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The 16th anniversary of the Tamil massacre in Mullivaikkal is observed every year on May 18. Various commemorative events are being held on this day in the Tamil community and globally. Accordingly, a rally was held in Britain on…

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated they would not attend what could be the first direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in three years on Thursday (15), with the Kremlin sending instead a group of…

A group of masked unidentified people attempted to abduct the daughter and grandson of a cryptocurrency company owner in Paris on Tuesday. The duo was attacked by at least three masked men who jumped the couple…

One militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight in the Tral area of South Kashmir’s Awantipora on Thursday. Within 48 hours after the Shopian encounter in Jammu and Kashmir which killed three Lashkar militants on Tuesday,…

Israeli airstrikes pounded northern and southern Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 70 people, including almost two dozen children, according to hospitals and health officials, a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said…

A manuscript once considered an unofficial “copy” of the Magna Carta is now believed to be a genuine version and ‘‘one of the world’s most valuable documents’’, according to UK academics. Harvard Law School paid $27.50 (then about £7)…

Greece‘s emergency services have warned people to move away from the coast after an offshore earthquake struck near the island of Kasos. “A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred 48km of Kasos. Risk of possible Tsunami in your area,” the…

Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as “Pepe”, has died at the age of 89. The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 was known as the world’s “poorest president” because of his modest lifestyle. Current…

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria’s president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, after a surprise U.S. announcement it would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government, and said Washington was exploring the possibility of…

Sri Lankan-born Gary Anandasangaree has been sworn in as Canada’s new Minister of Public Safety in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recently unveiled cabinet. As Minister of Public Safety, Anandasangaree will lead the Department of Public…