International

March 22, 2025 2:39 PM March 22, 2025 2:39 PM

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Bihar Diwas Celebrated in Sri Lanka, Showcasing Cultural and Historical Ties

The 113th Bihar Diwas was celebrated for the first time in Sri Lanka by the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre in Colombo, drawing a crowd of nearly about 30,000 people. The event highlighted Bihar’s cultural heritage and its deep historical ties with Sri Lanka through Buddhism. India’s High Commissi...

March 22, 2025 1:01 PM March 22, 2025 1:01 PM

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Japan, China and South Korea discuss trilateral cooperation

Foreign Ministers from Japan, China and South Korea held a meeting in Tokyo today to seek common ground on areas like low birth rates, natural disasters and cultural exchanges at a time of growing tensions.     The meeting also focused on plans for a trilateral summit later this year. The ...

March 22, 2025 12:04 PM March 22, 2025 12:04 PM

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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Sworn In As Namibia’s First Female President

In Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as the country’s first female president.   The 72-year-old leader won the presidential election in November last year with 58 percent of the vote. Nandi-Ndaitwah succeeds Nangolo Mbumba, who served as interim president following the death of ...

March 22, 2025 11:13 AM March 22, 2025 11:13 AM

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Boeing to develop next-generation fighter jet F-47 for American Air Force

US President Donald Trump has announced that aviation giant Boeing will build the next-generation fighter jet F-47 for the American Air Force.     Talking to media in the presence of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Oval office last night, President Trump said, F-47s will be the most ...

March 22, 2025 11:10 AM March 22, 2025 11:10 AM

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Flights resume at Heathrow Airport after closure

Flights at the United Kingdom’s Heathrow Airport have resumed after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe’s busiest airport for the day, throwing the plans of tens of thousands of travellers into chaos.   The fire at an electrical substation disrupted power at the Heathrow Airport...

March 21, 2025 8:55 PM March 21, 2025 8:55 PM

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Sudanese Army Recaptures Presidential Palace in Major Victory Over RSF

The Sudanese army has recaptured the presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum, in a highly symbolic battlefield victory over the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the country’s catastrophic civil war. An officer wearing a captain’s epaulettes announced the takeover of the palace in a vi...

March 21, 2025 8:54 PM March 21, 2025 8:54 PM

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Israel Defense Minister Threatens Gaza Annexation If Hamas Doesn’t Release Hostages

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz has escalated tensions in the ongoing Gaza conflict, ordering the military to "seize more ground" in Gaza and threatening partial annexation unless Hamas releases the remaining hostages held in the Palestinian territory, according to Agence France-Presse.   The ...

March 21, 2025 9:10 PM March 21, 2025 9:10 PM

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Fire Knocks Out Power at Heathrow, Disrupts 1,350 Flights

The fire near Heathrow Airport in London that knocked out power to one of the world's busiest airports is now under control. The London Fire Brigade has informed this. The closure of the airport would last until midnight. Hundreds of thousands of passengers faced flight cancellations after a fire kn...