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Trump suspends US Foreign Corruption Act; Adani Group stocks surge
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Trump suspends US Foreign Corruption Act; Adani Group stocks surge

Washington, Feb 11: After US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to halt the enforcement of a law that prohibits US companies from bribing foreign officials, claiming that the restriction disadvantages American firms, all the listed stocks of the Adani Group witnessed substantial gains...
Afrikaner groups in South Africa reject Trump
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Afrikaner groups in South Africa reject Trump's resettlement offer

Johannesburg, Feb 10: Organisations representing Afrikaners in South Africa have said that they will not accept US President Donald Trump's offer of resettlement in the United States. These Afrikaner organisations, including Solidarity and AfriForum, held a media briefing on Saturday in Pretoria to...
Operation Devil Hunt sees 1,300 arrests in nationwide crackdown on violence in Bangladesh
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Operation Devil Hunt sees 1,300 arrests in nationwide crackdown on violence in...

New Delhi, Feb 10: Bangladesh's security forces have arrested over 1,300 individuals till Monday in a major crackdown that began on Saturday that is aimed at quelling a new wave of violence that has rocked the country for the last few days. The nationwide operation, dubbed 'Operation Devil Hunt,'...
Trump says he will announce 25 pc duties on steel, aluminum imports; threatens more to come
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Trump says he will announce 25 pc duties on steel, aluminum imports; threatens...

New York, Feb 10: US President Donald Trump has said that he will announce a 25 per cent duty on all steel and aluminum imports, a long-standing contentious category of trade for India and the US. President Trump said on Sunday that he will announce the tariffs on Monday covering imports from all...
Crashed plane found in Alaska, all 10 on board confirmed dead
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Crashed plane found in Alaska, all 10 on board confirmed dead

San Francisco, Feb 8: The US Coast Guard said it found a crashed plane matching the description of the aircraft carrying 10 people that went missing along Alaska's western coast. The plane was found about 54 km southeast of Nome city in western Alaska. All 10 people on board were confirmed dead, the...
Trump cancels Biden clearance for classified briefings
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Trump cancels Biden clearance for classified briefings

Washington, Feb 8: US President Donald Trump has revoked security clearance for his predecessor President Joe Biden, which will prevent the latter from receiving classified briefings in an apparent tit-for-tat for his own 2021 rebuff. "There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to...
ICC condemns Trump
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ICC condemns Trump's sanctions order

The Hague, Feb 8: The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday condemned US President Donald Trump's decision to impose sanctions on the international body. "The ICC condemns the issuance by the US of an executive order seeking to impose sanctions on its officials and harm its independent and...
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'Should be strongly condemned': India slams attack on Bangladesh founder Sheikh...

New Delhi, Feb 7: India on Thursday expressed anguish over the vandalism of the residence of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and said the "act of vandalism" should be strongly condemned. In response to media queries regarding the vandalism of Rahman's residence, the Ministry of External...
EAM Jaishankar meets Greek Foreign Minister, discuss ways to advance multifaceted India-Greece ties
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EAM Jaishankar meets Greek Foreign Minister, discuss ways to advance...

New Delhi, Feb 7: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar has met with Greece's Foreign Minister, George Gerapetritis, to discuss ways to advance the multifaceted relationship between the two countries. The discussions on Thursday focused on key areas such as shipping, trade, investment,...
Trump signs executive order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court
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Trump signs executive order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court

Washington, Feb 7: President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing it of "illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel". The measure places financial and visa restrictions on individuals and their...
MEA working on new law for Indians working abroad: Parliamentary Committee report
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MEA working on new law for Indians working abroad: Parliamentary Committee...

New Delhi, Feb 6: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is "seriously considering" enacting a new law tentatively titled 'Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2024' that will replace the "outdated provisions" of the Emigration Act 1983, the Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs...
226 archaeological sites damaged in Gaza due to Israeli strikes
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226 archaeological sites damaged in Gaza due to Israeli strikes

Ramallah, Feb 6: Israeli strikes have damaged 226 archaeological sites in Gaza during the war, with repair costs estimated at 261 million euros, according to a report released by the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The damage assessment revealed that 138 sites suffered significant...
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