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Pay heed to rational voices, Beijing tells Washington

25-04-2025

China's President Xi Jinping (L) and Kenya's President William Ruto inspect the guard of honour during a ceremonial welcome at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday

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Russia rains barrage of missiles on Kyiv, kills 9

25-04-2025

Russia attacked Kyiv with an hours-long barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 70 in its deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital since last July and just as peace efforts are coming to a head.

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Doctor recounts the last moments of Pope Francis

25-04-2025

Pope Francis' doctor found the pontiff with his eyes open and breathing normally, but unresponsive when he was called to the Vatican early Monday morning, the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported Thursday.

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Tortoise back with family after a mth

25-04-2025

Myrtle, a cherished pet tortoise, has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak in March.

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Trump’s trade war, annexation threats loom over Canada polls

25-04-2025

US President Donald Trump's trade war and annexation threats have upended Canada's election and improved the fortunes of the Liberal Party, which could win a fourth consecutive term in power next week.

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US courts side with int’l students on legal status

24-04-2025

Anjan Roy, from Bangladesh, was studying with friends at Missouri State University when he got an email that turned his world upside down. His legal status as an international student had been terminated, and he was suddenly at risk for deportation. "I was in literal shock, like, what the hell is this?" said Roy, a graduate student in computer science.

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‘Horrific’: World decries J&K attack in one voice

24-04-2025

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli were among the world leaders who on Wednesday condemned the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. Foreign Offices of Pakistan, China, Germany, United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka too condoled the deaths in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.

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Mourners watch as pontiff’s body laid for public viewing

24-04-2025

The bells of St Peter's tolled Wednesday as the body of Pope Francis was transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived to the basilica, escorted by a procession of solemn cardinals and Swiss Guards through the same piazza where he had greeted the faithful from his popemobile just days before in what became his final good-bye.

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Truce roadmap on anvil as Israel hits Gaza

24-04-2025

Arab mediators are working on a proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war that would include a five to seven year truce and the release of all remaining hostages, officials said Wednesday. An Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City overnight killed at least 23 people, a health official said.

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‘Destroyer’ Taliban now protector of heritage?

24-04-2025

Two decades after shocking the world with the dynamiting of the Bamiyan Buddhas, the Taliban, now back in power, are asserting a commitment to preserving Afghanistan's rich and diverse heritage, including pre-Islamic relics. This stance, a notable shift from their previous rule, has elicited cautious optimism from heritage experts.

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Harvard sues govt on funding freeze

23-04-2025

Washington: Harvard University sued the President Donald Trump administration on Monday (local time) over constant threats of freezing funding of more than USD 2.2 billion, The New York Times reported.

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Vatican gets an acting head in Cardinal Farrell

23-04-2025

Cardinal Kevin Farrell remembers the day Pope Francis asked him to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pope and before the election of another.