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International

The president with the Trump Gold Card

President Donald Trump has launched a scheme offering fast-tracked US visas to wealthy foreigners who can pay at least $1m

New York Catholic Church agrees to mediation for 1,300 sexual abuse claims

The Roman Catholic Church in New York and more than 1,300 accusers on Monday announced they have agreed to mediation

Six Pakistani soldiers killed in militant attack, police and security sources say

Six Pakistani soldiers were killed in a militant attack on a security post in the country’s northwest, three police and

Pakistani Taliban kill 6 soldiers in checkpoint attack

Pakistani Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in Pakistan’s northwestern border area with Afghanistan, killing six soldiers and wounding four

Magnitude 7.6 quake strikes off Japan, triggering tsunami warning

A major earthquake rocked Japan’s northern coast on Monday, with the country’s meteorological agency recording two 40-centimetre tsunami waves and

Saudi Arabia, Qatar sign high-speed rail deal to link capitals

Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Monday signed a deal to construct a high-speed rail connecting the Gulf countries’ capitals, marking

Messi’s double assist inspires Inter Miami to maiden MLS Cup title

Inter Miami secured their first MLS Cup crown on Saturday, beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 3–1 at Chase Stadium as Rodrigo

US envoy Kellogg says Ukraine peace deal is really close

US President Donald Trump’s outgoing Ukraine envoy said a deal to end the Ukraine war was “really close” and now

‘She has to make up her mind’: Jaishankar on Hasina’s India stay

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s stay in India is

Foundation stone for ‘Babri Masjid-style’ mosque laid in Murshidabad

Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir laid foundation stone for ”Babri Masjid-style” mosque in Murshidabad district of India’s West Bengal on