Devotees walk as they leave after a deadly stampede before the second “Shahi Snan” (royal bath) at the “Maha Kumbh Mela” or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India, January 29, 2025. — Reuters Judicial inquiry ordered into Maha Kumbh Mela stampede Opposition blames mismanagement for stampede at mela. Editorials call for improved crowd management at Kumbh Mela PRAYAGRAJ: Indian …
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A combination of images shows US President Donald Trump (left) and Pakistani-American federal district judge, Loren AliKhan. — Reuters/Instagram/@congresswomannorton Judge issues temporary stay order to prevent freezing of funds. The hearing for this case is scheduled for February 3. Funds were intended for distribution in form of federal grants. NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: A Pakistani-American federal district judge, Loren AliKhan, has temporarily halted the …
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This combination of pictures shows Mark Zuckerberg (L), CEO of Meta, on January 31, 2024, and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on September 17, 2024. — AFP WASHINGTON: Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to US President Donald Trump to resolve a lawsuit he filed in 2021, accusing the tech company of unfairly blocking him …
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President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, January 20, 2021. — Reuters WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed a bill on Wednesday mandating the pre-trial detention of undocumented migrants accused of theft and violent crimes, marking his first legislative action since retaking office. Signing the Laken Riley Act, named …
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Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon. — The Canadian Press/File OTTAWA: The Canadian government says it will roll out pandemic-era financial support for workers and businesses if former US President Donald Trump follows through on his threats to impose sweeping tariffs, officials said on Wednesday. Trump has said he would impose 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico as early …
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Dozens of people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday, police sources and a Reuters witness said, as tens of millions gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters on the most auspicious day of a six-week Hindu festival. Bodies were still being brought to the local Moti Lal Nehru …
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows his ink-marked finger after casting his vote during the third phase of the general election, in Ahmedabad, India, May 7, 2024. — Reuters NEW DELHI: More Indians are becoming less hopeful about their quality of life as stagnant wages and higher living costs cloud future prospects, a survey showed, in disappointing news for Prime …
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With only two days before Israel bans operations of UNRWA, the U.N. aid agency for Palestinian refugees, Pakistan has warned that the move would cripple humanitarian work in war-shattered Gaza and undermine the ceasefire in the enclave. “For over seven decades, UNRWA has been a beacon of hope for millions of Palestinian refugees across the region,” Ambassador Munir Akram, permanent …
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Jim Acosta talks to reporters after a judge temporarily restored his White House press credentials, in Washington, DC, on, November 16, 2018. — Reuters CNN anchor Jim Acosta said on Tuesday that he is leaving the media network in which he had been working since 2007, a move which US President Donald Trump called “good news”. “You may have seen …
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that the expulsion of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip would be “unacceptable” after US President Donald Trump floated a plan to move them to Egypt and Jordan, AFP reports. “In light of recent public statements, I say very clearly that any relocation plans — the idea that the citizens of Gaza will be expelled …
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