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17 Indians among 25 crew onboard Israel-linked cargo vessel seized by Iran

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India is in touch with Iranian authorities after an Israel-affiliated container vessel MSC Aries was seized by Iranâ€™s Revolutionary Guard in the Strait of Hormuz on April 13.The 25 crew onboard the Portuguese-flagged vessel includes 17 Indians including the Master, four Filipinos, two Pakistanis, one Russian and one Estonian, according to official sources.â€œWe are aware ...

Iran seizes Israeli-linked cargo in Hormuz: media

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the Iranian state-run IRNA news agency reported, days after Tehran warned it could close the area to sea traffic.IRNA reported that a Guards helicopter had boarded and taken into Iranian waters the Portuguese flagged MSC Aries, reports Reuters.Shipping security agencies ...

Five killed in Sydney knife attack

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Five people were killed and several others injured -- including a small child -- when a knife-wielding attacker rampaged through a busy Sydney shopping centre in Australia on Saturday, Eight people, including a nine-month-old baby and her mother, were rushed to hospital following the attack.Multiple people were stabbed by the unidentified assailant, who was shot ...

11 killed in Pakistan suspected Baloch separatist raid

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Gunmen killed 11 people in southwest Pakistan, officials said Saturday, with police searching for suspected separatist militants after migrant labourers were singled out for execution.Police said six gunmen stopped a bus near the city of Naushki in Balochistan province around 8pm (15.00 GMT) on Friday and checked people's ID cards, abducting nine workers from the ...

PM urges countrymen to work together for beautiful future

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged every citizen to work together in the upcoming Bangla New Year to build a beautiful future leaving behind the failures of the past.â€œLet's leave behind all the failures of the past in the new year and work together to build a beautiful future,â€ she said in a video message ...

US restricts diplomats' movements in Israel on security fears

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The United States on Thursday restricted movements of its diplomats in Israel over security fears, the embassy said, as concerns mount of Iranian retaliation over an Israeli strike."Out of an abundance of caution, US government employees and their family members are restricted from personal travel" outside the Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Beersheeva areas "until further ...

OJ Simpson, fallen US football hero acquitted of murder, dies at 76

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OJ Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but was found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76.The family announced on Simpsonâ€™s official X account that Simpson died Wednesday after battling prostate cancer. Simpsonâ€™s attorney confirmed to ...

Israel on alert after Iranian threat as Gaza war grinds on

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Israel was on alert Thursday after its arch-foe Iran threatened reprisals over a strike in Syria this month that killed two Iranian generals, and as the war against Hamas ground on in Gaza.Days after Israel strengthened its air defences and paused leave for combat units, the United States also warned of the risk of an ...

Brazil bus crash kills at least nine

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A bus ran off a highway in northeastern Brazil and overturned Thursday, killing at least nine people and injuring over 20 more, authorities said.The bus was traveling from Rio de Janeiro in the southeast to the tourist town of Porto Seguro in Bahia state when it ran off the road around 4:00 am (0700 GMT), ...

Schedule of Eid jamaats in capital

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The holy Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in the country on Thursday as the moon of Shawwal month of 1445 Hijri has been sighted in the sky of Bangladesh on Wednesday evening. The main jamaat of the Eid-ul-Fitr will be held at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises in the capital at 8.30 am, ...