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Ex-Malaysian PM Najib charged with corruption
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged with corruption on Wednesday for allegedly accepting millions of dollars in bribe money, in a […]
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Donald Trump revokes Obama guidance on race in school admissions
The Trump administration rescinded an Obama-era guidance that encouraged schools to take a student’s race into account to promote diversity in admissions. The […]
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Pompeo to head to N Korea after postponing India-US 2+2 dialogue
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, who last week abruptly postponed the 2+2 dialogue with India on July 6, will travel to North […]
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Immigration enforcement like liberating a town in combat: Trump
Washington US President Donald Trump has praised immigration enforcement officials, saying their actions against illegal immigrants, in particular those with criminal background, are […]
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Australia: Catholic Archbishop gets 1 year in prison for concealing child sex abuse
A Catholic archbishop in Australia was on Tuesday given a maximum sentence of 12 months in detention for concealing child sexual abuse in […]
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Afghan Sikhs, Hindus grieve after suicide attack kills 19
Jalalabad, Grief mixed with anger among Afghanistan’s minority Sikh and Hindu community on Monday as they prepared for funerals of loved ones, including […]
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Merkel, Seehofer urged to settle migrant row
Berlin Lawmakers from both conservative parties in the German coalition urged Chancellor Angela Merkel and her interior minister on Monday to resolve an […]
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US misses deadline on H4 visa notification for second time, relief for spouses of H-1B holders
The Trump administration in the US has failed to meet its deadline for the second time this year to issue a notification on […]
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Donald Trump says he will press Vladimir Putin on Russia’s denial of meddling in US election
US President Donald Trump will press Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Moscow’s denial of meddling in the 2016 presidential election when the two […]
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Manhattan prosecutor brings new charges against Harvey Weinstein
NEW YORK The Manhattan district attorney on Monday announced new criminal charges against film producer Harvey Weinstein, who had been charged with rape […]
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India condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ attack on Afghan Sikhs
India has condemned as “heinous and cowardly” the terrorist attack on a convoy of Sikhs in Afghanistan. A suicide bomber on Sunday targeted […]
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Thousands protest across US against Trump’s immigration policies
Tens of thousands of people, including Indian Americans, took to streets in several US cities to protest against controversial immigration policies of President […]