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Mexico deploys first of 10,000 National Guard to US border after Trump’s tariff threats – India TV

Image Source : AP Border walls separating Mexico from the United States. Mexico has deployed the first of 10,000 officers to its northern frontier following tariff threats by President Donald Trump. A line of Mexican National Guard and Army trucks rumbled along the border separating Ciudad Juarez and El Paso in Texas. Patrols were also seen on other parts of the border near Tijuana.  Masked and armed National Guard members picked through brush running along the border barrier on the outskirts of Ciudad Juárez, pulling out makeshift ladders and ropes tucked away in the trenches, and pulling them onto trucks.…

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Israel joins US in withdrawing from UN Human Rights Council, citing bias – India TV

Image Source : AP/FILE PHOTO President Donald Trump listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference. A day after US President Donald Trump made an announcement that the United States would be leaving the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Israel has also announced their withdrawal. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar confirmed on Wednesday that Israel would no longer continue to sit at the UNHRC table. He hailed the US decision, saying it is in the right direction. “Israel welcomes President Trump’s decision not to participate in the UN Human Rights Council. Israel joins the United States…

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Trump signs order to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports – India TV

Image Source : AP Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order which seeks to ban transgender athletes from women's sports. Trump's administration wants the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to change things accordingly before the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. The latest order, which is aimed at banning transgender athletes from women's sports, empowers the US Secretary of State's office to pressure the IOC to amend standards governing Olympic sporting events. It would promote "fairness, safety and the best interests of female athletes" as it will ensure that "eligibility for participation in women's sporting events is determined…

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Hamas punishes, tortures gay members for homosexuality and raping Israeli hostages: Report – India TV

Image Source : AP Hamas militants In a shocking revelation, Hamas is reported to have killed its own members who allegedly indulged in same-sex relations. According to some secret documents from the Palestinian group, some Hamas militants raped Israeli victims during its attack on Israel in October 2023. The report claims that members of Hamas allegedly raped the Israeli hostages, who were held captive following the October 7 attack. The New York Post reports that Hamas prepared a list of recruits who could not allegedly comply with "morality checks" as they engaged in homosexuality, as they ended up paying a…

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Bangladesh lodges protest with Indian envoy over Sheikh Hasina’s ‘hostile activities’ during her stay in India – India TV

Image Source : AP Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh lodges protest: Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged a strong protest with New Delhi over deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's "activities" in India. Dhaka has alleged Hasina of making "false and fabricated statements" during her stay in India, the foreign ministry said. The latest protest from Dhaka comes after Hasina delivered a speech via social media on Wednesday night, in which she urged the countrymen to organise a resistance against the current regime. Bangladesh's lodges strong protest with the Indian government The Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement said that it lodged a "strong protest with…

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France delivers first batch of Mirage fighter jets to Kyiv, Ukrainian forces attack Russian airfield – India TV

Image Source : AP Mirage 2000 (Representative Image) Ukrainian forces targeted an airfield with long-range drones in southern Russia, Ukraine's General Staff claimed on Thursday. The airfield is reportedly used to launch Iran-designed Shahid drones. The development comes as France says it delivered the first batch of Mirage fighter jets to Ukraine. The attack, which came during the night on the Primorsko-Akhtarsk airfield in Russia's Krasnodar region, is reported to have started a fire, the General Staff wrote on Facebook. While the Russian Defence Ministry reported downing Ukrainian drones over Krasnodar, it did not explicitly mention the region or the…

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Here’s everything you need to know about the agency – India TV

Image Source : AP Donald Trump with Elon Musk In what comes as a significant development, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) staff on Monday were asked to stay out of the agency's headquarters in Washington, according to the notice issued to them. This came after Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed that US President Donald Trump has agreed to shut down the agency. Musk said that he discussed USAID, a six-decade-old agency, adding, "He (Trump) agreed we should shut it down."  Here's what Trump said on USAID Speaking to reporters, Trump said that shutting down USAID “should have been…

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How many Indians have been deported from US since 2009? S Jaishankar gives data in Rajya Sabha – India TV

Image Source : PTI S Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday made a statement in Rajya Sabha over the deportation of Indians from the United States. In his statement, Jaishankar acknowledged that the deportations by the US are organized and executed by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, authorities. On reports of mistreatment of Indians deported back to India, the EAM informed the House saying, "The standard operating procedure for deportation by aircraft used by ICE that is effective from 2012. I repeat that is effective from 2012, and provides for the use of restraints." …

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List of countries that have either restricted or banned the use of DeepSeek – India TV

Image Source : X Check list of countries which have restricted or banned DeepSeek use. DeepSeek, the Artificial Intelligence tool that shook the AI industry and was seen as an apparent Chinese answer to ChatGPT, came under the microscope as some governments and ministries banned the AI tool. Most of these countries which banned the use of this tool cited the risk of data transmission or data collection leading to security risks.  Security researchers and experts said that the web login page of DeepSeek's chatbot contains heavily obfuscated computer script that when deciphered shows connections to computer infrastructure owned by…

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MEA confirms return of 18 Indians stranded in Benghazi as security situation deteriorates in Libya – India TV

Image Source : MEA/ X ACCOUNT Indians return from Libya A total of 18 Indians, who were stranded in Benghazi, Libya for weeks, have returned to the country, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. In a post on X, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the Indian Embassy in Libya facilitated the return of Indians who had gone to Libya for work and were stranded for several weeks. Jaiswal added that the embassy will remain in touch with the Indians. Jaiswal also thanked the Libyan authorities for their support and cooperation. Jaiswal in his post added, "While their case…

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