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January 10, 2025 11:35 PM

US hits Russian oil in toughest sanctions yet in bid to give Ukraine, Trump leverage

The Biden administration on Friday imposed its broadest package of sanctions yet targeting Russia's oil and gas revenues in an attempt to give Kyiv and the incoming administration of Donald Trump leverage to reach a deal for peace in Ukraine. The mo...

January 10, 2025 9:08 PM

President of India graces 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas valedictory session, presents Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards

President Droupadi Murmu attended the valedictory session of the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, where she presented the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards. In her address, the President praised the Indian Diaspora for r...

January 10, 2025 11:40 AM

Bangladesh: July proclamation postpone due to lack of ‘political consensus’

In Bangladesh, the declaration of the July Revolution may not be made on January 15 as was planned since additional time is needed to reach broader consensus, said Mahfuj Alam, adviser of the interim government at a media briefing on Thursday. He ...

January 10, 2025 11:24 AM

Surya Kiran: Indo-Nepal joint military exercise focuses on urban warfare, jungle survival

The 18th edition of the Indo-Nepal Joint Military Exercise, Surya Kiran, currently underway at Saljhandi, Nepal, highlights the robust partnership between the Indian and Nepalese armies. The exercise, which began on December 31 and will run through ...

January 10, 2025 11:18 AM

Lebanon’s army chief elected president, showing weakened Hezbollah

Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group after its devastating war with Israe...

January 10, 2025 12:28 PM

India retains title of world’s fastest-growing large economy with growth projected at 6.6%: UN

India would again be the fastest growing large economy in the world with a projected annual growth rate of 6.6 per cent, according to Hamid Rashid, the UN head of Global Economic Monitoring. He was speaking at the release of the UN's flagship report-...

January 10, 2025 9:33 AM

US House votes to sanction International Criminal Court over Israel

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to sanction the International Criminal Court to protest its issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister over Israel's campaign in Gaza. T...

January 10, 2025 9:04 AM

US Supreme Court lets Trump sentencing proceed in New York hush money case

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for Donald Trump to be sentenced for the president-elect's conviction on criminal charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, with two conservative justices joining the three liberal member...

January 10, 2025 1:40 PM

Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes, death toll rises to 10

Wildfires menacing Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires burning into a third night on Thursday as dry desert winds fanning the flames again gathered strength. The Palisades Fire between Sa...

January 9, 2025 10:49 PM

Kremlin, on Trump remarks on Greenland and Canada, says Russia has Arctic interests

The Kremlin on Thursday said that Russia had strategic national interests in the Arctic when asked to comment on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's remarks about acquiring Greenland, absorbing Canada and taking control of the Panama Canal. Trump, w...

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