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India’s Modi sworn in as PM for third term

10-06-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s prime minister on Sunday for a third term, after a shock election setback that will test his ability to ensure policy certainty in a coalition government in the world’s most populous nation. President Droupadi Murmu administered …

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Makkah cleared of unregistered pilgrims before Hajj

10-06-2024 RIYADH/ MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia announced Saturday that security forces had removed hundreds of thousands of unauthorized pilgrims from Makkah before the upcoming annual Hajj pilgrimage. Saudi officials have revealed that managing the crowd during Hajj, which is one of the five pillars of Islam, is a significant concern as …

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China charges couple with spying for UK’s MI6

10-06-2024 BEIJING/ LONDON: China has arrested a married couple accused of spying for Britain. The Chinese Ministry of State Security, in a statement issued on Monday, said the recruitment of the couple, allegedly by British intelligence agency MI6, remains under investigation. The case is the latest alleged espionage episode to …

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Rahul Gandhi nominated as opposition leader of India

10-06-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family that governed India for decades in the wake of independence, has been nominated to lead India’s opposition in parliament following an election result that pulled his party back from the political wilderness. A meeting of the …

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Israeli hostage rescue killed 274 Palestinians

10-06-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says an Israeli raid on a refugee camp which led to the rescue of four hostages – killed nearly 274 people including children and other civilians. On Saturday Israel’s forces, backed by air strikes, fought intense gun battles with Hamas …

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Danish PM ‘shaken but fine’ after street attack

10-06-2024 COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says she feels “saddened and shaken” but “fine” after being attacked in the street in Copenhagen. Frederiksen is said to have experienced minor whiplash after a man walked up to her and struck her in Copenhagen’s old town on Friday evening. A 39-year-old …

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