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Israeli strikes on Gaza, Lebanon kill 25, deepen ceasefire crisis
World | November 20, 2025 8:43 ISTIsraeli aircraft launched an airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, specifically targeting the Ain al-Hilweh camp near Sidon, as reported by the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.
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Sudan on course to become world's worst hunger crisis amid devastating 11-month civil conflict
World | March 21, 2024 11:58 ISTAt least 18 million people are facing acute food insecurity and the Darfur region, which has seen the worst of the conflict, will face catastrophic hunger, according to the UN. Thousands of people have been killed since the war erupted in April 2023 and 10 million people have been driven homeless.
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'Asked Gehlot to stop his ministers from speaking against each other': Rajasthan Cong in-charge
Rajasthan | June 24, 2023 15:51 ISTWith the latest war of words erupting between two ministers of the Rajasthan government, state Congress in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that he has asked Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to ‘call his ministers and control them’.
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Rajasthan Congress: Hanuman Beniwal gave an open offer to Sachin Pilot to form new party
News | April 11, 2023 15:19 ISTCongress Vs Sachin Pilot: National Democratic Party chief Hanuman Beniwal's big statement has come to the fore. He has said that Sachin Pilot should leave the Congress after today's fast.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka from Singapore soon: Cabinet spokesman
World | July 26, 2022 16:26 ISTSri Lanka crisis: Though dubbed as the “war hero”, his role in ending the conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) with the death of its supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran in 2009 is quite divisive as he stands accused of violating human rights, a charge he vehemently denies.
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'Keep helping': Sri Lanka's Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa appeals to PM Modi
World | July 19, 2022 21:04 ISTSri Lanka crisis: For the first time in 44 years, Sri Lanka's Parliament will directly elect a President on Wednesday in a triangular contest.
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Acting President Wickremesinghe says fascists trying to take over government
World | July 13, 2022 17:47 ISTSri Lanka crisis: In his first televised address since being appointed to the post after embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives, Wickremesinghe said he had ordered military and cops to do what is needed.
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Sri Lankan Parliament to elect new president next week: Speaker
World | July 11, 2022 19:54 ISTPresident Rajapaksa is yet to resign formally, however, he informed the Speaker on Saturday that he will quit on July 13.
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India stands with Sri Lanka, says MEA; highlights US$ 3.8 billion aid to island nation this year
India | July 10, 2022 18:47 ISTSri Lanka crisis: The MEA said: "India stands with the people of Sri Lanka as they seek to realize their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means and values, established institutions and constitutional framework."
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Sri Lanka crisis: Opposition parties to meet today over formation of all-party government
World | July 10, 2022 17:19 ISTSri Lanka crisis: The meeting of the main Opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) and its constituent parties will be attended by leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa, leader of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Rauff Hakeem and some more leaders.
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Sri Lanka fuel crisis: Govt declares week-long holiday for schools from tomorrow
World | July 03, 2022 22:28 ISTThe government-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) stopped issuing fuel to any vehicle other than those involved in essential services.
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Should China be blamed for trapping Sri Lanka in debt, chaos?
World | April 11, 2022 13:28 ISTSri Lanka has taken loans from China, at lending rates in the range of 3-6 per cent against the 1-3 per cent offered by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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We stand ready to continue to help Sri Lanka: India
India | April 07, 2022 23:33 ISTExternal Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India has been keenly following the evolving economic situation and other developments in Sri Lanka.
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A red backpack, passport, a phone number: All this 11-year-old boy had as he fled Ukraine alone
World | March 08, 2022 22:12 ISTThe little boy, who is now called a 'true hero' traveled over 1,200 km to Slovakia all by himself. All he had was a red backpack, a passport, and a relative's phone number written on the back of his hand.
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Russia-Ukraine war: Russian attack shatters normality in Ukraine | IN PICS
World | February 25, 2022 13:51 ISTRussia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order. Explosions sounded before dawn in Kyiv as Western leaders scheduled an emergency meeting and Ukraine’s president pleaded for international help to fend off an attack that could topple his democratically elected govt, cause massive casualties and ripple out damage to the global economy.
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Spotify lays off staff, shuts down its podcast studio
Technology | January 12, 2022 12:44 ISTSpotify, a Swedish music streaming giant has reportedly shut down its podcast studio and laid off some members of the team. Spotify declines to comment on the report.
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Afghanistan crisis worsens: Parents sell their children just to avoid starvation
World | January 01, 2022 19:11 ISTMany of Afghanistan’s growing number of destitute people are making desperate decisions such as these as their nation spirals into a vortex of poverty.
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Afghanistan on verge of economic collapse as cash crisis continues
World | September 17, 2021 14:02 ISTBesides this, the US stopped USD 9.4 bn in reserves to the country's central bank, The New York Post reported. Moreover, IMF, World Bank have also stoped loans, and Financial Action Task Force warned its 39 member nations to block Taliban assets.
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Germany defends preparation for floods as death toll goes up to 190
World | July 19, 2021 20:33 ISTGerman officials are defending their preparations for flooding in the face of the raging torrents that caught many people by surprise and left over 190 people dead in Western Europe, but concede that they will need to learn lessons from the disaster.
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Japan government sees Taiwan tensions as regional security risk
World | July 13, 2021 10:32 ISTJapan believes rising tension surrounding Taiwan requires its attention “with a sense of crisis” as China intensifies military activities in the area and the United States steps up support for the self-governing island.
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