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India summons Iran envoy after attack on oil tanker

21-04-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ TEHRAN: India summoned Iran’s ambassador in New Delhi for a meeting with the foreign secretary following a shooting incident earlier in the day involving two Indian-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. According to the statement, …

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Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai

20-04-2026 DUBAI/ LONDON: Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates in relation to alleged serious organized crime offences. Kinahan, aged in his 40s, was arrested in Dubai under a warrant issued by the Irish courts, Irish national broadcaster RTE has reported. The US government …

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Australia & Japan sign contracts of $7 billion warship deal

20-04-2026 SYDNEY: Australia and Japan signed contracts on Saturday launching their landmark AU$10 billion ($7 billion) deal to supply Australia with warships, Tokyo’s most consequential military sale since ‌ending a military export ban in 2014. Defence Ministers Richard Marles and Shinjiro Koizumi signed a memorandum “reaffirming the Australian and Japanese …

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India drops proposal to require biometric ID App

20-04-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s government has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to require Apple, Samsung and others to pre-install the country’s biometric identification app Aadhaar on ‌phones, a state body said on Friday; a move that had been opposed by the smartphone giants. Media reported …

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