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US Congress passes Laken Riley Act as Donald Trump begins crackdown on immigrants
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US Congress passes Laken Riley Act as Donald Trump begins crackdown on...

Washington, Jan 23: The Republican controlled US Congress handed President Donald Trump an early win in his crackdown on illegal immigration on Wednesday, passing a bill to expand pretrial detention for foreign criminal suspects, media reported. This will mark President Trump's first piece of...
World at a critical inflection point, 2025 a year of enormous consequence: WEF President
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World at a critical inflection point, 2025 a year of enormous consequence: WEF...

Davos, Jan 22: The world is at a critical inflection point and 2025 will be a year of enormous consequence, Borge Brende, President and CEO, World Economic Forum (WEF), has said, highlighting the need for new pathways to greater cooperation in an era of heightened geopolitical uncertainty. Speaking...
Daemyung Sono Group moves to acquire T
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Daemyung Sono Group moves to acquire T'way Air

Seoul, Jan 22: Daemyung Sono Group, a leading condominium and resort company in South Korea, said on Wednesday it is seeking to acquire management control of low-cost carrier (LCC) T'way Air to improve the airline's operations and financial health. Sono International, the holding company of Daemyung...
Nine detained after fire at Turkish ski resort leaves 76 dead
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Nine detained after fire at Turkish ski resort leaves 76 dead

Ankara, Jan 22: Nine people have been detained after 76 died from the devastating fire at Turkey's Kartalkaya ski resort in northwestern Bolu province, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. When speaking to the reporters at the scene on Tuesday, Yerlikaya confirmed that search and rescue operations...
20 kg of Ice, over 300,000 stimulant tablets seized in Myanmar
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20 kg of Ice, over 300,000 stimulant tablets seized in Myanmar

Yangon, Jan 21: Myanmar's authorities have seized 20 kg of Ice (methamphetamine) and 366,000 stimulant tablets in the Yangon region, the state run media reported on Tuesday, citing police sources. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched three people in Hlaing township and confiscated 20...
Trump undoes Obama
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Trump undoes Obama's order; renames North America's tallest peak

Washington, Jan 21: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to restore the name of North America's tallest peak to 'Mount McKinley,' reversing the decision made by former President Barack Obama to rename it 'Denali.' However, the surrounding national park will continue to be called...
Usha becomes first Indian-American Second Lady as JD Vance takes oath as US Vice President
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Usha becomes first Indian-American Second Lady as JD Vance takes oath as US Vice...

Washington, Jan 21: Usha Vance became the first Indian-American and Hindu Second Lady after her husband J.D. Vance was sworn in as the 50th Vice President of the US on Monday. She held the Bible in one hand, and their daughter Mirabel Rose in the other, as Vance placed his left hand on the religious...
Australia: Scientists advocate for tagging, monitoring program to reduce shark attack risk
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Australia: Scientists advocate for tagging, monitoring program to reduce shark...

Canberra, Jan 20: Scientists have called for acoustic technology to track white sharks off the coast of South Australia (SA) to prevent attacks on humans. Four people have died in shark attacks at South Australian beaches since May 2023, including 28-year-old surfer Lance Appleby who was killed by a...
North Korea condemns Japan
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North Korea condemns Japan's opening of NATO mission as escalating regional...

Seoul, Jan 20: North Korea on Monday denounced Japan's recent opening of a new diplomatic mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), accusing the country of dangerously escalating the military tension in the region. The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) issued the...
Trump to delay TikTok ban, proposes US part-ownership
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Trump to delay TikTok ban, proposes US part-ownership

Washington, Jan 20: President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to issue an executive order delaying a looming ban on the widely popular app to allow time to "make a deal" and called for the US to take part-ownership in TikTok. Trump's announcement came on Sunday, hours after TikTok went dark in the US...
Spanish FM announces 10-million-euro donation to Lebanese army
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Spanish FM announces 10-million-euro donation to Lebanese army

Beirut, Jan 16: Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno announced that Spain will donate 10 million euros to the Lebanese Armed Forces. Bueno made the announcement after he met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at Baabda Palace in Lebanon's capital Beirut, according to a statement by...
UNICEF receives 1.5-million-USD aid for Sudanese refugee children in Libya
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UNICEF receives 1.5-million-USD aid for Sudanese refugee children in Libya

Tripoli, Jan 16: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that it received $1.5 million in funding from the Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN global fund for education in emergencies, to address the urgent educational and psychosocial needs of Sudanese refugee children in Libya. "This...
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