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March 18, 2025 6:12 PM March 18, 2025 6:12 PM

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Britain’s prisons overcrowded, police cells to be used as stop-gap arrangement

  The British government today said, police cells will temporarily be used to hold prisoners in a stop-gap measure to cope with overcrowding in jails. The emergency action, dubbed "Operation Safeguard", allows inmates to be held in police cells when prisons are full and was previously used from Febr...

March 18, 2025 5:14 PM March 18, 2025 5:14 PM

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Indonesia: Three earthquakes hit North Sumatra

In Indonesia, three earthquakes struck the country today, with a 5.5-magnitude tremor hitting North Sumatra province this morning. The country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency said the epicentre was located 17 kilometres southeast of North Tapanuli Regency at a depth of 10 kilometre...

March 18, 2025 5:16 PM March 18, 2025 5:16 PM

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Israel airstrike on Gaza: Death toll crosses 400

  The death toll from Israeli airstrikes overnight on Gaza has crossed 400. Palestinian health authorities, run by the armed group Hamas, said over 500 people were injured in the strikes, threatening the complete collapse of a two-month ceasefire. The Israeli military said it is carrying out extensi...

March 18, 2025 12:56 PM March 18, 2025 12:56 PM

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Peru declares emergency amid surge of violence and deploys the army in capital

Peru's president Dina Boluarte declared a state of emergency in the capital Lima yesterday. This decision comes amid widespread outcry a day after the killing of a 39-year-old popular singer Paul Flores, of the cumbia band Armonia 10. Flores was shot to death early Sunday when assailants attacked th...

March 18, 2025 1:29 PM March 18, 2025 1:29 PM

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Stranded US astronauts to return to Earth after 9 months

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been stranded on the International Space Station for over nine months, are returning to Earth. The pair undocked from the International Space Station at 10:35 AM (...

March 18, 2025 7:48 AM March 18, 2025 7:48 AM

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Russia to participate in Smart Cities India Expo 2025

A Russian delegation will participate in the Smart Cities India Expo 2025, which will be held from March 19 to 21 in New Delhi. The delegation will be led by Sergei Cheremin, a minister of the Government of Moscow and chairman of the Business Council for Cooperation with India.   Smart Cities I...

March 18, 2025 7:21 AM March 18, 2025 7:21 AM

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India, Ireland poised to boost trade, education ties: Irish Minister

Ireland Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless said Ireland looks forward to meeting Indian Universities and educational institutes to explore avenues for expanding post-study pathways and fostering deeper research collaborations between nations. He...

March 18, 2025 7:15 AM March 18, 2025 7:15 AM

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Lebanon, Syria agree to ceasefire after 2 days of border clashes

Lebanon and Syria reached a ceasefire agreement late yesterday to halt two days of clashes along the border. According to the Syrian Ministry of Defence, the agreement includes provisions for enhanced coordination and cooperation between the two sides.   Earlier yesterday, Lebanon’s President o...