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November 24, 2025 5:34 PM November 24, 2025 5:34 PM

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Kiren Rijiju meets Bhutan PM, highlights strong India-Bhutan ties

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today met the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Tshering Tobgay. In a social media post, the Minister said that their discussion reflects the depth of India-Bhutan friendship and the values that both countries uphold.     Mr Rijiju added that Bhutan’s reverence for the Holy Buddh...

November 24, 2025 5:21 PM November 24, 2025 5:21 PM

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Pakistani forces conduct raids in dera bugti, arrest over 15 Baloch civilians

Pakistani forces have taken into custody 15 Baloch civilians in a series of raids in Balochistan amid an escalating human rights crisis across the province.     Human rights body Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ) said, in a new wave of raids in Dera Bugti district on Friday, Pakistan's Frontier Corps a...

November 24, 2025 5:07 PM November 24, 2025 5:07 PM

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Dubai approves largest three-year budget in History: AED302.7 billion for 2026-2028

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the largest three-year budget in Dubai’s history, with total expenditure of AED302.7 billion ($82.4 billion) and projected revenues of AED329.2 billion ($89.6 billion) for the 2026-20...

November 24, 2025 4:52 PM November 24, 2025 4:52 PM

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India Sends Contingent to WorldSkills Asia 2025 for the First Time

India today sent off its contingent for the WorldSkills Asia Competition 2025. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said that 23 candidates will take part in the competition to be held in Chinese Taipei from the 27th of this month.     Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneu...

November 24, 2025 11:29 AM November 24, 2025 11:29 AM

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Europe agrees to re-invite Russia to G8

Europe has agreed to re-invite Russia to the Group of Eight-G8 after the conflict in Ukraine is settled. According to Europe’s counter proposal to the US peace plan for Ukraine, drafted by the United Kingdom, Germany and France, Russia is to be progressively re-integrated into the global economic bl...

November 24, 2025 11:15 AM November 24, 2025 11:15 AM

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Ethiopia: Death toll from Marburg virus disease outbreak rises to 5

The death toll from Ethiopia's Marburg virus disease outbreak has risen to five. In its latest update, the country's Health Ministry said the outbreak's case fatality rate now stands at 50 per cent. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said that coordinated efforts are currently und...

November 24, 2025 10:49 AM November 24, 2025 10:49 AM

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Israel kills Hezbollah’s chief of staff, Haitham Ali al-Tabtabai

Israel's military has killed the militant group Hezbollah's chief of staff, Haitham Ali al-Tabtabai, in an air strike on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. It described him as a veteran of the group who had held a series of senior positions.   Lebanon's health ministry said a...

November 23, 2025 10:18 PM November 23, 2025 10:18 PM

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Former Brazil President Bolsonaro Placed in Preventive Custody Over Alleged Coup Plot

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken into preventive custody yesterday under a Federal Supreme Court order in connection with an alleged coup plot.   Bolsonaro, detained at his Brasília home and moved to Federal Police headquarters, had been under house arrest since August. The precau...