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Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro sentenced to over 27 years in prison
Brasilia: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison on Thursday after four out of five Supreme Federal Court justices voted to...
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Belarus president meets U.S. representative on sanctions, prisoners, broader ties
Minsk: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met on Thursday with John Cole, representative of U.S. President Donald Trump, to...
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Nato strengthens defences after Russian drones shot down over Poland
Brussels: Several Nato members are sending troops, artillery and air defence systems to secure its eastern flank after...
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US Senator Ted Cruz unveils policy framework to strengthen American AI leadership
New Delhi: The US' Republican senator Ted Cruz has introduced the ‘SANDBOX’ Act, a program that is designed...
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Abducted Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov freed in Iraq
Baghdad: An Israeli-Russian researcher who was "being tortured for many months" by her Iraqi militia abductors in captivity,...
US Senate votes to confirm Eric Garcetti as new envoy to India
New Delhi: The US Senate voted 52-42 on Wednesday to confirm former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be the next US ambassador to...
Assad says Russia’s military presence in Syria should not be temporary
Moscow: Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview with Sputnik that Russia's military presence in Syria should not be temporary or be related...
Canada announces additional ammunition, Air Defense missiles for Ukraine – Defense Dept
Ottawa: Canada will send additional artillery ammunition and air defense missiles to Ukraine, the National Defense Department said in a press release after the...
7.0-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands, NZ: CENC
Beijing: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand at 8:56 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center...
US threatens to ban TikTok if Chinese owners don’t sell their stakes – Reports
Washington: The Biden administration is threatening to ban the video-sharing app TikTok if its Chinese owners do not sell their stakes, The Wall Street...
NKorea fires ballistic missile toward sea of Japan – Reports
Pyongyang/Tokyo: South Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Thursday, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korean...