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Marine Le Pen verdict enrages supporters

by malinga April 7, 2025

April 7, 2025 55 views

Last week, a French court found far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling millions of euros of European Union funds and banned her from running for political office for …

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Netanyahu to visit White House to discuss tariffs

by malinga April 7, 2025

April 7, 2025 45 views

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. The news agency Reuters is reporting that the leaders will discuss the …

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Jaguar Land Rover pauses shipments to US

by malinga April 7, 2025

April 7, 2025 42 views

The UK’s luxury car maker, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), says it will “pause” shipments to the US in April, as it considers how to address “the new trading terms” of …

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Myanmar quake death toll hits 1,000, scores still missing

by damith March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025 49 views

The death toll of a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Southeast Asia has climbed to over 1,000 amid fears that the casualty figures will continue to rise in the war-torn nation and …

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Hamas releases more hostages

by damith February 23, 2025

February 23, 2025 103 views

Hamas has handed over five out of six hostages who were to be released in Gaza on Saturday, the final living captives whom the warring sides agreed would be freed …

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Tamil Nadu to build new airport in Hosur

by damith February 23, 2025

February 23, 2025 134 views

The Tamil Nadu Government yesterday assured industry associations in Hosur that it was committed to building an exclusive airport for the industrial town as announced by Chief Minister M. K. …

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Shutdown of USAID, a ‘Gift to China’- Samantha Power

by damith February 9, 2025

February 9, 2025 237 views

Former Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power has strongly criticised the agency’s shutdown, calling it a “Gift to the People’s Republic of China.” In …

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Federal Judge pauses efforts to shelve USAID

by damith February 9, 2025

February 9, 2025 136 views

A Federal Judge yesterday temporarily paused the Trump administration’s plan to place thousands of workers at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on administrative leave. About 2,200 USAID employees …

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Hamas frees three more hostages

by malinga February 9, 2025

February 9, 2025 154 views

Three male Israeli hostages were freed in Gaza in the fifth round of exchanges between Israel and Hamas on Saturday, but have left many in Israel concerned by the freed …

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Six dead in Philadelphia Medevac plane crash

by damith February 2, 2025

February 2, 2025 168 views

A medical transport jet (Medevac) carrying a child patient, her mother and four others crashed into a Philadelphia neighbourhood in the US about 30 seconds after taking off, erupting in …

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