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13 Feb 2025

Germany

Car plows into crowd in Munich, 15 injured

A car plowed into a group of people near the central train station in Munich, Germany, leaving at least 15 injured.

13 Feb 2025

China

Public anger in China over 'ineffective' generic drugs in hospitals 

Public discontent is brewing in China due to the growing ineffectiveness of generic drugs used in state hospitals, BBC reported.

13 Feb 2025

California

Shocking video shows Taco Bell security slapping  female customer 

A shocking incident unfolded at a Taco Bell outlet in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, when a security guard was filmed slapping a female customer.

13 Feb 2025

Narendra Modi

Modi arrives in US, to hold high-stake talks with Trump

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Washington DC on Thursday on a two-day visit to hold high-stakes talks with President Donald Trump.

12 Feb 2025

Donald Trump

Trump announces immediate negotiations to end Ukraine war

United States President Donald Trump today announced that negotiations to end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine will start "immediately."

12 Feb 2025

Donald Trump

Trump swaps bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik for US teacher  

United States President Donald Trump has swapped Russian computer whiz Alexander Vinnik for the release of American teacher Marc Fogel, the New York Post confirmed.

12 Feb 2025

Belgium

Why Indian soldiers are honored at Marseilles's Mazargues War Cemetery 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron visited the Mazargues War Cemetery in Marseilles on Wednesday.

12 Feb 2025

Mark Zuckerberg

Almost got sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy: Zuckerberg

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg disclosed on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast that he was once almost sentenced to death in Pakistan.

12 Feb 2025

England

UK to start refusing citizenship to undocumented migrants

The United Kingdom government, under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, has unveiled stricter immigration rules aimed at undocumented migrants.

12 Feb 2025

Asia

Why India is closely watching Turkey president's visit to Pakistan

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on a four-day tour of Asia, ending his trip with a visit to Pakistan. He had earlier visited Malaysia and Indonesia.

12 Feb 2025

Donald Trump

Trump fires USAID inspector general: Report 

United States President Donald Trump has fired Paul Martin, the inspector general for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), multiple media outlets reported.

12 Feb 2025

Bangladesh

Where does India rank in 'world's most corrupt countries' list? 

India has been ranked the 96th most corrupt country in the world, according to the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024. This is a drop from its previous rank of 93rd in 2023.

12 Feb 2025

Android

China leads countries trying to silence exiled dissidents: Report

According to a study by Washington DC-based non-profit organization Freedom House, China tops the list of nations carrying out transnational repression efforts.

12 Feb 2025

Elon Musk

Musk clarifies claim on US sending $50M condoms to Gaza 

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has clarified his earlier claim that the United States was sending $50 million worth of condoms to Gaza.

12 Feb 2025

Sydney

Sydney nurses suspended for threatening to kill Israeli patients 

Two nurses from a Sydney hospital have been suspended after they appeared in an antisemitic social media video.

12 Feb 2025

Titan

US Coast Guard releases eerie audio of Titan submersible implosion 

The United States Coast Guard shared a 20-second audio clip on Friday, purportedly the sound of the Titan submersible's implosion, that it is investigating.

12 Feb 2025

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy reverses stance, says 'open to land swap' with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed willingness to negotiate a land swap with Russia. This is a major shift in Kyiv's stance on territorial concessions.

FBI uncovers 2,400 new records related to JFK assassination

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has unearthed some 2,400 new records related to the assassination of President John F Kennedy. The trove includes some 14,000 pages that had not been reviewed before.

12 Feb 2025

Mexico

White House bars Associated Press for using 'Gulf of Mexico'  

The Associated Press (AP) was denied access to an Oval Office executive order signing on Tuesday after it refused to adopt President Donald Trump's new name for the Gulf of Mexico.

12 Feb 2025

Donald Trump

'Return hostages by Saturday or ceasefire over': Netanyahu warns Hamas 

The three-week-old ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is on the verge of collapse, with both sides blaming each other for violating the agreement.

12 Feb 2025

Cybersecurity

'Must be sustainable, job optimistic, clean': Modi's message for AI 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted the importance of developing unbiased data sets and adopting open-source models at the AI Action Summit in Paris, which he co-chaired.

12 Feb 2025

Donald Trump

What's on Modi's agenda for day 3 in France  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will wrap up his three-day official visit to France on Wednesday.

11 Feb 2025

Saudi Arabia

Explained: Why no children are allowed at Haj this year

Saudi Arabia has announced major changes for the 2025 Haj pilgrimage, including banning children from participating.

11 Feb 2025

Africa

5 billion people globally lack access to medical oxygen: Report

Nearly two-thirds of the world's population, or about five billion people, do not have access to a critical healthcare resource—medical oxygen, a report by The Lancet stated.

11 Feb 2025

Europe

EU promises strong countermeasures to US steel, aluminum tariffs

European Union (EU) leader Ursula von der Leyen has issued a stern warning in response to the US's newly imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum.

11 Feb 2025

Emmanuel Macron

India-France nearing ₹1L crore deal for 26 Rafael jets, submarines 

India and France are said to be on the verge of finalizing two major defense agreements worth almost ₹1 lakh crore.

11 Feb 2025

Benjamin Netanyahu

War crimes prosecutor is first target of Trump's sanctions 

Prosecutor Karim Khan of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been sanctioned by US President Donald Trump.

11 Feb 2025

Emmanuel Macron

Why France is becoming top choice for Indian students

France is gradually but surely becoming the go-to destination for Indian students pursuing higher education.

11 Feb 2025

Bangladesh

Bangladesh faces edible oil crisis, prices skyrocket ahead of Ramzan

Bangladesh is currently facing a severe edible oil crisis, with prices skyrocketing and supplies dwindling.

11 Feb 2025

Donald Trump

Trump pauses enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials 

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to temporarily suspend the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

11 Feb 2025

Canada

10 countries, including India, most affected by Trump's steel tariffs

United States President Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports.

11 Feb 2025

Donald Trump

Trump warns Hamas of consequences if Gaza hostages not released  

United States President Donald Trump has warned Hamas that "all hell will break loose" if the militant group fails to release the remaining hostages from Gaza by noon on Saturday.

11 Feb 2025

Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Mob attacks stall displaying activist Taslima Nasreen's book 

A mob, allegedly consisting of madrasa students, attacked a book stall at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Monday.

11 Feb 2025

Donald Trump

Pentagon bans transgenders, people with 'gender dysphoria history' from military  

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an immediate halt to all gender-affirming medical procedures for active-duty service members.

11 Feb 2025

Guatemala City

Guatemala: 54 dead as bus plunges off bridge into ravine

At least 50 people have lost their lives in a horrific bus accident in Guatemala.

11 Feb 2025

Hollywood

1 dead after jets—including plane owned by Mötley Crüe singer—collide 

At least one person died when two planes collided on the runway at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona on Monday afternoon.

11 Feb 2025

Emmanuel Macron

Indian PM Modi meets French President Macron, US VP Vance

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Paris on Monday for a three-day visit, his sixth to France.

10 Feb 2025

Bitcoin

Shocker! Man considers buying landfill to recover $800M in Bitcoin

James Howells, a 39-year-old UK-based IT specialist, is considering buying a South Wales landfill site.

10 Feb 2025

Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh court acquits journalist of failed abduction of Hasina's son

A prominent newspaper editor, Mahmudur Rahman, has been acquitted by a Bangladesh court in a case pertaining to an unsuccessful plot to kidnap and assassinate Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

10 Feb 2025

Germany

Over 600 arrested for working illegally in UK

The United Kingdom's immigration enforcement teams arrested over 600 people in January for working illegally, officials said on Monday.