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This balancing act has seen gradual and incremental relaxations in several long-held policies of the government whether it has to do with FDI in e-commerce, allowing FDI from companies with Chinese ownership, or taking action against the dumping of goods in India by its trade partners.
It is with profound sadness and immense heartbreak that we confirm that Nirmal Purja tragically lost his life following the avalanche on Broad Peak, Purja's company Elite Expeditions said on social media
Ceutas migrant influx raises EU border management concerns as 60,000 migrants enter and swiftly leave amid political tensions
Sergio Gor said that Bangladesh has significant potential to become a partner in the global economic security alliance focused on critical minerals, energy, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure
Spain announced it was installing a barrier along the breakwater fence into the sea after some 60,000 migrants breached the tiny Spanish territorys frontier on July 30 and July 31, 2026
Humala, 64, was the first Peruvian ex-leader to face trial in the Odebrecht corruption scandal, which has also tainted three other former presidents Alejandro Toledo, Martin Vizcarra and Pedro Castillo
More than 10 explosions were heard in a row, the journalists reported, adding that the intensity of the blasts triggered car alarms on the streets.
The Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi has declined to provide any information about the meeting, a first in a foreign location, between the two envoys
China claims Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to use force to seize it. Taiwan has ramped up its defence spending in recent years, but remains reliant on U.S. security support to deter Beijing
President Min Aung Hlaing said he would spend two years accelerating efforts to build a modern and developed nation based on democracy and a federal system, followed by another three years carrying out build-up at full speed.
A Spanish Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that immediate returns of migrants crossing the border illegally did not apply to those arriving by sea
Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb arrived at the University Hospital of Boumerds where some of those injured had been taken
FIFA said in a statement that all of its member associations should have a chance to consider the plan; Nobody is selling football, it said
Tensions have persisted in several districts in Nepal since communal clashes erupted in Sunsari over the weekend, prompting authorities to impose curfews, prohibitory orders and step up security deployment
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The other GSAs of Mahan Air are China-based Shanghai Wings International Logistics Co, which has coordinated the transport of electronics from China to Iran, Russia-based Air Cargo Pro Limited and Shanghai Elite International Travel Co
Saudi Arabia said it had set up a maritime defence alliance of 14 regional countries to secure navigation around the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Some fuel exports will still take place under intergovernmental agreements and in the form of humanitarian aid, the statement said
According to The Wall Street Journal, the Department of Homeland Security is mulling the high fee on Optional Practical Training (OPT) visas which are an extension of F-1 visas issued to students
Prime Minister Manuel Marrero said he first foreign investment project for the importation, distribution and marketing of fuel has been approved,
A huge search and recovery operation has been underway since the disaster, involving over 1,080 rescue personnel, according to the statement
The administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a leftist, has long had a tense relationship with Rubios State Department due to what it sees as efforts to influence Latin American politics in favor of conservatives.
India has described the elections as an attempt by Pakistan to camouflage its illegal occupation and hide its grave human rights violations in the region
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the assault. Suspicion is likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP.
Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine killed at least nine civilians and injured over 50 others
We support dialogue and diplomacy as they are the only viable path forward, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said
European Commission said it aims to attract at least 20 billion in private investments for the projects; the total was increased from five planned gigafactories to seven following strong interest from EU countries
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to hit back hard at Iran after it attacked U.S. bases in Jordan on Wednesday, July 30, as the war in West Asia reignited and again drew in Iran's proxies
Abduction of workers, labourers who belong from outside Balochistan occurs frequently in the restive province
The outbreak declared on May 15 is unlike most previous Ebola outbreaks because the Bundibugyo virus responsible for it has no approved vaccines or treatments
A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck in Japan near Kumamoto in Japan on July 28, one of the more powerful earthquakes this year recorded in the region. Here are graphics explaining the quakes intensity, regional seismicity and more.
This assertion becomes particularly important, especially in light of reports during Operation Sindoor alleging that Pakistani forces were being supplied with drones originating from Ukraine. This claim has circulated but remained difficult to independently verify
Perhaps years of working in conflict zones, and the loss of a few colleagues has given me the instinct to move quickly and instilled in me a deeper sense of caution
In a country where geography mirrors diversity and authority remains contested, elections in Myanmar unfold detached from realities on the ground; with key Opposition forces excluded and large swathes of the nation outside effective participation, the exercise underscores how the absence of pluralism and federal accommodation continue to undermine any meaningful democratic transition
The Alien Terrorist Removal Court is scheduled to hold a hearing in Washington, DC, for the government's petition to deport Nazira Haji Zada who was arrested earlier this week
On his first day in office, Mr. Trump had pardoned or commuted sentences in more than 1,500 cases connected to the January 6 attack.
The scientist was subpoenaed to testify under oath by Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who has long had an antagonistic relationship with Fauci
More than 2,200 firefighters and over 20 aircraft remained mobilised, backed by crews from across France and European partners
The new strikes came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to hit Iran very hard after it targeted a base in Jordan that hosts U.S. troops
The government issued the new tally as Kumamoto officials said they have now extracted four bodies from the mass of rubble, steel and wires of the Aeon shopping mall after a suspected gas blast following the quake
The internationalwantednotice against Pavel Durov comes after the FSB said thatTelegramhad failed to remove numerous channels, chats, and bots allegedly used by Ukrainian intelligence agencies and terrorist and extremist organisations to prepare and coordinate acts of sabotage and terrorism, mass murder, and cyber fraud inRussia.
Chinas embrace of open-weight AI models is driven as much by compute constraints as by a bid to project itself as a responsible global AI power; until it overcomes chip and inference bottlenecks, Beijing is likely to keep sharing its models with the world
Port services firm Inchcape said in a separate message two gas tankers had caught fire at Damietta
Hadi Matar is charged with attempted murder and assault for attacking Mr. Rushdie as he was preparing to give a speech in August 2022, stabbing him more than a dozen times.
A jury found Hadi Matar guilty of all the charges against him, including engaging in an act of transnational terrorism
The narrow maritime artery has been a critical waterway for delivering vast quantities of Saudi crude to the international market, after energy exports were largely choked off by fighting in the Strait of Hormuz
The United Nations human rights office said that with attacks by Israeli settlers and the creation of outposts hitting an all-time high, countries had to act to end the occupation

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