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US warns Rwanda over "clear violation" of Congo peace deal
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The US accused Rwanda of violating a peace deal after M23 rebels seized Uvira in eastern Congo. Despite a fragile calm, hundreds of civilians were killed and thousands displaced, raising fears the renewed fighting could derail US-brokered peace efforts.
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Rising smartphone use among Afghan children raises health, family concerns
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rising smartphone use among children in Afghanistan is worrying parents and doctors, who warn of mental and physical health risks. Families are trying to limit screen time as experts stress balanced use, while some children continue outdoor play away from screens.
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Bolivian court remands former president Arce in custody over corruption pr
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A Bolivian court ordered former president Luis Arce to remain in detention for five months while prosecutors investigate alleged embezzlement of USD 700 million from an Indigenous development fund. Arce denied wrongdoing, calling the case politically motivated.
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US accuses Rwanda of fuelling instability in DRC at UN
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Rwanda is leading the region towards increased instability and war," US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz told the UN Security Council. "We will use the tools at our disposal to hold to account spoilers to peace."
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Venezuela's oil exports shrivel as US seizes tanker off its coast
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Oil tanker movements into and out of Venezuelan waters have almost come to a standstill, Al Jazeera's sources stated, after the US announced that it would seize more vessels as part of its military pressure on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.
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US President removes sanctions on Brazilian judge who presided over convic
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The US government imposed sanctions against the justice, Alexandre de Moraes, in July under the Global Magnitsky Act after the case was brought against Bolsonaro, a Trump ally. The Magnitsky Act is a rarely used law that allows the United States to impose asset freezes and travel bans on for
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"Big victory for us; certainly, we are going to win next assembly election
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, the Congress MP said, "This is an election in the history of Kerala local body elections where the UDF and Congress have secured the maximum number of seats. This is a big victory for us. Certainly, the trend is very clear; we are going to win the next assembly elections.
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"Almost every decision of Trump has been challenged": Foreign affairs expe
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
S President Donald Trump's decisions are facing challenges in the US Supreme Court, with 20 states opposing the H-1B visa fee hike. Foreign Affairs Expert Robinder Sachdev noted that Trump's policies are being contested, with Democratic states leading the charge.
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US raids cargo ship travelling from China to Iran
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Unnamed officials told the newspaper that US military personnel boarded the ship several hundred miles from Sri Lanka, according to the report on Friday. It was the first time in several years US forces had intercepted cargo travelling from China to Iran, according to the newspaper, as quote
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Police use mild force to disperse crowd outside Messi's Kolkata hotel afte
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Police personnel used mild force to disperse the angry crowd that had gathered outside the hotel where star footballer Lionel Messi was staying in Kolkata, during the first leg of his GOAT India Tour, on Saturday.
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Police personnel use mild force to disperse angry crowd after chaos breaks
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Police personnel used mild force to disperse the angry crowd after they tried to vandalise the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, alleging poor management of the Argentine Legend Lionel Messi's GOAT Tour event on Saturday.
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"Not very surprising": Jairam Ramesh on India's exclusion from US-led Pax
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, reacting to India's alleged exclusion from the US-led Pax Silica initiative, said the move is a result of the deteriorating relationship between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi since May 10, and added that India would have benefited ha
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