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January 8, 2026 8:04 PM
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The depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to cross Sri Lanka’s coast on Friday between 5:30 PM and 11:30 PM, the Sri Lankan Department of Meteorology said. Speaking at a special media briefing on Thursday, Director General of Meteorology Athula Karunanayake said the system is currently locat...
January 8, 2026 7:59 PM
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In Iran, two police officers were killed and 30 others injured during clashes in the southwestern part of the country, as nationwide protests over economic grievances entered their 12th day. The Iranian official media reported that the violence erupted in the city of Lordegan, in Chaharmahal and B...
January 8, 2026 7:29 PM
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In Pakistan, a church in the Raiwind area of Punjab province came under attack recently as a person forcibly entered the Christian place of worship and carried out an act of destruction that has sparked fear among the Christian community in the country. Religious leaders and community representative...
January 8, 2026 6:48 PM
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticised the US foreign policy under President Donald Trump. Mr. Steinmeier said that global democracy was being attacked as never before. According to the experts, these remarks apparently refer to recent actions such as the ousting of Venezue...
January 8, 2026 6:47 PM
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Secretary (West) of the Ministry of External Affairs, Sibi George, discussed UN peacekeeping operations with Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information System and Training) Lt General Vipul Shinghal. In a social media post, the Ministry of External Affairs said that India is a leading contributor to UN...
January 8, 2026 2:31 PM
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Indian Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, has expressed gratitude to the 56th Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson for his solidarity with India's counter-terrorism efforts following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir in April 2025. Ambassador Kw...
January 8, 2026 2:23 PM
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The Election Commission of Nepal has published a list of candidates who have filed their candidacies for the National Assembly election scheduled for January 25. As per the list, 44 candidates of different parties filed their candidacies for the election going to be held for 19 posts. According to t...
January 8, 2026 2:23 PM
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A leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) affiliated organisation was shot dead, while another man was injured in a shooting incident in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area last night, triggering protests and a heavy law-enforcement presence in the area. The deceased was identified as Azizur Rahman Musa...
January 8, 2026 2:19 PM
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Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026, hosted by Masdar under the patronage of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will begin next week, bringing together heads of state, ministers, government officials, business leaders, investors and innovators to address key global sustainability challenge...
January 8, 2026 2:18 PM
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Thousands of residents have been forced to flee their homes as intense fighting has broken out in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo between government forces and Kurdish militia. Clashes erupted on Tuesday between Syrian army units and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the predominantly K...
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