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  Trump Refuses To Rule Out War With Venezuela

  President Donald Trump left the possibility of war with Venezuela on the table in an interview published Friday, after escalating the US pressure campaign on Caracas with an oil blockade.

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  Erika Kirk, Widow Of Right-Wing Activist, Endorses JD Vance For US President

  The widow of murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has endorsed JD Vance for president in 2028, firing an early starting gun on the White House race, and offering the backing of the influential youth organization founded by her husband.

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  Putin Warns Of 'Severe' Consequences If Frozen Russian Assets Used For Ukraine

  Putin warned Friday that "severe consequences" would have followed for the EU if it had approved using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine -- after the bloc failed to approve the plan.

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  Trump Was Right To Sue BBC Over Edited Clips Of His Speech: Putin

  Russian President Vladimir Putin told his annual end-of-year press conference on Friday that US President Donald Trump was right to sue the BBC over edited clips of his speech.

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  Famine Over In Gaza But Food Situation Remains Critical: UN

  A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Nations said on Friday, but warned the food situation in the Palestinian territory remained dire.

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  'It's A Circus': Sarcastic Messages Appear On Big Screen As Putin Speaks

  Sarcastic messages briefly flashed up on a big screen in the hall where Russian President Vladimir Putin was holding his annual press conference and "direct line" phone-in on Friday.

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  Watch: Russian Journalist Proposes To Girlfriend During Putin's Live Presser

  An unexpected romantic moment unfolded during Russian President Vladimir Putin's lengthy annual press conference when a young journalist turned the global broadcast into a marriage proposal before going on to question the president.

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  Behind Bangladesh Leader's Rise: Anti-India Stance And Extremists' Support

  Sharif Osman Hadi, the radical student leader and aspiring lawmaker whose killing has triggered a fresh wave of violence in Dhaka, had had a meteoric rise in Bangladesh after the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year.

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  Over 1,000 Patients Died Awaiting Evacuation From Gaza Since July 2024: WHO

  More than 1,000 patients have died while waiting for urgent medical evacuation from war-ravaged Gaza in the last year and a half, the World Health Organization said Friday.

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  Trump To NATO: What Putin Said At His End-Of-Year Press Conference

  "President Trump is making serious efforts to end this conflict," said Putin.

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  Why Trump's US Green Card Lottery Ban Will Not Hurt Indians

  In the wake of deadly shootings at Brown University and the MIT that killed three people and injured several others, US President Donald Trump has moved to halt the diversity visa programme, also known as the green card lottery.

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  3 Killed In Smoke Grenade, Knife Attack In Taiwan Metro Stations

  Attacks at metro stations in Taipei on Friday involving smoke bombs and stabbing killed at least three people, the fire department official said, adding that the suspect was also dead.

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  A New Horizon: The India-Oman Trade Pact And The Threads Of Connection

  In an age when economic landscapes shift like sand dunes beneath a relentless sun, the recent India-Oman CEPA emerges as a testament to the enduring spirit of collaboration amidst geopolitical uncertainties.

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  Russia Sends Over 1,000 Bodies To Ukraine, Receives 26 In Fresh Exchange

  Ukraine and Russia have carried out a new exchange of bodies of dead soldiers, Ukrainian and Russian officials said on Friday.

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  Dozens Of Flights Cancelled, Roads Flooded As Rare Rainstorm Hits UAE

  UAE airport authorities cancelled or delayed dozens of flights and roads were flooded in major cities as the heaviest rainstorm in months lashed the desert nation on Friday.

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  India-Netherlands Ties Enter 'Next Level' With Defence, Tech Boost

  India and the Netherlands are set to elevate their bilateral partnership into a more strategic and future-orientated relationship, Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel said.

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  'Dark Day For Journalism': Bangladesh Media Sound Alarm After Arson Attacks

  Bangladesh was rocked by widespread unrest after Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent youth figure associated with the country's 2024 pro-democracy movement, died from injuries sustained in an assassination attempt.

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  Bondi Beach Shooter Visited Hyderabad 6 Times Since 1998. Here's Why

  Bondi beach shooter Sajid Akram had visited India six times in nearly three decades, primarily to resolve property-related matters in Hyderabad, police said.

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  In Shashi Tharoor's Remarks On Bangladesh Protests, A "Vajpayee Saheb" Reference

  Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has warned that the violent protests in Bangladesh are constraining India's ability to assist ordinary Bangladeshis, while invoking a well-worn maxim of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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  Why Journalists Were On Mob's Target In Bangladesh

  As unrest grips Bangladesh, the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government has urged people to resist acts of mob violence, warning that such actions threaten to derail the country's democratic process.