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India & Pakistan accuse each other of drone strikes

09-05-2025 NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: Both sides made allegations a day after India struck Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in a series of missile strikes. Pakistan says it has shot down 25 drones overnight, while India has said it has neutralized “drones” and “missiles”. The media has not independently verified the claims …

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At least 100 terrorists killed in Operation Sindoor: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi’May 08: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday told an all-party meeting that at least 100 terrorists were killed in the Indian strikes on terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under ‘Operation Sindoor’, sources said. Singh also informed the leaders that it was an ongoing operation and that India …

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New Waqf Bill 2025 Triggers Concerns Among Trustees: Leases from Nizam Era Deemed Illegal?

New Delhi/Hyderabad’May 8 (PMI) The recently introduced Waqf Bill 2025 has sent shockwaves across the country, especially among Mutawallis (trustees) and custodians of historical waqf properties. According to provisions outlined in the new legislation, several long-term leases issued during the Nizam era, including 99-year lease agreements made before India’s independence or …

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Mali’s military suspends political parties’ activities

08-05-2025 BAMAKO: Mali’s military government has suspended the activities of political parties “until further notice”, days after a rare pro-democracy rally. The decree signed on Wednesday by the transitional president, General Assimi Goita, cited “reasons of public order” and covered all “associations of a political character”, according to state media. …

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US & China to hold talks in Switzerland

08-05-2025 BERN/ WASHINGTON/ BEIJING: The United States and China will hold trade talks in Switzerland this week, officials have said, as the world’s two largest economies seek to de-escalate tensions that have led to a de facto mutual trade embargo. The talks would be the first official engagement between Washington …

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‘Germany to reject undocumented migrants at border’

08-05-2025 BERLIN: Germany’s new interior minister has issued orders to reject undocumented refugees and migrants and wants to deploy thousands more police officers at the country’s borders, according to the Bild newspaper. The publication reported the development on Wednesday, the first day of work for the country’s new conservative-led government …

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India launches missile attacks targeting sites in Pakistan

08-05-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The Indian military launched multiple missile attacks targeting sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir early on Wednesday in an attack it called Operation Sindoor. The Pakistani military claims to have retaliated, shooting down multiple Indian military planes. At least 26 Pakistanis have been …

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Catholic cardinals meet to elect next pope

08-05-2025 VATICAN CITY: For days, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church have been slipping beyond the Vatican’s walls, gathering for discreet dinners at old trattorias and secretive sessions at private living rooms across Rome. Tasked with electing the new leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, the red-hatted princes of the …

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