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Hamas Says 4 Women Soldiers To Be Freed In Next Swap With Israel
- Jan 25, 2025 02:04 am IST
- Reuters
Hamas on Friday said it would release the following day four Israeli women soldiers held hostage since October 7, 2023, in a second exchange under a ceasefire deal that has halted the Gaza war.
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Putin Trying To "Manipulate" Trump On Ukraine, Says Zelensky
- Jan 25, 2025 01:41 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is seeking to "manipulate" Donald Trump in the Russian leader's statements on his readiness for talks with the United States.
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Meta Plans To Invest $60 Billion Or More In AI This Year
- Jan 25, 2025 01:09 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said the tech giant plans to invest at least $60 billion in artificial intelligence in 2025, aiming to lead in the technology.
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14 Arrested In Turkish Ski Hotel Fire Probe
- Jan 25, 2025 00:27 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
Fourteen people have now been arrested as part of a criminal investigation into a fire at a Turkish luxury ski resort hotel that killed 78, state media reported on Friday.
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"Zelenskyy Decided I Want To Fight": Trump Blames Ukraine President For War
- Jan 25, 2025 00:03 am IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
Trump's stance on the conflict is rooted in his belief that Zelenskyy should have negotiated a deal with Russian President Putin to avoid the war. "I could have made that deal so easily, and Zelenskyy decided that 'I want to fight,'" Trump claimed.
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"Won't Allow Taiwan To Separate": China Asks US To Handle Issue "Prudently"
- Jan 24, 2025 23:02 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Washington needs to approach the issue of Taiwan "prudently", the ministry in Beijing said, as the pair held their first talks since Donald Trump took office.
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PM Modi To Participate As Co-Chair At AI Summit In France
- Jan 24, 2025 23:01 pm IST
- Asian News International
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's participation as a co-chair at the upcoming AI Summit in France, following an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Will Sign Order "Maybe Getting Rid Of" US Disaster Agency: Trump
- Jan 24, 2025 22:49 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump said as he visited hurricane-hit North Carolina Friday that he would sign an executive order to overhaul or possibly scrap the federal agency that helps states cope with disasters.
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Foreign Minister Engages US, Foreign Secretary, China: India's Balancing Act
- Jan 24, 2025 22:35 pm IST
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
India's diplomacy stands out globally for its ability to balance ties between adversaries. The latest example of this is happening this week.
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If Russia Sells Crude Oil On Discount, India Will Buy It: Hardeep Singh Puri
- Jan 24, 2025 21:45 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that India would continue buying crude oil from Russia if it is available at a discount emphasising that the government is "committed" to buying the most economically-priced crude oil.
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Shocking X-ray Reveals Human Body Infested With Tapeworm Larvae
- Jan 24, 2025 21:45 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
The condition occurred after the patient consumed undercooked pork, allowing the taenia solium parasite to form larval cysts in soft tissues.
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Indian Fisherman Dies In Pak Custody After Completion Of Sentence: Report
- Jan 24, 2025 21:32 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
An Indian fisherman, who was languishing in the Karachi jail even after completion of his sentence, has died, official sources said on Friday.
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"Ukraine Crisis Might Not Have Happened Were Trump President": Putin
- Jan 24, 2025 21:02 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the 2022 "crisis in Ukraine" -- a reference to Moscow's full-scale military offensive -- might have been averted had Donald Trump been US president at the time.
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Amid Trump's Deportation Plans, Why Indians Are Quitting Part-Time Jobs
- Jan 24, 2025 20:48 pm IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
The students said that they will assess the current situation before deciding whether to restart their part-time jobs. Till that time, they would rely on either savings or borrowing from friends and family back in India.
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India Says Sanctioned Russian Oil Tankers Can Discharge Before February 27
- Jan 24, 2025 20:27 pm IST
- Reuters
The United States has clarified to India that tankers loaded with Russian oil have to discharge by February 27 under the latest sanctions targeting Moscow's oil revenue, India's oil secretary Pankaj Jain told reporters at an event.
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Iran Arrests Two Women For Dancing In Cemetery: Report
- Jan 24, 2025 20:17 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Iranian police arrested two young women after publication of a video in which they danced in a Tehran cemetery without adhering to the country's strict dress code, local media reported Friday.
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China Could Use It As "Water Bomb": Arunachal Chief Minister On Dam Project
- Jan 24, 2025 20:10 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
After Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu has raised concern about China's plan to construct the largest hydropower dam in eastern Tibet, warning that it could be used by Beijing as a "water bomb".
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Meta, TikTok, X To Join European Union Stress Test For German Election
- Jan 24, 2025 20:10 pm IST
- Reuters
The European Commission will hold a stress test with large social media platforms next week to see whether they have done enough to counter disinformation in the run-up to next month's German election, an EU spokesperson said on Friday.