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December 14, 2025 1:43 PM December 14, 2025 1:43 PM

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Floods and landslides in Indonesia’s Sumatra kill over one thousand people

In Indonesia, devastating floods and landslides in the northwestern island of Sumatra have killed over 1,000 people over the past fortnight.     More than 200 people are still missing, while over 5 thousand people have been injured. More than one lakh homes and structures have been destroyed followi...

December 14, 2025 1:06 PM December 14, 2025 1:06 PM

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Farmers in Greece intensify protests over delay in European Union subsidy payments

In Greece, farmers have intensified their agitation over delays in European Union subsidy payments following a corruption investigation into the country's agricultural payments agency.     Farmers are also demanding state support for rising production costs, livestock disease losses, weath...

December 14, 2025 11:20 AM December 14, 2025 11:20 AM

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Afghanistan police destroy thousands of kilograms of seized drugs in Ghazni

In Afghanistan, police have destroyed thousands of kilograms of illegal drugs collected over the past year in eastern Ghazni province, said a statement of the Ministry of Interior Affairs.     The destroyed drugs included more than four hundred kilograms of hashish, three hundred kilograms of opium ...

December 14, 2025 11:41 AM December 14, 2025 11:41 AM

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PM Modi’s Jordan visit marks 75 years of India-Jordan diplomatic relations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Jordan, beginning tomorrow, marks 75 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. From phosphates fueling India's farms to deep cultural bonds, this partnership is set to grow stronger.     Indian Ambassador to Jor...

December 14, 2025 8:05 AM December 14, 2025 8:05 AM

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PM Modi to visit Jordan for bilateral talks tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a bilateral visit to Jordan from tomorrow to Tuesday at the invitation of King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein.     The visit would be Prime Minister Modi’s first full-fledged bilateral engagement with Jordan, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the establi...

December 13, 2025 9:56 PM December 13, 2025 9:56 PM

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US Envoy to Meet Zelensky and European Leaders for Ukraine Peace Talks

US President Donald Trump's overseas envoy will travel to Germany this weekend to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders for the latest round of high-level talks on ending the war. Steve Witkoff, who has been leading White House attempts to mediate between Ukraine and Russi...

December 13, 2025 9:32 PM December 13, 2025 9:32 PM

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London Hosts Reception to Mark 200th Birth Anniversary of Dadabhai Naoroji

The House of Lords in London played host to a special reception in honour of the 200th birth anniversary of Dadabhai Naoroji, the nationalist leader who became the first Indian to win a popular election to the British Parliament during the colonial era. Naoroji was born in September 1825 in Mumbai a...

December 13, 2025 9:30 PM December 13, 2025 9:30 PM

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Cholera Outbreak in Balochistan Claims 8 Lives, Including 6 Children

At least eight people, including six children, have died in a cholera outbreak in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province this week, raising the death toll to 12 over the past three weeks, the local health officials said yesterday. The latest deaths were reported from the Cheena Khundi area of Mus...

December 13, 2025 9:25 PM December 13, 2025 9:25 PM

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Saudi-Emirati Delegation Visits Aden Amid Southern Yemen Tensions

A joint Saudi-Emirati military delegation has arrived in the Yemeni city of Aden to discuss ways to ease rising tensions in the south, according to media reports. The visit comes days after Yemen’s main southern separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council (STC), claimed it had taken broad co...