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• "US Ties With Pak Army A Challenge In India-US Relation": S Jaishankar's Son

  11-12-2025 09:15 via article.wn.com
  Executive Director of the Observer Research Foundation America, Dhruva Jaishankar, has stated that one of the key challenges in India-US relations is Washington's renewed engagement with Pakistan's... ......
  
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• The TSA is providing airline passenger data to ICE to aid Trump’s deportation efforts, report says

  13-12-2025 01:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  The program comes as the Trump administration has sought to leverage data from across the government to speed up deportations
  
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• Venezuela-US tensions spike in wake of seized tanker as Nobel winner vows change

  13-12-2025 01:28 via article.wn.com
  Dec 12 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition...
  
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• Canada announces Ottawa-Montreal as first segment of high-speed rail

  13-12-2025 01:28 via article.wn.com
  OTTAWA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian government announced Friday that the first segment of the Alto High-Speed Rail project will link Ottawa and Montreal. Read full story ......
  
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• US accuses Rwanda of violating the peace deal as M23 rebels seize a key eastern ...

  13-12-2025 01:27 via article.wn.com
  By EDITH M. LEDERER and MARK BANCHEREAU UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States accused Rwanda on Friday of violating a U.S.-brokered peace agreement by backing a deadly new rebel offensive in the mineral-rich eastern Congo, and warned that the Trump administration will take action against “spoilers” of the deal. Related Articles South Africa eases affirmative action regulations on Starlink and others that Musk said were racist Russian police and National Guard will stay in Ukr
  
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• UN Security Council adopts resolution on youth, peace, security

  13-12-2025 01:26 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution on youth, peace and security. Resolution...
  
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• Woman charged in unprovoked stabbing of tourist changing baby's diaper in Macy’s Herald Square store

  13-12-2025 01:25 via article.wn.com
  A California woman changing her infant daughter’s diaper in a New York City department store bathroom was stabbed and injured by another woman in what police say was an unprovoked attack. The attack occurred Thursday afternoon at the store in ......
  
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• TSA renews push to end collective bargaining agreement for airport security screeners

  13-12-2025 01:25 via article.wn.com
  The Transportation Security Administration is...
  
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• Sen. Ron Johnson asks DOJ to investigate Wisconsin judge in former Trump attorney's case

  13-12-2025 01:25 via article.wn.com
  Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is...
  
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• Man who opened fire outside his former Jewish school in Memphis avoids prison with guilty plea

  13-12-2025 01:25 via article.wn.com
  A Tennessee man who fired a gun at a contractor outside his former Jewish school in Memphis in 2023 has pleaded guilty. The 35-year-old Joel Bowman entered guilty pleas to aggravated assault and aggravated burglary on Friday. He was sentenced ......
  
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• Justice Department sues 4 more states for access to detailed voter data

  13-12-2025 01:25 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. Justice Department is suing...
  
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• Jail, fines or deportation? What Ted Cruz said about claims over Ilhan Omar’s marriage to brother

  13-12-2025 01:25 via article.wn.com
  The rumors around Representative Ilhan Omar's marriage to her brother on another level, as a top Senator suggested that if the allegations are true, then she could be imprisoned, fined, and even face deportation. Senator Ted Cruz said that if allegations against Representative Ilhan Omar that she married her brother to enter the US were true, she would have violated several...
  
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• FEMA to send Georgia more than $300 million in Hurricane Helene relief after accusations of delays

  13-12-2025 01:25 via article.wn.com
  The Federal Emergency Management Agency...
  
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• Critically wounded National Guard member being moved to in-patient rehabilitation

  13-12-2025 01:25 via article.wn.com
  A West Virginia National Guard member...
  
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• A new federal report scrutinizes Puerto Rico's tax incentives luring wealthy Americans

  13-12-2025 01:25 via article.wn.com
  Puerto Rico tax incentives that have...
  
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• A Georgia woman suffers severe burns in a chemical attack at a Savannah park

  13-12-2025 01:25 via article.wn.com
  A Georgia woman is being treated for severe burns after someone poured a corrosive chemical onto her head at a public park in Savannah. Police say she appears to have been attacked by a stranger. Savannah Police Chief Lennie Gunther ......
  
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• WHO official says about 1,092 patients in Gaza died while awaiting medical evacuation

  13-12-2025 01:18 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Around 1,092 patients in the Gaza Strip died while awaiting medical evacuation between July 2024 and Nov. 28, 2025, Rik Peeperkorn, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s representative in the occupied Palestinian territory, told reporters at the...
  
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• Trump says former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh is top choice to lead Fed: media

  13-12-2025 01:18 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh is his top choice to lead the U.S. central bank, as Fed Chair...
  
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• The Mamdani effect? Sales of luxury homes spike in the Big Apple as exodus fears fall flat

  13-12-2025 01:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donna Olshan, the founder and president of Olshan Realty, called the expectations that a mass of wealthy individuals would leave the city "pretty ridiculous"
  
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• UN Security Council renews mandate of panel assisting Al-Shabaab Sanctions Committee

  13-12-2025 00:42 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the panel...
  
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• Woman sexually assaulted on American Airlines flight by drunk passenger, lawsuit claims

  13-12-2025 00:41 via article.wn.com
  According to the...
  
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• U.S. stocks sink as AI concerns weigh on tech sector

  13-12-2025 00:41 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks finished lower on Friday, with technology shares extending sharp declines amid renewed investor concerns over potential over-investment in artificial intelligence (AI). The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 245.96 points, or 0.51 percent, to 48,458.05. The S&P 500 sank...
  
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• UN chief alarmed by drone strike killing over 30 Sudanese civilians

  13-12-2025 00:41 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply alarmed by a reported drone strike that killed at least 30 civilians in Sudan's South Darfur state, his deputy spokesman said Friday. The attack reportedly took place approximately 150 km southwest of the state...
  
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• Trump sued by preservationists demanding a halt to his White House ballroom project

  13-12-2025 00:41 via article.wn.com
  The Trust wants the court to...
  
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• High-roller Michael Duke Thomson sues Las Vegas casino after real-life ‘Hangover’ experience

  13-12-2025 00:41 via article.wn.com
  First in The Independent:...
  
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• Democrats had Republicans on the run with health care – then they dropped new Epstein ...

  13-12-2025 00:41 via article.wn.com
  Releasing the most salacious...
  
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• 84-year-old man shoots his son in the face after becoming upset over how little his ...

  13-12-2025 00:41 via article.wn.com
  William Nowak allegedly told his son, ‘Get out of my house or I’m going to shoot you’...
  
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• UN expert urges UK to encourage international opposition to upcoming Myanmar election

  13-12-2025 00:40 via article.wn.com
  A UN Special Rapporteur on Friday released a report urging the UK government to condemn Myanmar’s upcoming military junta-orchestrated election that may be a “sham” as well as continue its support of human rights in the area. Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, stated, “I urge the UK Government to proactively reach out to other Governments, especially those in Asia, to ensure they do the same. A strong, coordinated rejection of
  
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• Rights group condemns systemic torture of Ukrainian POWs by Russia

  13-12-2025 00:40 via article.wn.com
  Human Rights Watch released a report on Thursday that alleges Russia has inflicted a widespread and deliberate pattern of physical and psychological abuse upon Ukrainian POWs throughout their detention. The report, based on in-depth interviews with 12 former...
  
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• Medical Aid in Dying act: Illinois becomes 12th state to let terminally ill residents choose ...

  13-12-2025 00:40 via article.wn.com
  The Catholic...
  
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