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July 21, 2025 1:43 PM
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Bulgarian border officials have seized nearly 206 kilograms of cocaine from a Belgian-plated van en route to Turkey, marking the largest land border drug bust in the country's history. Valued at over 22 million dollars, the cocaine was hidden in 179 sealed bags inside five suitcases mixed with perso...
July 21, 2025 11:25 AM
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula early this morning at a shallow depth of 48 km, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The quake occurred at 3:58 AM IST, followed by aftershocks due to its shallow depth. Just a few days earlier, on Thursday, a stronger magn...
July 20, 2025 6:19 PM
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In Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, five powerful earthquakes struck offshore today, with the strongest registering a magnitude of 7.4. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the largest quake occurred at a depth of 20 kilometers and was centred 144 kilometers east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. ...
July 20, 2025 8:04 PM
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In Indonesia, at least three people died and around 150 others were rescued after a passenger ship caught fire off the coast of North Sulawesi province today. The KM Barcelona VA was carrying approximately 280 people when it caught fire near Manado around 1200 PM IST. The vessel was on a journey fro...
July 20, 2025 12:38 PM
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International Moon Day is being observed today to commemorate the historic Apollo 11 mission, when humans first set foot on the Moon on July 20th in 1969. The United Nations General Assembly officially recognised this observance in 2021, following a recommendation by the Committee on the Peaceful Us...
July 20, 2025 5:20 PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed a new round of peace talks with Russia, aiming to de-escalate tensions amid renewed hostilities. The invitation was extended by Rustem Umerov, recently appointed secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, who previously led negot...
July 20, 2025 2:35 PM
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In Vietnam, the death toll has climbed to 38 following the capsizing of a tourist boat in Ha Long Bay, as search and rescue operations continue for those still missing. The incident occurred yesterday when the vessel encountered a powerful storm that swept through the area, causing it to lose contac...
July 20, 2025 11:53 AM
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Prince Al-Waleed, widely known as Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince,’ passed away at the age of 36 after spending nearly two decades in coma. Funeral prayers are scheduled to take place today following the Asr prayer at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh. Prince Al-Waleed was the eldest son ...
July 20, 2025 7:38 AM
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In Pakistan, the sit-in protest by Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) against the government has entered its fifth day at the capital city of Islamabad. The protest is led by families of forcibly disappeared persons and detained leaders of BYC from Balochistan. On the fourth day of the protest yesterda...
July 19, 2025 9:20 PM
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At least 27 bodies have been recovered and another 12 people have been rescued after a tourist boat capsized in Vietnam’s Halong Bay today. According to state media, search and rescue efforts are underway for 14 people who are still missing. The vessel was reportedly carrying 53 people, inclu...
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