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July 17, 2025 4:36 PM

Syria’s Sharaa vows to protect Druze rights as ceasefire holds

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture Syria and promised to protect its Druze minority on Thursday, after U.S. intervention helped end deadly fighting between government forces and Druze fighters in the south. Overnight,...

July 17, 2025 4:33 PM

Trump says India trade agreement is close, Europe deal possible

The United States is very close to a trade deal with India, while an agreement could possibly be reached with Europe as well, but it is too soon to say whether a deal can be agreed with Canada, President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Rea...

July 17, 2025 4:33 PM

UK lifts ban on Pakistani airlines after five years

Britain has lifted a five-year ban on Pakistani airlines, allowing them to apply to resume UK flights just as Islamabad steps up efforts to privatise its national carrier, Pakistan International Airlines.  The ban was imposed in 2020, days after Pa...

July 16, 2025 5:07 PM

Air India crash rekindles debate over cockpit video recorders

The deadly Air India crash last month has renewed a decades-old debate in the aviation industry over installing video cameras monitoring airline pilot actions to complement the cockpit voice and flight data recorders already used by accident investig...

July 16, 2025 10:49 AM

Iceland volcano erupts for 12th time since 2021

A volcano erupted in south-west Iceland on Wednesday, the country's meteorological office said, marking the latest in a series of outbreaks near the capital in recent years. Often referred to as a land of ice and fire, the North Atlantic island nati...

Last updated on: 5th November 2026

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