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December 24, 2025 10:31 AM

US tells UN it will deprive Venezuela’s Maduro, drug cartel of resources

The United States told the United Nations on Tuesday it will impose and enforce sanctions "to the maximum extent" to deprive Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of resources as Russia warned other Latin American countries could be next. U.S. Preside...

December 24, 2025 9:59 AM

Blasts and fire shatter Pennsylvania nursing home, killing at least two

A pair of explosions and a fire, apparently sparked by leaking gas, ripped through a nursing home near Philadelphia on Tuesday, killing at least two people and prompting an intense search for victims in a collapsed portion of the building, officials ...

December 23, 2025 5:41 PM

Five dead as Mexican plane on mission for burned children crashes off Texas coast

At least five people died when a small Mexican Navy aircraft crashed on Monday off the Texas coast near Galveston during a mission for an organisation that helps child burn victims, including transferring them for treatment in the U.S. The aircraft ...

December 23, 2025 4:08 PM

PM Modi shares Piyush Goyal’s article highlighting India-New Zealand FTA as women-led, growth-focused pact

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday shared an article by Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, highlighting how India’s free trade agreements (FTAs) have evolved beyond tariff reductions to become part of a broader mission to s...

December 23, 2025 3:07 PM

Five Pakistani police personnel killed in ‘gun and bomb’ attack

Five Pakistani police personnel were killed on Tuesday when their van was ambushed in a bombing and shooting attack in the country's northwest, provincial police said, as Pakistan struggles with a resurgence of militant violence. Provincial police s...

December 23, 2025 2:55 PM

India, New Zealand conclude financial services annex under Free Trade Agreement

India and New Zealand on Monday concluded negotiations on the Financial Services Annex of the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a significant step toward strengthening bilateral economic and strategic cooperation. The negotiations...

December 23, 2025 1:07 PM

UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for ensuring minorities’ safety in Bangladesh

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over the recent surge in violence in Bangladesh, stressing that minorities must feel safe in the country, his spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said. “We’re very concerne...

December 23, 2025 12:44 PM

India announces USD 450 million reconstruction package for Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah

India on Tuesday announced a USD 450 million reconstruction assistance package for Sri Lanka in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, reaffirming its role as a first responder and close neighbour under its Neighbourhood First and MAHASAGAR policies. Exte...

December 23, 2025 8:59 AM

Indian-American legislator from New York condemns lynching of Hindu man, cites persecution in Bangladesh

Condemning the mob lynching of a young Hindu man in Bangladesh, New York State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar warned of what she described as a troubling pattern of violence and persecution targeting religious minorities in the country. In a stateme...

December 22, 2025 5:01 PM

Hostility towards India being manufactured by extremists, says Sheikh Hasina; blames Yunus-led interim government for strained ties

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of deliberately stoking anti-India sentiment, empowering extremist elements and weakening law and order, saying the current strain in India-Banglades...

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