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Indians’ death in brutal cold: Canadian PM Trudeau says working ‘very closely’ with U.S. to stop smuggling

Soon after the discovery of the four bodies on the Canadian side of the border, RCMP Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy called it "an absolute and heartbreaking tragedy"

Unsigned Trump order told Pentagon to seize voting machines, says report

It is among 750-plus records turned over to the House of Representatives select committee investigating the 2021 Capitol assault.

Thich Nhat Hanh, influential Zen Buddhist monk, dies at 95

The monk’s efforts to promote reconciliation between the U.S.-backed South and communist North Vietnam so impressed Martin Luther King that a year later he nominated Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Morning digest: Centre bans 35 Pakistan-based YouTube channels; four Indian nationals frozen to death along U.S.-Canada border, and more

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U.S., India should set bold goals to achieve $500 billion in bilateral trade, says new USIBC president

Atul Keshap, the new president of the influential U.S. India Business Council, a veteran American diplomat, has served in various capacities during his career with the U.S. State Department.

Nepal civil society figures call for Minister’s removal after hate speech

Renu Yadav alluded to 2007 mass murder and threatened to target opponents

Family of four, believed to be Indians, frozen to death along U.S.-Canada border

U.S. officials say the family, including an infant, were thought to have been attempting to cross into the US

Meat Loaf, 'Bat Out of Hell' rock superstar, dies at 74

'Bat Out of Hell,' his mega-selling collaboration with songwriter Jim Steinman and producer Todd Rundgren, came out in 1977 and made him one of the most recognizable performers in rock

U.S., Russia hold high-stakes talks on Ukraine war fears

The talks between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov come just 11 days after their deputies met in Geneva

IS gunmen in Iraq kill 11 soldiers in brazen barracks attack

This was one of the deadliest targeting the Iraqi military in recent months.

Nine evacuated as Covid-19 hits Antarctic research base

Twenty-four of the 43 scientists and military personnel resident at Argentina's La Esperanza base have been infected.

Google launches fresh appeal to overturn $2.8 billion fine at top EU court

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager fined the world’s most popular internet search engine in 2017 over the use of its own price comparison shopping service to gain an unfair advantage over smaller European rivals.

Sri Lanka settles sovereign bond payment as reserves dwindle

The island nation is in its worst crisis in decades, with people facing shortages of essentials like milk powder, cooking gas and kerosene

Russia proposes ban on use and mining of cryptocurrencies

Russia has argued for years against cryptocurrencies, saying they could be used in money laundering or to finance terrorism.

EU Parliament agrees on proposal to take on U.S. tech giants

The European Parliament adopted the proposal with 530 votes in favour, 78 against and 80 abstentions.

U.S. bill targeting Big Tech approved by Senate panel despite hefty lobbying

The biggest technology companies, including Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook and Apple Inc, have been under pressure in Congress because of allegations they abused their outsized market power.

Yemen loses internet connection after Saudi-led airstrike

The Houthi's Al-Masirah satellite news channel said the strike on the telecommunications building had killed and wounded people

Russia and China block new UN sanctions on 5 North Koreans

This decision has been criticized by the U.S. which sought to impose penalties over their roles in the country’s missile program

Morning digest: Assam, Meghalaya CMs meet Amit Shah on boundary issues; Focus on rights made India weak, says PM Modi, and more

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Israel’s attorney general orders probe of NSO spyware claims

The company says its products are intended to be used against criminals and terrorists, and that it does not control how its clients use the software

Peru: 21 beaches polluted by spill linked to Tonga eruption

President Pedro Castillo on Thursday said a committee will be formed to propose ways of dealing with the crisis, in keeping with national policies aimed at protecting the environment.

Kremlin denounces Biden’s Ukraine remarks

The Kremlin on Thursday denounced U.S. President Joe Biden for saying a “disaster” awaited Russia if it attacked Ukraine.Statements like that, said

Senate sinks Biden push for voting reforms

U.S. Senators dealt a death blow on Wednesday to President Joe Biden’s push to defend voting rights against what Democrats frame as an all-out assault

U.S. warship’s South China Sea passage sparks row

PLA: Organised forces to drive it away

‘Havana Syndrome’ not a foreign campaign: report

The CIA has concluded that U.S. diplomats suffering mysterious headaches and nausea in what has been dubbed “Havana Syndrome” were not targeted in a

France slams China’s Uighur ‘genocide’

France’s Parliament on Thursday denounced a “genocide” by China against its Uighur Muslim population, in a resolution that risks straining ties

3 killed, 25 injured in blast at Lahore market

Shops here sold Indian commodities

‘China satellite in close encounter with Russian debris’

"In the latest encounter, China’s Tsinghua Science Satellite came as close as 14.5 m from a piece of debris"

Kamala Harris will be his running mate in 2024, says President Biden

"She's going to be my running mate, number one. And number two, I did put her in charge.”

White House warns Russia on invading Ukraine after Biden seems to suggest small incursions will be tolerated

In a statement released after the press conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that any incursion would be met with a ‘severe’ response from the U.S. and its allies.

UAE terror attack blatant violation of international law: India

UNSC should stand united in sending clear signals against such acts, says Indian envoy

Chinese regulator denies issuing guidelines on internet giants’ investments, fundraisings

Such rules would intensify the oversight from China’s increasingly assertive regulators, who have over the past year reined in formerly freewheeling internet giants in areas from dealmaking to their handling of user data.

Pakistan woman sentenced to death for sending 'blasphemous' messages

Anika Attique was charged with committing blasphemy against the prophet, insulting Islam and violating the cybercrime laws.

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