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Saudi Arabia to receive US missiles worth $3.5 billion
US State Dept approves $3.5 billion missile sale to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. State Department has approved a potential US$3.5 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, including AIM-120C-8...

Dozens dead as Israeli pilots continue to bombard Gaza Strip
Israeli warplanes bomb two schools housing displaced Gazans

GAZA STRIP - From Tuesday night to dawn on Wednesday, Israel Air Force pilots were responsible for the ending of at least forty-nine...

Tesla sales plunge in Europe as Chinese rivals surge
Europeans continue to shun Tesla as April sales plunge

BRUSSELS, Belgium: Tesla's sales in Europe nosedived in April, with sharp drops across multiple countries, including an 81 percent...

Texas approves school vouchers for 5 million students
Texas governor signs largest US school voucher law

AUSTIN, Texas: Over the weekend, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a new law that will let more than five million students use state...

U.S. moves to boost air traffic controller workforce
US offers incentives to boost air traffic hiring, retention

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Transportation Department says it is working to fix a significant shortage of air traffic controllers by...

Pentagon backs army's right to repair its own weapons
Pentagon to seek 'Right to Repair' provisions in Army contracts

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Defense wants to change its contracts so the Army can fix its own weapons instead of always...

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PAKISTAN-MURIDKE-INDIAN MISSILE STRIKES-AFTERMATH
PAKISTAN-MURIDKE-INDIAN MISSILE STRIKES-AFTERMATH

(250508) -- MURIDKE, May 8, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with mobile phone shows locals standing in debris of a building destroyed...

79.23 per cent voter turnout recorded in last phase of Assam's panchayat polls
79.23 per cent voter turnout recorded in last phase of Assam's panchayat polls

Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 8 (ANI): A voter turnout of 79.23 per cent has been recorded in the second and last phase of panchayat...

Quad concludes simulation exercise for Indo-Pacific Logistics Network
Quad concludes simulation exercise for Indo-Pacific Logistics Network

Washington DC [US], May 8 (ANI): The US Department of State in a statement on Wednesday (local time) said that the Quad partners convened...

Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC applauds Indian Army and Air Force on successful conduct of Operation Sindoor
Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC applauds Indian Army and Air Force on successful conduct of Operation Sindoor

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC on Wednesday hailed Operation Sindoor as a 'victory for India',...

India has right to take steps to defend itself, says UK MP Priti Patel
India has right to take steps to defend itself, says UK MP Priti Patel

London [UK], May 8 (ANI): UK Member of Parliament Priti Patel condemned the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and called on the British...

Fabricated notice being circulated in UGC's name, no exams cancelled: UGC
Fabricated notice being circulated in UGC's name, no exams cancelled: UGC

New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday clarified that a fake public notice was being circulated...