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India child marriage crackdown reaches nearly 5,000 arrests

A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India’s northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after 416 people were detained in the latest police sweep, a minister said on Sunday.
Dec 22, 2024
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16 soldiers killed in Pakistan terrorist attack

Dec 22, 2024

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Dec 21, 2024

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Shortest Day in North, Longest Day in South today

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FIR against Rahul Gandhi over Parliament scuffle as BJP, Con...

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8 dead, many critical in huge Jaipur fire as 2 trucks collid...

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Putin boasts of gains in Ukraine at annual news conference m...

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Navy speedboat just before it collided with the ferry off Mu...

An Indian Navy speedboat that was undergoing engine trials lost control and collided with a passenger ferry off the Mumbai coast today. The navy in a statement said 13 people including a naval officer and two people from the original equipment manufacturer were killed in the accident.
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UK sending £35 million aid to help Ukrainians survive winter

The British government Tuesday announced £35 million ($44 million) in aid to repair Ukraine's energy grid battered by Russian strikes and help Ukrainians confronting freezing winter weather.  
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Russia detains 29-year old Uzbek national on charges of kill...

Russia has detained a suspect in the killing of the head of the army's chemical weapons division, investigators said Wednesday, a day after the general and his aide were killed by a blast in Moscow.
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EU announces extra one billion Euros in refugee funding for...

The EU is to give Turkey an extra one billion euros ($1.05 billion) in funding to care for the Syrian refugees it is hosting, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said Tuesday.
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Sri Lankan parliament elects new speaker

The Sri Lankan parliament on Tuesday unanimously appointed ruling National People's Power (NPP) Member of Parliament Jagath Wickramaratne as its new speaker.
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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits Vanuatu, one reported dead

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
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