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Energy emergency declared in Madagascar for 15 days
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Energy emergency declared in Madagascar for 15 days

Antananarivo, April 8: The Malagasy government declared a state of energy emergency across the entire territory for a period of 15 days to address a major energy supply crisis currently affecting the country.According to a presidential communique, this situation is attributable in particular to the...
Former Bangladesh Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury arrested in Dhaka
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Former Bangladesh Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury arrested in Dhaka

Dhaka, April 7: Bangladeshi police on Tuesday arrested senior Awami League leader and former Parliament Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, the country’s first woman to hold the post, according to local media reports.Confirming the development, Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Media)...
PM Modi extends wishes to To Lam on becoming Vietnams president
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PM Modi extends wishes to To Lam on becoming Vietnam's president

New Delhi, April 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated To Lam on his election as Vietnam's President and expressed readiness to work with him to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two nations.He expressed confidence that the time-tested friendship...
Prosecutors demand 10 years for ex-South Korean Prez Yoon over privatization of power during martial law bid
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Prosecutors demand 10 years for ex-South Korean Prez Yoon over 'privatization...

Seoul, April 6: A special counsel team on Monday demanded a 10-year prison term for South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol during the appeals trial of his obstruction of justice case stemming from his 2024 imposition of martial law.Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team sought the sentence at the...
Iran, US receive 45-day truce proposal as strikes intensify, death toll climbs
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Iran, US receive 45-day truce proposal as strikes intensify, death toll climbs

Proposal by Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey aims to create window for talks; no official response from either side yet
High alert in Indonesia after multiple eruptions in Mount Semeru ; ash clouds reach 1.1km
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High alert in Indonesia after multiple eruptions in Mount Semeru ; ash clouds...

Residents warned of hot ash clouds and lava flows; 5km danger zone established around the summit.
Downed in Iran, US pilot rescued after high-stakes mission, confirms Trump
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Downed in Iran, US pilot rescued after high-stakes mission, confirms Trump

The fighter jet was the first US aircraft to have crashed in Iranian territory since the conflict in late February.
Massive flood in Indonesia: 3,000 evacuated as search for missing person continues in central Java
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Massive flood in Indonesia: 3,000 evacuated as search for missing person...

Jakarta, April 4: Flooding in Demak regency, Indonesia's Central Java province, has forced around 3,000 residents to evacuate, with one person reported missing, the country's National Disaster Management Agency said on Saturday.The disaster was triggered by heavy rainfall in upstream areas, which...
Russia’s Telegram ban backfires: VPN crackdown triggers ‘massive banking failure
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Russia’s Telegram ban backfires: VPN crackdown triggers ‘massive banking failure

New Delhi, April 4: Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Saturday said that more than 50 million Russians use the messaging platform daily despite a government ban, as attempts to block virtual private networks triggered a nationwide banking failure that briefly left cash as the only payment...
US budget proposal slashes foreign aid, shifts diplomatic focus
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US budget proposal slashes foreign aid, shifts diplomatic focus

Washington, April 4: The Trump administration’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget seeks a sharp overhaul of US diplomacy and foreign aid, with steep cuts to international programmes and a renewed focus on strategic competition and national interests, according to the official White House document.The...
NATO chief to hold talks with Trump in Washington next week
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NATO chief to hold talks with Trump in Washington next week

Washington, April 4: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will travel to Washington, DC from April 8 to 12, where he is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump and other senior officials, according to a statement shared by a NATO spokesperson.The spokesperson said that on April 8, Rutte will hold...
Two US jets shot down by Iran, one crew member rescued, one missing
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Two US jets shot down by Iran, one crew member rescued, one missing

The downing marked a major escalation just two days after President Donald Trump said that the US has ‘beaten & completely decimated Iran’
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