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45 Indian pilgrims perish

RIYADH, Nov 17 (BBC): Forty-five Indian pilgrims have been killed after the bus they were travelling in caught fire in an accident near Medina in Saudi Arabia, the police commissioner of India's Hyderabad city has said.The bus had 46 passengers, said VC Sajjanar in a news conference, adding that one...

Migrant shipwreck leaves 36 dead as Malaysia ends search

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (AFP): Malaysia ended its search Monday for migrants who went missing after their boat capsized 11 days ago, with searchers recovering 36 bodies after the sinking off the Thai-Malaysian coast.Fourteen survivors were also rescued since the shipwreck on November 6, near Thailand's Tarutao island while trying...

Trump plans to meet Mamdani

FLORIDA, Nov 17 (AP/AFP): President Donald Trump indicated Sunday that he plans to meet with New York City's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and said they'll "work something out," in what could be a detente for the Republican president and Democratic political star who have cast each other as political foils. Trump...

Macron, Zelensky sign accord

PARIS, Nov 17 (AFP): France's President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky Monday signed an accord for Kyiv to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighter jets and other hardware, a boost for Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion.The letter of intent inked by the two leaders sets out...

Trump now supports House vote to release Epstein files

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said Sunday he backed lawmakers' efforts to release more files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite previous opposition to the measure."House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide," Trump wrote on his Truth Social...

S Korean military proposes talks with North to avoid border clashes

SEOUL, Nov 17 (AFP): South Korea's military proposed on Monday talks with the North to avoid border clashes, citing recent incursions by North Korean troops."To prevent accidental clashes and ease military tensions, our military officially proposes that the two sides hold inter-Korean military talks to discuss the establishment of a...