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Pentagon mulling request to send 5,000 troops to Middle East
WASHINGTON: The US Department of Defense is considering its military’s request to send about 5,000 additional troops to the Middle East amid increasing tensions with Iran. Tehran and Washington have traded barbs with one another this month, following US President
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Indonesia election: Defeated candidate’s supporters riot
JAKARTA: Six people are dead and more than 200 are injured after mobs clashed with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory and vehicles in the Indonesian capital following the release of official election results. National Police spokesman
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In a village, Muslims talk of leaving as divide with Hindus widens
NAYABANS: Muslims in Nayabans, an unremarkable village in northern India, say they remember a time when their children played with Hindu youths, and people from either faith chatted when they frequented each other’s shops and went to festivals together. Such
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Risk of nuclear war now highest since WW2, UN says
GENEVA: The risk of nuclear weapons being used is at its highest since World War Two, said a senior United Nations (UN) security expert, calling it an ‘urgent’ issue that the world should take seriously. UN Institute for Disarmament Research
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K-pop star Psy to release new album in July
SEOUL: K-pop star Psy will return to the forefront of the K-pop scene with a new album in early July, Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday. “Psy will return with his ninth full-length album in early July … and premiere
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Game Of Thrones fans want questions answered
The Game Of Thrones finale left fans with a lot of questions, as they tried to puzzle out the unresolved plot threads from eight seasons of the series. The finale left people questioning the plotlines and even the point of
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New Zealand’s first terrorism charge filed over mosque shootings
WELLINGTON: New Zealand police have charged the man accused of murder in shootings at two Christchurch mosques in March with engaging in a terrorist act, the first time such a charge had been brought in the country’s history. In an
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Formula One legend Niki Lauda dies aged 70
Born on Feb. 22, 1949, into a wealthy Vienna family, Nikolaus Andreas Lauda was expected to follow his father into the paper-manufacturing industry, but instead concentrated his business talents and determination on his dreams of becoming a racing driver. Three-time
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US firm Wayfair in trouble for selling bath mats with Shiva imprints
After Amazon, it is American e-tailer Wayfair that has come under fire for selling bath mats with Hindu Gods. The Boston-based Wayfair that sells home goods, has been stocking and selling bath mats with Lord Ganesha and Lord Shiva’s imprints
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US will respond with ‘great force’ if Iran attacks interests
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned Iran that it would be met with ‘great force’ if it attacked US interests in the Middle East. Washington strongly suspects Shiite militias with ties to Tehran were behind a rocket attack in Baghdad’s
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