International

June 5, 2025 8:16 AM June 5, 2025 8:16 AM

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President Trump signs proclamation banning travel from 12 nations

US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to ban travel from 12 countries, citing national security and public safety threats. The proclamation signed by the President fully restricts and limits the entry of nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo...

June 4, 2025 9:55 PM June 4, 2025 9:55 PM

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India, Norway bilateral meeting aims to deepen maritime relationship and cooperation

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal today held bilateral meetings with Norway’s Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård as well as with Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Marianne Sivertsen on the sidelines of the Nor-Shipping event in Oslo. The meetings aimed to furth...

June 4, 2025 9:07 PM June 4, 2025 9:07 PM

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UAE & WHO launch humanitarian initiative to combat malnutrition on Socotra Island

  The United Arab Emirates and the World Health Organization have launched a comprehensive humanitarian initiative to combat severe malnutrition affecting women and children on Yemen's Socotra Island, where international health metrics indicate crisis-level conditions among the most vulnerable popul...

June 4, 2025 4:57 PM June 4, 2025 4:57 PM

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Netherlands PM resigns after PVV decides to quit coalition

In the Netherlands, Prime Minister Dick Schoof has announced his resignation following the far-right Party for Freedom ( PVV) decision to quit the coalition government. He has said that he will formally submit his resignation to the King today. Speaking at a press conference in The Hague, Schoof sai...

June 4, 2025 1:18 PM June 4, 2025 1:18 PM

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Australian Deputy PM Richard Marles lays wreath at National War Memorial

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today received Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles at Manekshaw Centre in Delhi. During the occasion, Mr Marles was given a ceremonial Guard of Honour.   The Australian Deputy Prime Minister also laid a wreath at the National War M...

June 4, 2025 12:37 PM June 4, 2025 12:37 PM

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Over 1.8 million pilgrims gather in Mina as annual Hajj begins

About 1.8 million pilgrims from across the world, including India, are converging at Mina in Saudi Arabia as the annual five-day Hajj pilgrimage began today. The pilgrims began their journey from the holy city of Mecca to assemble in the tent-city of Mina. They will spend the night there and move to...

June 4, 2025 12:28 PM June 4, 2025 12:28 PM

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Lee Jae-myung elected as South Korea’s President

Liberal Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as the 21st President of South Korea today. He will serve a five-year term. South Korea's National Election Commission held a meeting this morning and confirmed Lee's win in the presidential polls held yesterday. His nearest rival was Kim Mo...

June 3, 2025 9:06 PM June 3, 2025 9:06 PM

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Nigeria: 200 killed, 1000 reported missing in floods

Around 200 people have been killed and over one thousand are reportedly missing in Nigeria's north-central Niger State due to devastating floods triggered by heavy rains over the past week. The torrential downpours wreaked havoc across Mokwa, a bustling market and farming town in Niger, submerging a...