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India strengthens privacy law with new rules

17-11-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: India put new privacy rules into force on Friday that will make Meta, Google, OpenAI and other companies minimize collection of personal data and give people more control over their information. The rules, akin to the broader goals of the European Union’s landmark GDPR …

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Vatican returns 62 Indigenous artifacts to Canada

17-11-2025 VATICAN CITY: The Vatican has handed back 62 Indigenous artefacts to Canada’s Catholic bishops, framing the move as “a concrete sign of dialogue, respect and fraternity” after years of pressure from Indigenous communities seeking the return of cultural heritage removed under colonial rule. The items were formally transferred on …

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Iran confirms seizure of tanker carrying chemical cargo

17-11-2025 TEHRAN: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has confirmed Western intelligence reports that it intercepted a Cyprus-registered tanker that transited through the Strait of Hormuz. The Marhsall Islands-flagged Talara was confiscated on Friday morning while carrying 30,000 tons of petrochemicals, Iran’s powerful military and political organization said in a …

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China summons Japan over Taiwan drags on

16-11-2025 BEIJING/ TOKYO: China has summoned the Japanese ambassador in Beijing over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan. China and Japan have been locked in an escalating war of words this week, set off by Takaichi’s suggestion that Japan could respond with its own self-defence force if China attacked …

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Rights groups decry Tunisia’s ‘injustice’, crackdown on activists

16-11-2025 TUNIS: International NGOs Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have decried a sharp decline in civil liberties and a pervading “injustice” in Tunisia since President Kais Saied came to power in 2019, as authorities escalate their crackdown on the opposition, activists and foreign nongovernmental organizations. “Tunisian authorities have increasingly …

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