian nationals safe, EAM Jaishankar himself monitoring situation: MEA on Bangladesh protests

All Indian nationals in Bangladesh are safe and New Delhi is in touch with officials there while closely monitoring the situation, the Ministry of External Affairs said in the wake of ongoing violent protests in the neighbouring country. The Ministr...

July 19, 2024 6:22 PM

Study reveals influenza viruses can use two pathways to infect

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Zurich has uncovered a second mechanism by which certain influenza viruses can enter human and animal cells. This discovery could have significant implications for understanding cross-species tran...

July 19, 2024 4:58 PM

What caused the global Microsoft outage?

A global tech failure disrupted operations across multiple industries on Friday, halting flights and forcing a number of broadcasters off-air, as the outage upended everything from banking to healthcare systems. WHAT HAPPENED? CrowdStrike, a U.S. c...

July 19, 2024 4:15 PM

How Iran’s Khamenei elevated a little-known moderate to the presidency

When intelligence officials briefed Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in May ahead of a snap presidential election, their report was grim: angered by economic hardship and crackdowns on social freedoms, most Iranians planned to boycott the...

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