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Egypt, Palestine discuss efforts to uphold Gaza ceasefire
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Egypt, Palestine discuss efforts to uphold Gaza ceasefire

Cairo, March 24: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and his Palestinian counterpart Mohammad Mustafa met here to discuss ongoing efforts to revive the ceasefire in Gaza and advance its reconstruction. During the meeting, Madbouly stressed the need to maintain the ceasefire in Gaza and begin...
Profoundly horrified: UNICEF on rising crime against children in Bangladesh
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Profoundly horrified: UNICEF on rising crime against children in Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 24: The United Nations Children's Agency has expressed grave concern about the alarming rise in incidents of sexual violence against children, especially girls, in Bangladesh over the last weeks under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)...
Hamas denies halting talks on prisoner-hostage exchange deal
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Hamas denies halting talks on prisoner-hostage exchange deal

Gaza, March 22: Hamas refuted a media report that it had halted communication or talks on a prisoner exchange deal with Israel. "We deny what the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported about us cutting off communication or halting talks related to the prisoner exchange deal (with Israel),"...
Flights resume at Heathrow after power outage forced closure of Europe’s busiest airport
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Flights resume at Heathrow after power outage forced closure of Europe’s busiest...

London, March 22: A day after flights were grounded at Europe’s busiest airport Heathrow, operations resumed on Saturday as the first flight landed. Full service is expected to resume at London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday a day after it was shut down due to an unprecedented loss of power caused...
Pulling back Musk’s overreach, Trump acknowledges he could have conflicts
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Pulling back Musk’s overreach, Trump acknowledges he could have conflicts

New York, March 22: In a sign of US President Donald Trump pulling back Elon Musk’s overreach, the President has acknowledged his possible conflict of interest after his reported briefing on US war plans for China was scrapped. “Certainly, you wouldn’t show it to a businessman who is helping us so...
Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Department
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Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Department

Washington, March 21: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to formally begin the process of dismantling the Education Department, saying that his administration is returning education back to the states. Beyond the "core necessities, my administration will take all lawful steps to...
Major fire in London substation, Heathrow Airport shut
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Major fire in London substation, Heathrow Airport shut

New Delhi, March 21: London's Heathrow Airport has been shut down for the day after a fire in a substation in the western part of the city led to a power outage and has left more than 16,000 homes without electricity. According to British media over 150 people have also been evacuated. In an X post...
Pak authorities clueless as deadline for mass deportation of Afghan refugees approaches
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Pak authorities clueless as deadline for mass deportation of Afghan refugees...

Islamabad, March 21: The Pakistan government has not set any guidelines as the deadline for the mass repatriation of Afghan refugees from the country is just ten days away, leaving relevant departments clueless. The Afghan Commissionerate in Pakistan which is responsible for Afghan refugees under...
India calls for humanitarian aid to Gaza amid renewed Israeli airstrikes
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India calls for humanitarian aid to Gaza amid renewed Israeli airstrikes

The appeal comes as Israel resumes airstrikes, shattering a fragile ceasefire with Hamas. Over 400 fatalities reported so far.
Zelensky agrees to partial ceasefire with Russia, says US
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Zelensky agrees to partial ceasefire with Russia, says US

Washington, March 20: Ukranian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has agreed to a partial ceasefire in the war against Russia that was discussed by US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the White House said on Wednesday. Trump briefed Zelensky on a phone call about his...
South Korea
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South Korea's total debt hits record high of over $4.27 trillion

Seoul, March 20: The combined debt of the government, companies and households in South Korea has reached an all-time high amid weak domestic demand and falling revenue, data showed on Thursday. The country's total government debt and corporate and household borrowing amounted to a record 6,222...
Indian researcher at US university arrested, faces deportation
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Indian researcher at US university arrested, faces deportation

New York, March 20: An Indian researcher at a US university has been arrested by immigration officers and is facing deportation, according to his lawyer. Badar Khan Suri was taken on Monday outside his home in a Washington suburb in Virginia State by “masked” officers who told him that his student...
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