UK upgrades law to crack down on ‘vile’ people smugglers
The UK on Thursday unveiled tougher laws including travel restrictions and a ban on phone usage to clamp down on “vile” people smugglers behind organised immigration crime networks. The Home Office said new interim orders will allow immediate action to disrupt and deter suspected serious criminality in a “major upgrade” to...
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Reliance spends USD 13 bn on acquisitions in five years
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Pak govt, Imran’s PTI to meet to resolve political differences
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China Russia ties advancing to higher levels, says President Xi
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Russian missiles, drones attack on Ukrainian targets
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US, Boeing investigators examine site of deadly South Korean plane crash
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Country's liquor cos may approach FSSAI for separate standard for Indian single malt whisky
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Lankan HR body cries foul over denial to visit Rohingyas
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Netanyahu to undergo prostrate surgery
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is having his prostate removed on Sunday, his office said, a procedure that comes as he manages multiple crises at once, including the ongoing war in Gaza and his own trial for alleged corruption. Netanyahu, 75, is among a cohort of older world leaders, including US...
15 hurt in Florida when train hits fire truck that drove onto tracks after another train passed
Three firefighters and a dozen passengers were injured in Florida on Saturday when a fire truck with its lights flashing drove around rail crossing arms and into the path of a high-speed passenger train after waiting for another train to pass, according to video of the incident and a person...
Kavelashvili is inaugurated as Georgia’s president, complicating path toward EU
Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili was formally inaugurated as president of Georgia on Sunday, cementing the ruling party’s grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia. Outgoing pro-Western Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said Sunday morning that she would...
Palestinian shot dead in her West Bank home, family blames Palestinian security forces
A Palestinian woman was shot and killed in her home in the volatile northern West Bank town of Jenin, where the Palestinian Authority is carrying out a rare campaign against militants. The family of Shatha al-Sabbagh, a 22-year-old journalism student, said she was killed by a sniper with the Palestinian security...
Musk vows to ‘go to war’ to defend H-1B visa programme; Trump sides with him
Elon Musk has received support from President-elect Donald Trump on his stance on H-1B visas, a day after the tech billionaire vowed to “go to war” to defend the programme used to bring skilled foreign workers to the US. Musk, who along with Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has been tapped...
Pak soldier killed, 11 wounded in firing by Afghan Taliban forces
A Pakistan paramilitary soldier has been killed and 11 others injured in firing by the Afghan Taliban forces at the border posts of Pakistan troops, days after strikes by Pakistan targeted the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) militants. According to defence sources, the Afghan troops resorted to “unprovoked fire on multiple Pakistani border...
3 die off northern France coast in Channel crossing attempt
At least three migrants died early Sunday while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from northern France, authorities said. The deaths were confirmed after an early morning rescue operation involving French emergency services and the navy’s “Dauphin” helicopter. Around 50 people were stranded in the water and on the...
