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May

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Five Italians killed in Maldives during cave scuba dive, rescue efforts on

New Delhi: Five Italian divers lost their lives during a deep-sea cave exploration in the Maldives, marking what authorities are calling the country’s worst diving tragedy in recent years. The group disappeared during a scuba expedition near the Vaavu Atoll on Thursday after descending nearly 50 metres below the surface to explore underwater caves. Officials said the divers never resurfaced after the morning dive, triggering a massive search and rescue operation involving coast guard teams, aircraft and specialised divers. So far, only one body has been recovered, while the remaining four are believed to still be trapped inside the underwater…

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May

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PM Modi in Netherlands LIVE: Prime Minister to meet Dutch PM, King Willem-Alexander in Amsterdam

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Netherlands on Friday for the second leg of his five-nation tour, with a packed schedule focused on strengthening India’s growing partnership with the European nation. During the visit, PM Modi is expected to hold key talks with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten on trade, technology, defence cooperation, semiconductors, clean energy and water management. He will also meet King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. The visit comes at an important time for India-Europe ties, especially after the recent India-EU Free Trade Agreement gave fresh momentum to trade and investment discussions.…

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May

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Trump says ISIS second in command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki eliminated: ‘He will not terrorise any more’

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield. He said Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, thought he could hide in Africa, but little did he know we had sources who kept us informed on what he was doing. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki will no longer terrorise the people of Africa: Trump  Trump said Abu-Bilal al-Minuki will no longer terrorise the people of Africa, or help plan operations to…

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May

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PM Modi arrives in Netherlands on second leg of five-nation tour, trade and technology talks on agenda

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi arrived in the Netherlands on Friday as part of the second leg of his ongoing five-nation tour, with trade, technology, defence cooperation and renewable energy expected to dominate discussions during the visit. The Prime Minister is scheduled to hold talks with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten while also meeting King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima during the visit. PM Modi welcomed in Amsterdam during Netherlands visit PM Modi landed in Amsterdam after a brief stop in the UAE, where he had earlier held talks with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi. At the…

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May

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US says Israel, Lebanon agree to 45-day extension of ceasefire after another round of talks in Washington

Washington: The US State Department on Friday said that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of their ceasefire after another round of talks in Washington, The development comes after two "productive" days of talks, and will be followed by more negotiations June 2-3, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said. A shaky truce between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon had been due to end on Sunday. "We hope these discussions will advance lasting peace between the two countries, full recognition of each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and establishing genuine security along their shared border,"…

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May

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India-UAE ties deepen as PM Modi seals strategic defence, oil reserve deals and $5 billion boost

Abu Dhabi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brief visit to the UAE on Friday yielded several significant strategic, energy, and investment agreements for India. During this visit, key accords were signed between India and the UAE spanning the sectors of defence, energy security, infrastructure, and investment. As per the announced outcomes of the visit, India and the UAE signed an Agreement on Framework for the Strategic Defence Partnership, further strengthening bilateral strategic and security cooperation. The two countries also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Petroleum Reserves and an agreement on supplies of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), boosting cooperation in…

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May

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Trump says he agrees ‘100 per cent’ with Xi Jinping that US was on decline, but under Joe Biden

Beijing: During his official tour to China, US President Donald Trump said his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping was "100 per cent correct" in his assessment that the US was a nation in decline, but the remarks referred to the years of his predecessor Joe Biden. "When President Xi very elegantly referred to the United States as perhaps being a declining nation, he was referring to the tremendous damage we suffered during the four years of Sleepy Joe Biden and the Biden Administration, and on that score, he was 100 per cent correct," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.…

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May

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Medical plane crashes near Ruidoso in New Mexico, all four aboard killed

Mexico City: A small medical aircraft crashed outside the mountain town of Ruidoso in New Mexico on Thursday morning, resulting in the deaths of all four people on board. Authorities confirmed the tragedy and said the cause of the accident had not been determined. Lincoln County Manager Jason Burns stated that investigations were underway. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane had departed from Roswell Air Center and was headed toward Sierra Blanca Regional Airport. Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will jointly examine the circumstances surrounding the crash as part of the standard procedure in…

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May

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PM Modi UAE visit LIVE Updates: Narendra Modi departs for UAE as five-nation tour begins today

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Abu Dhabi today as he began his five-nation tour from May 15 to 20, which includes visits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy. The week-long diplomatic outreach is aimed at strengthening India's partnerships in areas such as trade, technology, energy security, innovation and green growth, while further enhancing New Delhi's engagement with Europe and the Gulf region. PM Modi will begin his itinerary in the UAE on May 15, where he is scheduled to meet UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Ministry of…

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Iran hits out at UAE during BRICS meet, calls it ‘an aggressor, not merely an accomplice to aggression’

New Delhi: At the second session of the BRICS Foreign Ministers meet in New Delhi, Iran issued a sharp rebuttal to the UAE after its Minister of State for Foreign Affairs accused Tehran of attacking the Emirates. Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, rejected the allegations and said the UAE had played a substantial role in "supporting and facilitating the military aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran". The Embassy of Iran shared details of his remarks on Thursday. Gharibabadi argued that a nation contributing to the rise of tensions had no legitimacy to make…

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