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Video Shows Israeli Settlers Beating 64-Year-Old Palestinian Man In West Bank
A video circulating on social media shows dozens of masked men dressed in black hitting and kicking a man on the ground. Israeli settlers beat a 67-year-old man, Basim Saleh Yassin, as he was trying to flee a plant nursery in the West Bank.
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Nepal Caps Cash Transactions At Rs 3 Lakh To Curb Money Laundering
The Nepali government has imposed a limit of NPR 500,000 (Rs 3,13,287.52) on cash transactions for the purchase or sale of goods and services in a single transaction, effective from January 15.
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UN Accuses Israel Of "Systematic Discrimination" Against Palestinians
The United Nations on Wednesday said decades of discrimination and segregation of Palestinians by Israel in the West Bank were intensifying, and called on the country to end its "apartheid system".
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Venezuela's New President Hires Ex-Central Bank Boss To Lead Economy
Venezuela's caretaker President Delcy Rodriguez appointed a former central bank director to her cabinet's top economic post on Tuesday, a position she herself had held until the toppling of leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.
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Israel Clears Final Hurdle To Start Settlement Construction In West Bank
Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a contentious settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank in two, according to a government tender.
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India Surpasses Japan. When It May Overtake Germany As 3rd Largest Economy
India's GDP per capita was $2,694 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank figures, 12 times smaller than Japan's $32,487 and 20 times smaller than Germany's $56,103.
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Ocean's Eleven-Style Heist In German Bank, Robbers Vanish With $35 Million
Robbers used a large drill to break into a German bank's vault room and steal cash and valuables worth some 30 million euros ($35 million), police said on Tuesday.
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Russian Billionaire Says He Lost Rs 80,915 Crore After Criticising Ukraine War: "I Was Like A Hostage"
He had to sell his bank stake at a massive loss, calling it a "hostage" situation highlighting how Putin's Russia deals with billionaires who speak out.
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On Camera, Israeli Soldier Rams Vehicle Into Palestinian Man Offering Namaz
An Israeli reservist soldier with a rifle slung on his back rammed an ATV into a Palestinian man who was praying on the side of a road in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Israeli military has said.
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Palestinian Man Kills 2 In Car-Ramming, Stabbing Attack In Israel: Police
A Palestinian from the Israeli-occupied West Bank killed a man and a woman in a stabbing and car-ramming attack in northern Israel before he was shot and wounded...
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Bethlehem Celebrates First Christmas In 2 Years As Fragile Gaza Truce Holds
Scouts marched under a clear blue sky in Bethlehem on Wednesday, as the Palestinian city emerged from the shadow of the war in Gaza to celebrate its first festive Christmas in more than two years.
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Israeli Soldiers Shoot 16-Year-Old For 'Throwing Brick At Them'
The Israeli military said it was reviewing an incident in the occupied West Bank in which soldiers shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian who they said had thrown a brick at them, after CCTV footage appeared to show he was not doing so when shot.
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EU To Indefinitely Freeze Russian Assets, Removing Obstacle To Ukraine Loan
The European Union looked set on Friday to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank assets held in Europe, removing a big obstacle to using the cash to help Ukraine defend itself against Moscow's invasion.
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World Bank Approves $305 Million For Haryana's Clean Air Project
The World Bank has approved a financial assistance package of USD 305 million for the Haryana Clean Air Project for Sustainable Development (HCAPSD), a flagship initiative aimed at transforming Haryana into a pollution-free state by 2030.
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"US Ties With Pak Army A Challenge In India-US Relation": S Jaishankar's Son
Executive Director of the Observer Research Foundation America, Dhruva Jaishankar, has stated that one of the key challenges in India-US relations is Washington's renewed engagement with Pakistan's military leadership.
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Video Shows Israeli Settlers Beating 64-Year-Old Palestinian Man In West Bank
A video circulating on social media shows dozens of masked men dressed in black hitting and kicking a man on the ground. Israeli settlers beat a 67-year-old man, Basim Saleh Yassin, as he was trying to flee a plant nursery in the West Bank.
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Nepal Caps Cash Transactions At Rs 3 Lakh To Curb Money Laundering
The Nepali government has imposed a limit of NPR 500,000 (Rs 3,13,287.52) on cash transactions for the purchase or sale of goods and services in a single transaction, effective from January 15.
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UN Accuses Israel Of "Systematic Discrimination" Against Palestinians
The United Nations on Wednesday said decades of discrimination and segregation of Palestinians by Israel in the West Bank were intensifying, and called on the country to end its "apartheid system".
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Venezuela's New President Hires Ex-Central Bank Boss To Lead Economy
Venezuela's caretaker President Delcy Rodriguez appointed a former central bank director to her cabinet's top economic post on Tuesday, a position she herself had held until the toppling of leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.
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Israel Clears Final Hurdle To Start Settlement Construction In West Bank
Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a contentious settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank in two, according to a government tender.
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India Surpasses Japan. When It May Overtake Germany As 3rd Largest Economy
India's GDP per capita was $2,694 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank figures, 12 times smaller than Japan's $32,487 and 20 times smaller than Germany's $56,103.
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Ocean's Eleven-Style Heist In German Bank, Robbers Vanish With $35 Million
Robbers used a large drill to break into a German bank's vault room and steal cash and valuables worth some 30 million euros ($35 million), police said on Tuesday.
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Russian Billionaire Says He Lost Rs 80,915 Crore After Criticising Ukraine War: "I Was Like A Hostage"
He had to sell his bank stake at a massive loss, calling it a "hostage" situation highlighting how Putin's Russia deals with billionaires who speak out.
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On Camera, Israeli Soldier Rams Vehicle Into Palestinian Man Offering Namaz
An Israeli reservist soldier with a rifle slung on his back rammed an ATV into a Palestinian man who was praying on the side of a road in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Israeli military has said.
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Palestinian Man Kills 2 In Car-Ramming, Stabbing Attack In Israel: Police
A Palestinian from the Israeli-occupied West Bank killed a man and a woman in a stabbing and car-ramming attack in northern Israel before he was shot and wounded...
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Bethlehem Celebrates First Christmas In 2 Years As Fragile Gaza Truce Holds
Scouts marched under a clear blue sky in Bethlehem on Wednesday, as the Palestinian city emerged from the shadow of the war in Gaza to celebrate its first festive Christmas in more than two years.
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Israeli Soldiers Shoot 16-Year-Old For 'Throwing Brick At Them'
The Israeli military said it was reviewing an incident in the occupied West Bank in which soldiers shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian who they said had thrown a brick at them, after CCTV footage appeared to show he was not doing so when shot.
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EU To Indefinitely Freeze Russian Assets, Removing Obstacle To Ukraine Loan
The European Union looked set on Friday to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank assets held in Europe, removing a big obstacle to using the cash to help Ukraine defend itself against Moscow's invasion.
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World Bank Approves $305 Million For Haryana's Clean Air Project
The World Bank has approved a financial assistance package of USD 305 million for the Haryana Clean Air Project for Sustainable Development (HCAPSD), a flagship initiative aimed at transforming Haryana into a pollution-free state by 2030.
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"US Ties With Pak Army A Challenge In India-US Relation": S Jaishankar's Son
Executive Director of the Observer Research Foundation America, Dhruva Jaishankar, has stated that one of the key challenges in India-US relations is Washington's renewed engagement with Pakistan's military leadership.
