New Delhi railway station stampede: Death toll rises to 18

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Passengers jostle with each other to board a train at the New Delhi railway station on 15 February. AP New Delhi, February 16 — Death toll rises to 18 in...

Zelensky seeks 'security guarantees' as US presses end to Ukraine war

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MUNICH, Germany, February 15 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he sought "security guarantees" as he met with the US vice president on Friday to discuss the Trump administration's efforts...

Hamas hands over the 3 Israeli hostages to the Red Cross

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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas handed over three Israeli men held hostage in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in exchange for more than 300 Palestinian prisoners held in...

10 killed in car-bus collision in Prayagraj

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Prayagraj (India), February 15 —  At least 10 people, all of whom were devotees from Chhattisgarh traveling to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, died after their Bolero...

Bomb blast kills 10 labourers in southwest Pakistan

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QUETTA, Pakistan, February 14 — Ten labourers were killed on Friday when their vehicle was hit by a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) in southwest Pakistan, an official...

Hamas expected to name Israeli hostages it will free this weekend

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JERUSALEM, February 14 — Hamas was expected Friday to name three hostages it will release this weekend as part of a planned exchange for Palestinian prisoners, local media said, after...

Rubio plane turns back over mechanical issue

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WASHINGTON, February 14 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was forced to turn back Thursday on his second trip abroad due to a mechanical issue with his airplane, the...

Four dead in fire in South Korean port city

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SEOUL, February 14 — Four people have died and four more were injured in a fire in South Korea's southern port city of Busan on Friday, the National Fire Agency...

Modi hails US-India 'mega partnership' in Trump meeting

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Washington DC, February 14 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed a "mega partnership" between the US and India, as he and US leader Donald Trump wrapped up a...

Gas explosion at Taiwan food court kills 4 and injures 26

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A gas explosion at a department store in Taiwan on Thursday killed four people and injured 26, fire authorities said. The blast occurred at the...

India, Pakistan exchange fire across Kashmir border: reports

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SRINAGAR, India, February 13 — Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged fire across the heavily militarised Kashmir frontier that divides the two archrivals, with at least four casualties reported by...

Trump and Putin set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine

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WASHINGTON, February 13 — US President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday he expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine peace talks, in an extraordinary thaw in...

India's Modi seeks to avoid Trump's wrath

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WASHINGTON, February 13 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will try to rekindle his bromance with Donald Trump -- and avoid the US president's wrath on tariffs and immigration --...

UN says Sheikh Hasina's crackdown may be crime against humanity

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Last year's violence was the worst Bangladesh had seen since its 1971 war of independence. (Getty Images)  Dhaka, February 12 — Up to 1,400 people were killed in last...

Ten million Indians take holy dip on key day of Kumbh Mela festival

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Lucknow, February 12 — More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern India during a span of four hours...