CIA chief arrives in Israel (IANS FROM ISRAEL)

CIA chief arrives in Israel (IANS FROM ISRAEL)

Tel Aviv, Nov 6 Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William Burns has arrived in Israel for meetings with leaders and officials.

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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, alert level elevated to warning

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, alert level elevated to warning

After a lengthy period of elevated seismic activity, Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has started erupting again at the summit crater, prompting the the US Geological Survey (USGS) to elevate the alert level to warning.

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New Zealand’s renewable electricity generation reaches record high

New Zealand’s renewable electricity generation reaches record high

New Zealand achieved 91 per cent renewable electricity generation in the June 2023 quarter, a 10-percentage point increase from the June 2022 quarter, according to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on Thursday.

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Kim’s train apparently en route to Russia’s Khabarovsk after summit with Putin

Kim’s train apparently en route to Russia’s Khabarovsk after summit with Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's special train appears to be moving toward Russia's Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk on Thursday, a day after his rare summit with President Vladimir Putin, sources said.

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Bangladesh’s inflation surges to 9.92% in August amid soaring food costs

Bangladesh’s inflation surges to 9.92% in August amid soaring food costs

Bangladesh's inflation leaped to 9.92 per cent in August, from 9.69 per cent the previous month, driven by higher food prices, the country's statistics agency reported Sunday.

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Indian-origin men admit maintaining a drug-involved premises in US

Indian-origin men admit maintaining a drug-involved premises in US

Two Indian-origin men have admitted to drug and firearms charges arising from a drug trafficking venture run out of a motel in a southwestern US city.

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40 killed in South Darfur airstrikes

40 killed in South Darfur airstrikes

At least 40 civilians were killed in Nyala, the capital city of southwestern Sudan's South Darfur State, in airstrikes that targeted a market and civilian neighbourhoods, according to witnesses and medical sources.

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Army chief salutes supreme sacrifice of Army officers

Army chief salutes supreme sacrifice of Army officers

Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande and all ranks of Indian Army have saluted the supreme sacrifice of Colonel Manpreet Singh, Major Aashish Dhonchak and Dy SP Humayun Muzamil Bhat of Jammu and Kashmir Police, who laid down their lives while fighting the terrorists

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Relationships, parental pressure lead to suicides, says Raj minister Shanti Dhariwal

Relationships, parental pressure lead to suicides, says Raj minister Shanti Dhariwal

State Urban Development Housing (UDH) Minister Shanti Dhariwal, who earlier faced brickbats for calling Rajasthan, a man’s land, has now stated that pressure of studies and relationships are reasons behind rising suicide cases in Kota.

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Hindu-Americans urge California governor to veto anti-caste discrimination bill

Hindu-Americans urge California governor to veto anti-caste discrimination bill

Hundreds of Hindus in the US state of California gathered to protest against an anti-caste discrimination bill, which they say will further fuel instances of Hinduphobia if signed into law.

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Violent clashes in Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camp kills 7

Violent clashes in Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camp kills 7

The Ain Al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp near the southern city of Sidon witnessed the violent clashes on Wednesday afternoon in which machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades were used, Xinhua news agency quoted the state media as saying. It added that flare bombs were

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Record number of migrants arrive on Italian island

Record number of migrants arrive on Italian island

A record number of asylum seekers landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa this week, placing overwhelming pressure on the island's resources.

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Singapore minister asks police to probe racial bias faced by deceased Indian-origin cop

Singapore minister asks police to probe racial bias faced by deceased Indian-origin cop

Following the death of an Indian-origin cop in Singapore, Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam has asked police to investigate claims of racial discrimination, workplace bullying and other allegations.

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Central Cordoba, Gimnasia hold out in Argentina’s top flight

Central Cordoba, Gimnasia hold out in Argentina’s top flight

Central Cordoba rose to fourth in Group B of Argentina's Primera Division with a 1-0 away victory over Sarmiento.

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US judge blocks order halting right to carry guns in Albuquerque

US judge blocks order halting right to carry guns in Albuquerque

A US federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order against an executive order by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, who suspended the right to carry firearms in public in and around the state's largest city, Albuquerque.

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Police dog helps recapture US fugitive

Police dog helps recapture US fugitive

A police dog helped recapture a fugitive as he tried to crawl away in a thick forest area two weeks after he escaped from a prison in the US state of Pennsylvania, authorities said. The dog, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois male named Yoda,

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Student accused of killing Indian-American roommate found fit to stand trial

Student accused of killing Indian-American roommate found fit to stand trial

A Purdue University student, who was charged with murder after he stabbed his Indian-origin roommate to death in October last year, has been found fit to stand trial, media reports said.

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Drug smuggling probe finds ex-Lahore DSP owned illegal assets worth billions

Drug smuggling probe finds ex-Lahore DSP owned illegal assets worth billions

A high-level investigation into a cross-border drug smuggling racket in Pakistan found that a former Lahore DSP -- deemed as an "underworld don in uniform" -- owned illegal assets worth billions, the media reported on Wednesday,

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India-born FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam wins top biz award for Asian Americans

India-born FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam wins top biz award for Asian Americans

Raj Subramaniam, the India-born President and CEO of FedEx Corporation, will be receiving the 2023 Pinnacle Award -- the highest honour bestowed at the 2023 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award.

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Japanese PM reshuffles cabinet amid waning support rates

Japanese PM reshuffles cabinet amid waning support rates

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday reshuffled his cabinet and the executive lineup of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as public support for the government is waning.

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