18 foreign nationals among 21 killed in Delhi hotel fire
NEW DELHI, June 03 (Reuters): At least 21 people, including 18 foreign nationals, were killed in a fire at a hotel in Delhi on Wednesday, police and broadcaster CNN-News18 said, in one of the worst such incidents in the national capital since 2022.The dead included people from Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mozambique...
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Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ opens in city
Ukraine has carried out a strike on the outskirts of Russia's St Petersburg, hours before the opening of a major economic forum designed to attract foreign investment into the country, reports BBC.As dawn broke black plumes of smoke rose over Russia's second city, where Vladimir Putin is due to address...
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US, South Korea discuss nuclear cooperation in security talks
SEOUL, June 03 (Reuters): South Korea and the US held inaugural talks this week to discuss nuclear cooperation under a joint fact sheet on security agreed by US President Donald Trump and South Korean leader Lee Jae Myung last year, Seoul said on Wednesday.The talks, held on Tuesday and Wednesday,...
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29 al-Shabaab militants killed in Somalia
MOGADISHU, June 03 (Xinhua): Somali security forces, backed by international partners, have killed 29 al-Shabaab militants including a senior commander during a joint operation in the Middle Shabelle and Hiran regions of central Somalia, officials said.The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) confirmed in a statement issued on Tuesday that...
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Daughter of Norway's ailing crown princess returns from Australia
OSLO, June 03 (AFP): The daughter of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has cut short her studies in Australia and returned to Oslo on Wednesday to be at the bedside of her seriously ill mother.Mette-Marit, 52, was diagnosed in 2018 with a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis, which causes breathing difficulties...
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