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HOUSTON — As the Rockets showed on Wednesday night, any opponent that steps on the floor with them should be prepared for 48 minutes of pain. Houston forced a whopping 21 turnovers out of a Golden State team that typically takes care of the basketball (12th in turnover percentage). Dillon Brooks, as arrogant and erratic […]
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Residents across New Jersey have been trying to decipher who has been flying mysterious unidentified drones over the state, with some taking to Facebook to share videos of sightings. Above, a screengrab from video of a potential sighting shared on Facebook. Scott Ingenito/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Scott Ingenito/Screenshot by NPR There is […]
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission Vice-President and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas and EU enlargement chief Marta Kos pose for a picture on the day of their meeting, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian […]
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Kirti Vardhan Singh. File | Photo Credit: AP Consular officials at the Indian consulate in Vancouver were recently informed by the Canadian authorities that they have been and continue to be under “audio and video surveillance” and that their “private communications” have also been “intercepted”, the Centre informed Parliament on Thursday (November 28, 2024.) Minister […]
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Fragments from downed Russian drones struck buildings in two Kyiv districts and injured one person. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Fragments from downed Russian drones struck buildings in two Kyiv districts and injured one person late on Thursday (November 28, 2024), officials said. Emergency services, in a post on the Telegram messaging app, showed pictures […]
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Brampton, Canada: Amid heightened diplomatic tension with India, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called his own intelligence officials “criminals” for linking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to violence on Canadian soil. Addressing media in Brampton on Friday, Trudeau said, “We have seen, unfortunately, that criminals leaking top-secret information to the media […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin left, and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang. File | Photo Credit: AP Russia provided North Korea with oil, anti-air missiles and economic help in exchange for troops to support Moscow’s war on Ukraine, government officials and […]
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Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged billionaire Gautam Adani, founder and chairman of the Adani Group, with allegedly defrauding American investors and bribing officials. Mr. Adani (62) and his nephew Sagar Adani (30), executives of Adani Green Energy Limited, and Cyril Cabanes, […]
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Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh’s interim government. File. | Photo Credit: AP In a major crackdown on the veteran security officials, the interim government of Bangladesh this week has ordered the cancellation of passports of twenty-two officials who served in the powerful intelligence and law enforcement agencies including the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). In a […]
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“United Nations (U.N.) agencies are trying to unlock key climate financing for Afghanistan, one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change which has not received approval for any such fresh funds since the 2021 Taliban takeover,” two U.N. officials told Reuters. Plagued by drought and deadly floods, Afghanistan has been unable to access […]
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