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Operation Sindoor: Stanford student’s powerful op-ed slamming ‘disinformation’ goes viral | World News

[ad_1] A compelling opinion piece by Stanford University PhD candidate Samyukta Shrivatsa is drawing widespread attention for its clear rebuttal of misinformation surrounding the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, and India’s subsequent response, Operation Sindoor.The attack took place in the Baisaran Valley, a popular tourist spot, where armed terrorists reportedly singled […]

Trump’s Qatar trip is off to a flying start as Air Force One gets another fighter jet escort

[ad_1] Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15s provide an honorary escort for Air Force One (AP) DOHA: President Donald Trump’s trip to Qatar is off to a flying start. Like Saudi Arabia a day earlier, Qatar didn’t bother waiting for Trump to land before setting out to impress him with a fighter jet escort. As Trump […]

‘Young, attractive guy’: Donald Trump full of praise for former US-designated terrorist

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Wednesday met with Syria’s interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh. This meeting between the two leaders marked the first such encounter between the nations’ heads of state in 25 years. Held on the sidelines of the Gulf Cooperation Council summit, the meeting was highly significant, reflecting a major political […]

A French mining company sues Niger after its director disappears and offices are raided | World News

[ad_1] A French mining company sues Niger after its director disappears and offices are raided (Photo: AP) French uranium mining company Orano has sued the government of Niger after the disappearance of its director and the raiding of its local offices, as military authorities in the west African country tighten their grip on foreign companies […]

France pledges 10 mn euros for Chernobyl repair: Europe bank

[ad_1] Christine Lagard, President European Central Bank (AP) LONDON: France will contribute 10 million euros to help fix a radiation cover at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine allegedly hit by a Russian drone, Europe’s development bank announced Wednesday.The amount, equivalent to $11.2 million, was unveiled at the annual conference of the European Bank for […]

‘We’re not Pakistani’: Baloch leader declares independence, has this request from Indians

[ad_1] Baloch leader Mir Yar Baloch on Wednesday claimed that Balochistan was never a part of Pakistan citing decades of “air bombings, enforced disappearances and genocide” by the government. He requested the Indian media to “not to refer to Balochs as ‘Pakistan’s Own People’”.Recounting an interview when Mir was asked about Balochistan’s independence, he said, […]

Funerals held in Myanmar for pupils and teachers killed in airstrike on school | World News

[ad_1] Funerals held in Myanmar for pupils and teachers killed in airstrike on school (Photo: AP) Funerals have been held in Myanmar for almost two dozen students and teachers alleged to have been killed in an airstrike on a local school by a ruling military jet fighter.Local resistance groups and independent media said Tuesday that […]

20 states sue Trump administration over immigration-linked federal funding threats

[ad_1] File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) A coalition of 20 Democratic attorneys general filed two lawsuits on Tuesday challenging the Trump administration’s threats to withhold billions of dollars in federal funding unless states comply with its hardline immigration policies.The lawsuits, spearheaded by California attorney general Rob Bonta, were filed in federal […]

Watch: US Coast Guard intercepts smugglers in eastern Pacific ocean, drugs worth millions seized

[ad_1] US Coast Guard intercepts smugglers in eastern Pacific ocean, drugs worth millions seized Watch: US Coast Guard intercepts smugglers in eastern Pacific ocean, drugs worth millions seizedA viral video released by the US Coast Guard shows a gripping drug interdiction operation in the eastern Pacific Ocean, where service members aboard the USCGC Kimball executed […]

Japanese military training plane crashes with two on board

[ad_1] Tokyo: A Japanese military training plane crashed near a lake shortly after takeoff with two people on board, authorities said on Wednesday.“A T-4 training aircraft that belongs to the Air Self-Defense Force crashed at 3:08 pm (0608 GMT) after radar lost (it) near a lake… after taking off at Komaki Air Base” in central […]