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US President Donald Trump, who took oath on Monday and reclaimed the presidency, has signed an order to exit his nation from the World Health Organisation.
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order, hours after taking oath and reclaiming the presidency, to pardon nearly 1600 members of the mob that attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Washington DC/IBNS: Taking oath as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump said the "golden age" of America has begun and the country will be "greater than ever before."
Washington DC/IBNS: Republican Donald J Trump took oath as the 47th US President for a second term on Monday inside the historic Capitol Rotunda.
Washington DC/IBNS: In a short while from now, Republican Donald Trump will return as the 47th US President for a second term on Monday making it a historic one on several grounds. He will take the oath of office at the US Capitol.
Washington/IBNS: Outgoing US President Joe Biden Monday issued preemptive pardons to former Covid-19 advisor Anthony Fauci and retired general Mark Milley to protect them from "politically motivated prosecutions" under the incoming Trump administration.
Amnesty International South Asia has condemned the 'heavy-handed crackdown' by the police on Baloch protesters in Lyari region of Pakistan during a peaceful mobilization campaign hosted by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).
China on Monday executed a man who ploughed his car into crowds at a sports center in Zhuhai in November last year, a rare incident in the country which left at least 35 people dead.
Incoming US First Lady Melania Trump has launched a cryptocurrency of her own just hours before her husband Donald Trump's inauguration.
A senior Taliban minister has criticised the Afghanistan government's policy of prohibiting education for women in the South Asian country, a rare stance by the rulers of the nation which has been facing persistent international pressure for taking such a measure after forcibly coming to power in 2021.
A Bangladeshi court is likely to hear the bail petition of arrested Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das in connection with a sedition case filed over disrespecting the national flag.
Billionaire wealth grew by $2 trillion in 2024 alone, equivalent to roughly $5.7 billion a day, at a rate three times faster than the year before, Oxfam said in its report on Monday.
Washington D.C./IBNS: US president-elect Donald Trump has promised strict steps to curb immigration in the country on the eve of his inauguration in the White House, media reports said.
Washington/D.C/IBNS: India's top industrialist Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita Ambani have met US president-elect Donald Trump whose inauguration is scheduled to be held Monday.
Chinese-owned app TikTok resumed its service for 170 million users across the USA hours after President-elect Donald Trump vowed he would issue an executive order to give it a reprieve after taking office following his inauguration on Monday.
Chinese-owned app TikTok resumed its service for 170 million users across the USA hours after President-elect Donald Trump vowed he would issue an executive order to give it a reprieve after taking office following his inauguration on Monday.
Israel has released ninety Palestinian prisoners on the first day of the ceasefire in exchange for the three hostages released from Gaza on Sunday, local Times of Israel reported quoting Israel Prisons Service.
Suspected terrorists attacked a police post in Pakistan's Turbat area on Saturday and set it on fire, an incident showcasing the spike in terrorism incidents in recent years.
US Senator Marco Rubio has pledged to press Thailand to prevent the deportation of 48 Uyghurs who have been held in the nation since 2014 after escaping alleged persecution in China.
The first three Israeli hostages were handed over by Hamas members hours after the Gaza ceasefire deal came into force after initial delays.
Israel on Sunday said it has recovered the body of an Israeli soldier who was held in Gaza since 2014.
An Indian-origin man was sentenced to eight years in prison for an attempted attack on the White House with a rented truck on May 22, 2023 in a bid to overthrow the elected government in the USA and replace it with a dictatorship fueled by Nazi ideology.
The Gaza ceasefire deal finally came into effect on Sunday after the Hamas group shared the names of the three hostages with Israeli officials.
Speculation about the state of Barack and Michelle Obama's relationship has grown after a body language expert suggested signs of strain between the former US President and First Lady, media reports said.
The Gaza ceasefire deal finally came into effect on Sunday after the Hamas group shared the names of the three hostages with Israeli officials.
Speculation about the state of Barack and Michelle Obama's relationship has grown after a body language expert suggested signs of strain between the former US President and First Lady.
TikTok ceased operations in the United States on Sunday after a new law banning the app took effect, media reports said.
Jerusalem/IBNS: Hours before the commencement of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country won't be able "to move forward with the framework" until provided with the list of hostages to be released by Hamas, media reports said.
The foreign ministers of QUAD nations, including the new US Secretary of State, are expected to meet a day after President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration takes place on January 20, media reports said.
The local administration in Pakistan's Daska region has demolished an Ahmadi worship place, which was built by the country’s first foreign minister Zafarullah Khan, by terming it an encroachment.
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