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Pompeo slams ex-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in his book, calls him 'total fraud' who hampered peace talks with Taliban
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Pompeo slams ex-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in his book, calls him ‘total fraud’ who hampered peace talks with Taliban

WASHINGTON: Ashraf Ghani, the former Afghanistan President who fled the country when the Taliban grabbed power in Kabul, was “a total fraud” solely focused on…

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California Mass Shooting: 72-year-old suspect Huu Can Tran kills self as police surround him
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Another shooting in Los Angeles: At least 3 dead, 4 injured

NEW DELHI: At least three people were killed and four others wounded on Saturday in a shooting in an upscale neighbourhood of Los Angeles.A law…

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Need to help India find alternatives to Russian military equipment: Biden admin tells lawmakers
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Need to help India find alternatives to Russian military equipment: Biden admin tells lawmakers

WASHINGTON: Ahead of her India visit for “foreign office consultations” Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, has told lawmakers that the US…

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Outraged, deeply pained to see horrific video of beating and death of African American youth: Biden
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Outraged, deeply pained to see horrific video of beating and death of African American youth: Biden

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has said that he is outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video of the beating of African American…

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Biden names former Covid aide as new White House chief of staff
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Biden names former Covid aide as new White House chief of staff

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Friday named his former top Covid-19 aide Jeff Zients to White House chief of staff — one of the…

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'Where was the humanity?' asks mother of killed Memphis man
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‘Where was the humanity?’ asks mother of killed Memphis man

WASHINGTON: Memphis police beat Tyre Nichols so badly his head was swollen “like a watermelon” and his neck was broken, the mother of the 29-year-old…

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US on edge over video of fatal police beating
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US on edge over video of fatal police beating

WASHINGTON: The southern US city of Memphis braced itself for unrest Friday as authorities prepared to release a video depicting the fatal assault of a…

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In Beijing's backyard, US demonstrates its military might
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In Beijing’s backyard, US demonstrates its military might

ABOARD THE NIMITZ, South China Sea: Over a few hours under grey skies, dozens of combat planes and helicopters roar on and off the flight…

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Five US police officers charged with beating Black man to death
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Five US police officers charged with beating Black man to death

WASHINGTON: US authorities on Thursday charged five former police officers with murder over the fatal beating of a Black man in Memphis, as the southern…

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Two to be sentenced for roles in Jan 6 attack on US Capitol police officer
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Two to be sentenced for roles in Jan 6 attack on US Capitol police officer

WASHINGTON: Two men will be sentenced on Friday for their roles in the pepper-spray assault of a US Capitol police officer who died the day…

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