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Put To Sleep Forever: Man Pesters Wife To Bring Him To Canada, Kills Her Week After Reaching

Jagpreet Singh, reached Canada only a week earlier to be with his wife Balwinder Kaur and then allegedly stabbed her to death.

19 Mar 2024 12:02 pm
Israeli forces raid Gazas Al-Shifa hospital, claims to have killed 20 militants

Israeli forces raid Gazas Al-Shifa hospital, claims to have killed 20 militants. Watch for more information

19 Mar 2024 10:56 am
China Orders Its Citizens In Singapore To Not Gamble, Intensifies Crackdown On Errants

China said citizens gambling or betting overseas is a violation of Chinese laws.

19 Mar 2024 10:42 am
Completely False: Rose Hanbury Dismisses Rumours Of Affair With Prince William

Rose Hanbury and her husband are part of Prince William and Princess Kates inner circle.

19 Mar 2024 10:10 am
Donald Trump unable to get $464 million bond in New York fraud case

Donald Trump unable to get $464 million bond in New York fraud case. Watch for more

19 Mar 2024 9:57 am
Report claims that famine is now imminent in Northern governates of Gaza

Report claims that famine is now imminent in Northern governates of Gaza. Watch

19 Mar 2024 9:51 am
PM Modi Thanked The Bulgarian President After The Latter Thanked India For Rescue Ops | News18

Breaking News | PM Modi thanked the Bulgarian President after the latter thanked India for rescuing its Citizens from the hijacked MV Ruen.

19 Mar 2024 9:45 am
New video shows Kate Middleton happy, healthy with William

New video shows Kate Middleton happy, healthy with William, seen visiting Windsor farm shop along. Watch for more

19 Mar 2024 8:53 am
Video: Kate Middleton Spotted With Prince William For The First Time Since Her Surgery As They 'Shop For Bread'

This is the first time Kate Middleton was seen in public following her December abdominal surgery.

19 Mar 2024 8:33 am
Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants

The Supreme Court on Monday extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out.

19 Mar 2024 3:00 am
Supreme Court appears receptive to NRA free-speech lawsuit against a former New York state official

Supreme Court justices appeared receptive Monday to National Rifle Association claims that a former New York state official violated its freespeech rights by pressuring banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

19 Mar 2024 2:00 am
China Leads Russia with Its Hypersonic Arsenal US to Arm Submarines with Hypersonic Missiles

The US Navy is building an underwater test facility for hypersonic missiles, with plans to deploy such missiles on next-generation submarines. The hypersonic missile being built by the US is a non-nuclear weapon that flies five times as fast as the speed of sound on a shallow trajectory. The Strategic Forces Subcommittee was also told that while Russia has deployed hypersonic weapons in Ukraine, it was still lagging behind Chinas arsenal. The US Air Force is also seeking to move ahead with fligh

19 Mar 2024 1:20 am
Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, has died at age 93

Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.Soviet space linkup, died Monday. He was 93.

19 Mar 2024 12:20 am
U.S. weighing options in Africa after Niger junta orders departure from key counterterrorism base

The Pentagon is working with Niger officials to find a way for U.S. troops to stay in the country a key base for counterterrorism operations in subSaharan Africa following a weekend directive that they leave.

19 Mar 2024 12:20 am
Biden signs executive order on advancing study of women's health while chiding 'backward' GOP ideas

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at advancing the study of women's health by strengthening data collection and providing better funding opportunities for biomedical research while chiding Republicans for having no clue about the power of women but saying they're about to find out come November's election.

19 Mar 2024 12:20 am
US Defence Secretary Austin Appreciates Indian Navy's Role in Anti-piracy Ops

A readout by the US side said Singh and Austin discussed growing momentum in the major defence partnership between the US and India in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region

18 Mar 2024 10:42 pm
13 Killed In A Week In Russia's Belgorod, Putin Warns of Sanitary Zone to PreventUkraineAttacks

Ukrainian shelling killed two people and wounded four in a village near the Russian border region of Belgorod on March 18. The region's governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said Russian air defences repelled an air attack by the Ukrainian army. President Putin called for the inclusion of Russian war veterans who fought in Ukraine in future governmental structures. The Czech Agriculture Minister announced that the Czech Republic will propose a ban on importing Russian and Belarusian grain into the EU. A p

18 Mar 2024 10:15 pm
Putin confident Friendship With Xi will further boost China-Russia ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 18 praised China for its success on the world stage, forecasting that Russia-China relations would become stronger in the coming years.I am confident that we will be strengthening all of these within the coming years, build up our relations and achieve mutual success for the benefit of the Chinese and Russian people, the newly re-elected president said.Putin also said that Russia recognises Taiwan as an inseparable part of China and condemns those who tr

18 Mar 2024 9:45 pm
US Supreme Court Examines Govt Efforts To Curb Online Misinformation

A lower court last year restricted some top officials and agencies of President Joe Biden's administration from meeting and communicating with social media companies to moderate their content

18 Mar 2024 9:30 pm
China Urges US Companies To Not Help a Villain Do Evil As SpaceX Spy Satellite Contract Revealed

Chinese military and state media accused the United States of threatening global security. This was after a Reuters report disclosed that Elon Musk's SpaceX was building hundreds of spy satellites for a US intelligence agency. A People's Liberation Army (PLA) social media account with 1.1 million followers criticized the SpaceX program. The account said the US had exposed its shamelessness and double standards as it accuses Chinese tech companies of threatening US security.

18 Mar 2024 9:15 pm
Navalny Death Sad But People Have Passed Away In US Prisons

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on March 18, in his post-election remarks, that he had agreed to a prisoner swap involving opposition leader Alexei Navalny before he died in prison last month.Adding that it was sad when someone died he said the main condition for the exchange was that Navalny would not return to Russia.Navalny was Putin's fiercest domestic opponent. His allies accuse Putin of having him murdered, something the Kremlin denies.Thousands of people turned up at polling station

18 Mar 2024 9:00 pm
Blinken Says Fighting Disinformation 'Vital US National Security Interest'

Blinken is in South Korea for this week's third Summit for Democracy, an initiative of US President Joe Biden, which brings together government officials, NGOs and civil society members

18 Mar 2024 8:34 pm
'Art and Science:' How Bracketologists Are Using Artificial Intelligence This March Madness

While the advancement of artificial intelligence into everyday life has made AI one of the buzziest phrases of the past year, its application in bracketology circles is not so new. Even so, the annual bracket contests still provide plenty of surprises for computer science aficionados who've spent years honing their models with past NCAA Tournament results

18 Mar 2024 7:59 pm
Authoritarian regimes deploy technologies to undermine democracy and human rights, Blinken says

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at an event on March 18 in Seoul, that technology should be employed to sustain democratic values in the face of efforts by authoritarian and repressive regimes to deploy technology to undermine democracy and human rights.Like-minded governments and their people were working together to promote free and fair elections, said Blinken, who was speaking at the third Summit for Democracy conference in Seoul.In a keynote speech also delivered at the

18 Mar 2024 7:00 pm
Kim Has Nothing To Lose South Korea Slams North's Missile Provocation As Blinken Visits Seoul

North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on March 18 for the first time in two months. This happened as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Seoul for a conference on democracy hosted by President Yoon Suk Yeol. Blinken said that the US will support South Korea on a firm response for peace and stability on the Korean peninsula against Norths provocation. South Korea's military said several short-range missiles flew about 300 km after being fired from Pyongyang, wh

18 Mar 2024 6:33 pm
PM Modi Congratulates President Putin On Election Victory, Russian Embassy Responds

PM Modi took to his X account to extend his congratulations to the Russian President and said that he looks forward to working together to further strengthen the ties between the two nations

18 Mar 2024 5:43 pm
Meet North Korean Leader Kim Jong Uns Possible Successor Ju Ae

Kim Jong Uns daughter, who is never named but reportedly goes by the name Ju Ae, was referred to as hyangdo.

18 Mar 2024 4:46 pm
Israel Slammed On Gaza Starvation As US, Europe Warn Against Rafah Invasion, Netanyahu Defiant

US President Joe Biden said there is an urgent need to increase the scope of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Hamas believes the body of Marwan Issa, deputy commander of Hamas military wing, is buried in the rubble of a destroyed tunnel in the Gaza Strip. The IDF announced that an operation was underway in Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital, claiming the complex was being used by senior Hamas militants. Israeli Prime Minister said Israeli troops would not go ahead with a planned invasion of Rafah in southern Gaz

18 Mar 2024 4:45 pm
Israel Conducts Pre-Dawn Raid In Gaza's Largest Hospital Ahead of Mossad Chief, Qatar PM Meet

Israeli forces raided the Al Shifa hospital hours before international mediators and envoys were set to meet in Qatar.

18 Mar 2024 4:39 pm
EXCLUSIVE | Afghan Forces Retaliate Against Pakistan's Air Strikes, Gunshots Reported At Af-Pak Border

The Afghan National Defence Forces are retaliating against the airstrikes conducted by Pakistan on Monday morning. Pakistan claims it eliminated TTP terrorists.

18 Mar 2024 4:25 pm
Taliban Says Pakistan Killed Eight Civilians In Reckless Air Strikes On Eastern Afghanistan

Taliban accused Pakistan of bombing Khost and Paktika provinces and killing innocent civilians.

18 Mar 2024 4:02 pm
Putin Nearly Assassinated Two Western Leaders, UK Minister Claims Russia Missile Threat In Ukraine

UK Defence Minister had to cancel a trip to Odesa, Ukraine, last week due to concerns over his safety after Russia learned of his location. Grant Shapps, along with UK army chief Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, planned to visit Odesa as part of a three-day trip to Ukraine. Both Shapps and Radakin, held meetings with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and army chief Oleksandr Syrsky, just before leaving for Odesa. However, Just before the delegation was due to leave Odesa the trip was cancelled bec

18 Mar 2024 3:46 pm
Trapeze Act Gone Wrong As Acrobat Slips From Ring, Plunges 12Ft Below

24-year-old Elizaveta Chumakova fell 12 feet below while performing her trapeze act as she slipped from a trapeze ring.

18 Mar 2024 3:22 pm
As Putin Gets Reelected, A Look At Worlds Longest Serving Leaders

Here is a list of some of the worlds longest serving leaders who have clung on to power since taking office.

18 Mar 2024 1:48 pm
Somalian Pirates Who Surrendered To Indian Navy Are Being Brought Back To India

The Somalian pirates who surrendered to the Indian Navy from the hijacked merchant vessel Ruen are being brought to India for prosecution.

18 Mar 2024 12:01 pm
Indian Navys Multiple Rescue Missions Mark Indias Rise As Regions Net Security Provider

The Indian government on several occasions assured the international community that the nation is committed to protect the seas. A list of instances where the Indian Navy rose to the occasion.

18 Mar 2024 11:10 am
Princess Kate Spotted Outside First Time Since Surgery, May Discuss Public Absence Next Month

A royal insider said that if William and Kate would want to discuss Kates public absence, they would do it while interacting with the public.

18 Mar 2024 9:38 am
In Election Victory Speech, Putin Warns Of World War 3 If NATO Enters Ukraine, Calls Navalnys Death Sad

Vladimir Putin with his election victory - in absence of an opposition - has become Russias longest-serving leader.

18 Mar 2024 8:32 am
Vladimir Putin Wins Record Landslide In Russian Election, Early Results Show | Russia Elections News

Early result means Putin, 71, will easily secure new six-year term that would enable him to overtake Josef Stalin and become Russia's longest-serving leader.

18 Mar 2024 7:39 am
Iceland Volcano Eruption LIVE | Iceland Volcano Erupts Again | Iceland Volcano Eruption Live Stream

Iceland Volcano Eruption LIVE | Iceland Volcano Erupts Again | Iceland Volcano Eruption Live Stream A volcano in Iceland erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December, the country's meteorological office said, spewing bright-orange lava into the air.

18 Mar 2024 5:56 am
Netanyahu Snaps Back Against Growing US Criticism After Being Accused of Losing His Way on Gaza

Netanyahu told Fox News that Israel never would have called for a new U.S. election after the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, and denounced Schumers comments as inappropriate

17 Mar 2024 11:55 pm
Iran Smuggling Weapons For Hezbollah Through European Ports | Nasrallah Vows To Fight Israel Alone

Iran is using European ports to provide cover for shipments of weapons to Hezbollah, The Telegraph can reveal.The Lebanese terror group has received missiles and bombs on ships that go on to dock in ports in Belgium, Spain and Italy, sources said.Hezbollah and Israel are close to all-out war amid daily exchanges of cross-border fire, causing border regions to be evacuated.Iran has switched to shipping weapons by sea after Israels air force began to target consignments coming in by land into nort

17 Mar 2024 11:30 pm
Not My Problem Israel Minister On Cost Of Rebuilding Gaza | IDF Strikes SouthernLebanon|Hamas

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu slammed those in the international community who are trying to stop the war now before all its goals are achieved. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the cost of Gaza rehabilitation is not my problem. Meanwhile, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Israel is committed to bringing the hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip back home. The IDF said its fighter jets carried out strikes on Hezbollah sites in four different areas of southern Lebanon. T

17 Mar 2024 10:03 pm
Netanyahu: We Will Operate In Rafah, Our Allies Have Short Memory

Benjamin Netanyahu criticized international allies for overlooking Hamas October 7 attack, pledging to continue the Gaza offensive despite global pressure

17 Mar 2024 9:35 pm
Biden's fraying coalition and Trump's struggle with moderates: AP data shows nominees' challenges

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have secured their partys nominations for president, setting up a rematch of the 2020 election.

17 Mar 2024 9:20 pm
Crimean Bridge Closed After Ukraine Drone Attack | Anti-Kremlin Battalion Enters BelgorodVillage

Ukraine launched a massive wave of drone strikes overnight that forced the Crimean Bridge to close and grounded flights from Moscow. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the Black Sea navy to strengthen the protection of its facilities and conduct regular drills. Shoigu ordered the installation of additional firepower, large-calibre machine gun systems on its Black Sea warships to defeat enemy drones. The Siberian Battalion, an anti-Kremlin Russian group, claimed to have entered the se

17 Mar 2024 8:01 pm
Niger Junta Revokes Military Cooperation With US, Eyes Strong Russian Ties To Counter Terrorism

Niger's ruling military junta on March 16 announced that it was breaking off with immediate effect its military cooperation agreement with the US. Abdramane also said that the presence of US troops in Niger is illegal and violates all the constitutional and democratic rules. The declaration came just a day after a senior US delegation left Niger following a three-day visit to renew contact with the military junta. The US has some 1,000 troops in Niger at a desert drone base, named Air Base 201,

17 Mar 2024 6:50 pm
Meghan Markle Reached Out To Kate Middleton Through Back Channels: Report

Meghan Markle expressed serious concern regarding the wellbeing of her sister-in-law Kate Middleton who is recovering from an abdominal surgery.

17 Mar 2024 6:33 pm
US Army Holds 'Allied Spirit 24' Military Exercise In Germany

The 'Allied Spirit 24' exercise continued on March 16 at the training facilities of the US Army in Hohenfels, Germany.The large-scale exercise, led by the US Army, focuses on forces readiness and interoperability between NATO and its key partners. It is also a part of the multinational 'QUADRIGA 2024' exercise, the largest exercise of German land forces since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Only 20% of this year's exercise participants are from the U.S. Army, with the German Army's 41s

17 Mar 2024 6:25 pm
Ukraine Modifies Soviet-Era Tu-143 Reys Into Lethal Kamikaze Drones To WreakHavocInRussia

Kyiv has made an innovative conversion of its Soviet-era Tu-143 Reys drones into kamikaze drones to strike targets deep inside Russia. The Tu-143 Reys, a Soviet-era turbojet reconnaissance drone from the mid-1970s, has been repurposed by Ukraine amid a shortage of weapons. Despite its original design for low-level reconnaissance missions, the upgraded Reys has evolved to conduct offensive operations against Russian targets. Experts say the use of these drones represents a significant aspect of U

17 Mar 2024 5:53 pm