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Maldives Enforces Smoking Ban for Post-2007 Generation

Maldives Enforces Smoking Ban for Post-2007 Generation

President Muizzu’s policy makes Maldives the only nation with a lifetime tobacco prohibition for those born after 2007

2 Nov 2025 1:00 PM IST

UK Announces £5 Million Aid for Sudan Following Horrifying Reports

UK Announces £5 Million Aid for Sudan Following 'Horrifying' Reports

"Atrocities, mass executions, starvation and the devastating use of rape as a weapon of war, with women and children...

1 Nov 2025 4:49 PM IST

‘Hundreds Dead’ in Tanzania Post-Election Violence, Says Opposition

‘Hundreds Dead’ in Tanzania Post-Election Violence, Says Opposition

Opposition alleges 700 killed; government denies using excessive force

31 Oct 2025 11:21 PM IST

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Americans Facing Hunger As Shutdown Enters Second Month

Democrats have been pushing the White House to use $5 billion in emergency cash to cover food stamps but the...

31 Oct 2025 10:23 PM IST

Chinese Defense Minister Calls for ‘Trust’ with US, Cautions over Taiwan

Chinese Defense Minister Calls for ‘Trust’ with US, Cautions over...

Dong Jun met US counterpart Pete Hegseth on the sidelines of a Southeast Asian regional defence summit in Malaysia a day...

31 Oct 2025 3:51 PM IST

Turkish Disaster Relief Teams Await Israeli Approval to Enter Gaza

Turkish Disaster Relief Teams Await Israeli Approval to Enter Gaza

The 81-member team from the AFAD disaster management left for the Gaza border just over a week ago with specialised...

30 Oct 2025 4:16 PM IST

Record Vietnam Rains Kill Seven And Flood 100,000 Homes

Record Vietnam Rains Kill Seven And Flood 100,000 Homes

Vietnam's coastal provinces have been lashed by heavy rains since Sunday, with a record of up to 1.7 metres (five feet...

29 Oct 2025 5:52 PM IST

Kenya Light Aircraft Crash, 12 Dead

Kenya Light Aircraft Crash, 12 Dead

"The aircraft had 12 persons on board," a statement from the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said.

28 Oct 2025 4:56 PM IST

Russian Army Captures 3 More Villages in Ukraine

Russian Army Captures 3 More Villages in Ukraine

Moscow's defence ministry said in a statement on social media that its forces had seized the settlements of...

27 Oct 2025 9:56 PM IST

Canadian PM Ready to Resume US Talks, Set to Meet Xi

Canadian PM 'Ready' to Resume US Talks, Set to Meet Xi

Trump's global sectoral tariffs -- particularly on steel, aluminium, and automobiles -- have hit Canada hard, forcing...

27 Oct 2025 4:55 PM IST

US Warship Arrives in Trinidad and Tobago, Near Venezuela

US Warship Arrives in Trinidad and Tobago, Near Venezuela

USS Gravely’s arrival is the latest step in Washington’s regional push against the Maduro government

26 Oct 2025 7:58 PM IST

Russia New Tests Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missile

Russia New Tests Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missile

"The decisive tests are now complete," Putin said in a video released by the Kremlin during a meeting with military...

26 Oct 2025 3:38 PM IST