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Over 14 million people displaced by conflict in Sudan
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Over 14 million people displaced by conflict in Sudan

Khartoum, Oct 30: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. "The internal displacement number has hit 11 million. That's up 200,000 just since September," IOM Director-General...
Tokyo High Court says same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional
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Tokyo High Court says same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional

Tokyo, Oct 30: Japan's Tokyo High Court ruled on Wednesday that the absence of legal recognition for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, though it denied the plaintiffs' request for damages, local media reported. The decision follows a 2022 ruling by the Tokyo District Court, which described the...
US election: Amid warnings of threats to
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US election: Amid warnings of threats to 'democratic process', early ballot...

New York, Oct 30: Amid warnings from US federal authorities of threats "to disrupt the democratic process", early ballot collection boxes have been set on fire in two states. A box in Washington State and another in Oregon were set ablaze on Monday, while the incendiary devices planted in two others...
Romania unveils legislation to enhance child welfare
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Romania unveils legislation to enhance child welfare

Bucharest, Oct 29: Romanian President Klaus Iohannis signed into law a new bill declaring 2025 as the "National Year of the Child," a national initiative aiming to enhance the social, educational, and cultural well being of children across Romania. Under the new legislation, various government...
Knesset passes law banning UNRWA from operating in Israel
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Knesset passes law banning UNRWA from operating in Israel

Jerusalem, Oct 29: The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has passed a law prohibiting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East UNRWA from operating in Israel. Israel's state owned Kan TV News reported that the new law, which received support from 92 out of...
India sends 30 tonnes of essential medical supplies to Palestine
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India sends 30 tonnes of essential medical supplies to Palestine

New Delhi, Oct 29: India sent 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Palestine on Tuesday, continuing its support to the war affected region. This is the second shipment carrying medical supplies, essential life saving drugs, and anti-cancer medications for the people of Palestine."India's support to the...
Anti-aircraft gun among weapons discovered in Afghanistan
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Anti-aircraft gun among weapons discovered in Afghanistan

Kabul, Oct 28: Police have discovered a variety of arms and ammunition, including a DSHK type anti-aircraft gun, from the Almar district of northern Afghanistan's Faryab province on Monday, said a statement of the provincial police office.Police also found an assault rifle, a mortar weapon, three...
Japan: LDP
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Japan: LDP's election chief resigns following dismal election showing

Tokyo, Oct 28: The election chief of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Shinjiro Koizumi, has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in light of the party's dismal election showing, local media reported on Monday. The move is seen as a response to the party's significant...
Philippines: Death toll from tropical storm Trami climbs to 116
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Philippines: Death toll from tropical storm Trami climbs to 116

Manila, Oct 28: The death toll from catastrophic flooding and landslides triggered by tropical storm Trami that slammed into the Philippines last week has risen to 116, with at least 39 people remaining unaccounted for, the Philippines' National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council...
Two light planes collide, crash in Sydney
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Two light planes collide, crash in Sydney

Sydney, Oct 26: Emergency services responded to a fatal plane crash in Sydney's southwest on Saturday, police in the Australian state of New South Wales NSW said. Two light planes were understood to have collided and crashed before midday in Sydney's outer southwest.Members of the public were urged...
US awaits India
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US awaits India's inquiry into Khalistani activist's killing plot

Washington, Oct 25: The US expects India's inquiry into the foiled plot to kill a Khalistani activist to nail those responsible for it and not merely, by implication, those who tried to carry it out. Nikhil Gupta, an Indian businessman accused by the US of implementing the plot by trying to hire a...
23 students remain hospitalised two days after school explosion in Chilean capital
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23 students remain hospitalised two days after school explosion in Chilean...

Santiago, Oct 26: As many as 23 of the 35 students injured in an explosion inside a school in the Chilean capital, Santiago on Wednesday are still hospitalised, said the Ministry of Health on Saturday. The ministry said in a news bulletin that two of the injured remain in a state of "extreme...
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