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Trump opposes the use of CIA informants against North Korea
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump took a public stance against the use of CIA informants to spy on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday, saying it would not happen under his watch and possibly taking away a valuable tool
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Payal Tadvi suicide: Accused plead against imprisonment
MUMBAI: The three accused in Dr Payal Tadvi suicide case broke down in Mumbai court yesterday when the court adjourned their bail applications for hearing to June 17. The three accused Dr Hema Ahuja, Dr Bhakti Meher and Dr Ankita
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Hong Kong protesters begin night vigil as extradition anger mounts
Tensions rose in Hong Kong late Tuesday as hundreds of protesters began a nighttime vigil outside the city’s parliament, just hours before lawmakers debate a divisive plan to allow extraditions to China. The sudden appearance of around 2,000 predominantly young
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Indian toddler dies after 110 hours down well
A two-year-old Indian boy stuck in a narrow well for more than four days was pulled out dead on Tuesday, triggering protests over delays in reaching the toddler. The case of Fatehveer Singh captured national attention after he fell into
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Twinkle Sharma murder: Religious tension rise in Tappal
Indian authorities deployed hundreds of police and suspended the Internet today in a northern town where the brutal murder of a two-year-old girl has flared up inter-religious tensions. The Hindu girl, Twinkle Sharma, was murdered over an unpaid loan of
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India jails three for life over child rape-murder
PATHANKOT: A court in north India jailed three men for life on Monday over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl that stirred nationwide outrage and religious tension. The case illustrated India’s appalling record on violence against women
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Sources: Kim Jong Nam was a CIA informant
WASHINGTON: Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who was murdered in Malaysia in 2017, was an informant for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), said a report on The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
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Zakir Naik: Indian ED a sign of shameful desperation
PUCHONG: Indian Muslim televangelist Dr Zakir Naik who currently resides in Putrajaya described the latest attempt by India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) as a sign of shameful desperation. “Why are the Indian agencies getting so desperate? Desperate to comply with the
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Indian film, theatre legend Girish Karnad dies
BENGALURU: Girish Karnad, a celebrated actor, playwright and filmmaker, died today after a long illness at a hospital in Bengaluru. He was 81. Born on May 19, 1938, in Mumbai (then Bombay Presidency), his critically-acclaimed work includes plays like “Yayati”,
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Six convicted over rape-murder of Indian child
Six men were convicted today over the horrific 2018 gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl from a Muslim nomadic tribe that provoked horror and stoked inter-religious tensions in India. Sexual violence, including against children, is rife in India
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