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Tight security enforced as Hindu pilgrimage begins in Kashmir
The annual Hindu pilgrimage to a Himalayan cave shrine in the Indian administered Kashmir began Friday amid tight security measures involving layered deployment of thousands of paramilitary troopers and police.
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China urges US to stop backing Philippines in south China sea dispute
China urged the United States on Friday to stop tolerating and supporting "provocations" by the Philippines, after Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell expressed concern about Beijing's "destabilizing actions in the South China Sea".…
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Undecided voters shift toward Trump after Biden’s ‘feeble’ debate performance
A group of U.S. voters who were unable to choose between Joe Biden and Donald Trump before Thursday's presidential debate delivered their verdicts after the contest and it was almost universally bad news for Biden.
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Oil prices increase in Asian trade, set for third weekly gain
Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Friday and were poised for a third straight weekly jump, buoyed by growing expectations that the US central bank will soon start to cut interest rates and firm complex refining margins.
Brent crude…
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Roof collapse at Delhi airport kills one, departures cancelled
A roof collapsed under heavy rainfall and winds at the main airport in India's capital New Delhi on Friday, killing one person and causing authorities to cancel flights from one terminal, officials and media said.
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10 war victims unearthed in mass grave at Croatian landfill
CROATIA:
Excavators dug through piles of waste at a garbage dump surrounded by sunflower fields in Croatia on Thursday, searching for bodies of victims killed in war more than three decades ago, after remains of 10 people were found…
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Russia considers downgrading relations with West amid Ukraine conflict
MOSCOW:
Russia is considering a possible downgrading of relations with the West due to the deeper involvement of the United States and its allies in the Ukraine war, but no decision has yet been taken, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
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US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran over nuclear escalations
WASHINGTON:
The United States on Thursday issued fresh sanctions targeting Iran in response to “continued nuclear escalations,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
“Over the past month, Iran has announced steps…
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Israel agrees to restore power to Gaza desalination plant: UNICEF
JERUSALEM:
The United Nations children’s fund said on Thursday that Israel had agreed to restore power to a key desalination plant in southern Gaza, which could provide much-needed water to a million displaced people.
“UNICEF confirms…
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Hezbollah launches dozens of rockets at Israeli base in retaliation
BEIRUT:
Hezbollah said it fired “dozens” of rockets on Thursday at a military base in northern Israel in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Lebanon, one of which killed a fighter from the Iran-backed group.
Fears of all-out war…
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