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Dashcam Footage Shows Moment Iranian Missile Hit Israeli City Ashdod
Iran and Israel traded missiles on Monday, as the war between the longtime arch-rivals entered its 11th day despite international calls for de-escalation.
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How PM Modi Celebrated International Yoga Day Since Coming To Power In 2014
Narendra Modi, who took office as Prime Minister of India in 2014 and began his third term in June 2024, has been a driving force behind the global observance of the International Day of Yoga.
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"Striking Ayatollah Regime With Great Force": Fresh Attacks By Israel, Iran
Israel and Iran traded fresh missile strikes as the conflict between the two Middle East countries entered its seventh day on Thursday, with senior US officials reportedly preparing for the possibility of a strike on Tehran in the coming days.
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Trump Vows To "Liberate" Los Angeles As Curfew Imposed To Curb Violence
An emergency curfew was imposed in downtown Los Angeles, as volatile protests continued in the second-largest US city for the fifth straight day on Tuesday.
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Riot Police, Anti-ICE Protesters Square Off In Los Angeles After Raids
Helmeted police in riot gear turned out in a tense confrontation with protesters in downtown Los Angeles, after a day of federal immigration raids in which dozens of people across the city were reported to be taken into custody.
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What Ukraine's Attacks On Russian Airbases Mean For Peace Talks In Istanbul
A day after Ukraine's audacious large-scale drone attacks on multiple Russian air bases, negotiators from Moscow and Kyiv are meeting on Monday in the Turkish city of Istanbul for their second round of direct peace talks.
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Black Smoke Billows From Sistine Chapel Chimney As Conclave Enters Day Two
Anticipation gripped the Catholic world Thursday as the cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope prepared to retreat behind the heavy doors of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel for their second day of voting.
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Explained: The 'Highly Secretive Process' To Elect New Pope
During the forthcoming conclave, cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis in a highly secretive process that could take several days, potentially longer.
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Sex Workers, Drug Addicts, HIV Patients: An Outcast Haven On Ukraine Front
Whenever warm days come to Kramatorsk, near the eastern Ukrainian front, the Svitanok organisation leaves its door wide open, offering advice or a cup of tea to the city's social outcasts.
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Crypto Industry Descends on Dubai as Trump Euphoria Recedes
Crypto enthusiasts descended on Dubai on Wednesday for the TOKEN2049 conference, which is expected to attract around 15,000 people. Speakers at the two-day event in the desert city include chief executives at some of the world's major crypto firms, the head of digital assets at BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, as well as the US president's son, Eric Tr...
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New York City Declares April 14 As Dr BR Ambedkar Day
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has proclaimed April 14, 2025 as Dr B R Ambedkar Day in New York City, with its 8.5 million residents celebrating the day, a top official in the mayor's office said here.
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Yoga Session At World Trade Centre Begins 75-Day Countdown To International Yoga Day
Yoga mats were rolled out in the iconic New York city landmark World Trade Centre as a special event at the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere kickstarted the 75-day countdown to the 11th International Day of Yoga.
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"Living In Hell": Monks Clear Rubble From Quake-Hit Myanmar Monastery
Bare-handed monks slowly pick away the rubble that was once the wall of a historic Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, its exposed side a searing reminder of the deadly earthquake that rocked the city five days ago.
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"Extreme Day Trips": This UK Woman Takes International Flights And Returns Home By Bedtime
Monica Stott has mastered the art of one-day international trips, visiting cities like Milan, Bergamo, Lisbon and Amsterdam all within just a few hours.
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"Difficult Day For Us": John Hopkins University Fires Over 2,000 Employees
John Hopkins, in Maryland's largest city an hour's drive north of the US capital, is eliminating more than 2,000 positions.
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Dashcam Footage Shows Moment Iranian Missile Hit Israeli City Ashdod
Iran and Israel traded missiles on Monday, as the war between the longtime arch-rivals entered its 11th day despite international calls for de-escalation.
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How PM Modi Celebrated International Yoga Day Since Coming To Power In 2014
Narendra Modi, who took office as Prime Minister of India in 2014 and began his third term in June 2024, has been a driving force behind the global observance of the International Day of Yoga.
-
"Striking Ayatollah Regime With Great Force": Fresh Attacks By Israel, Iran
Israel and Iran traded fresh missile strikes as the conflict between the two Middle East countries entered its seventh day on Thursday, with senior US officials reportedly preparing for the possibility of a strike on Tehran in the coming days.
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Trump Vows To "Liberate" Los Angeles As Curfew Imposed To Curb Violence
An emergency curfew was imposed in downtown Los Angeles, as volatile protests continued in the second-largest US city for the fifth straight day on Tuesday.
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Riot Police, Anti-ICE Protesters Square Off In Los Angeles After Raids
Helmeted police in riot gear turned out in a tense confrontation with protesters in downtown Los Angeles, after a day of federal immigration raids in which dozens of people across the city were reported to be taken into custody.
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What Ukraine's Attacks On Russian Airbases Mean For Peace Talks In Istanbul
A day after Ukraine's audacious large-scale drone attacks on multiple Russian air bases, negotiators from Moscow and Kyiv are meeting on Monday in the Turkish city of Istanbul for their second round of direct peace talks.
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Black Smoke Billows From Sistine Chapel Chimney As Conclave Enters Day Two
Anticipation gripped the Catholic world Thursday as the cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope prepared to retreat behind the heavy doors of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel for their second day of voting.
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Explained: The 'Highly Secretive Process' To Elect New Pope
During the forthcoming conclave, cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis in a highly secretive process that could take several days, potentially longer.
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Sex Workers, Drug Addicts, HIV Patients: An Outcast Haven On Ukraine Front
Whenever warm days come to Kramatorsk, near the eastern Ukrainian front, the Svitanok organisation leaves its door wide open, offering advice or a cup of tea to the city's social outcasts.
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Crypto Industry Descends on Dubai as Trump Euphoria Recedes
Crypto enthusiasts descended on Dubai on Wednesday for the TOKEN2049 conference, which is expected to attract around 15,000 people. Speakers at the two-day event in the desert city include chief executives at some of the world's major crypto firms, the head of digital assets at BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, as well as the US president's son, Eric Tr...
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New York City Declares April 14 As Dr BR Ambedkar Day
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has proclaimed April 14, 2025 as Dr B R Ambedkar Day in New York City, with its 8.5 million residents celebrating the day, a top official in the mayor's office said here.
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Yoga Session At World Trade Centre Begins 75-Day Countdown To International Yoga Day
Yoga mats were rolled out in the iconic New York city landmark World Trade Centre as a special event at the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere kickstarted the 75-day countdown to the 11th International Day of Yoga.
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"Living In Hell": Monks Clear Rubble From Quake-Hit Myanmar Monastery
Bare-handed monks slowly pick away the rubble that was once the wall of a historic Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, its exposed side a searing reminder of the deadly earthquake that rocked the city five days ago.
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"Extreme Day Trips": This UK Woman Takes International Flights And Returns Home By Bedtime
Monica Stott has mastered the art of one-day international trips, visiting cities like Milan, Bergamo, Lisbon and Amsterdam all within just a few hours.
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"Difficult Day For Us": John Hopkins University Fires Over 2,000 Employees
John Hopkins, in Maryland's largest city an hour's drive north of the US capital, is eliminating more than 2,000 positions.
