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Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu was declared winner of Nigeria's presidential election early Wednesday and soon after thanked his supporters and appealed to his rivals who are already demanding a revote in Africa's most populous nation. The announcement by election officials overnight was likely to lead to a court challenge by the second- and third-highest finishers in the weekend vote. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/35h74aA via

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A passenger train travelling from Athens to the northern city of Thessaloniki collided with a cargo train outside the city of Larissa in central Greece, killing 26 people and injuring 85. The first two carriages of the passenger train had derailed, catching fire after the collision. About 250 passengers were evacuated safely to Thessaloniki on buses. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/67ReoSa via

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Pakistan's Islamabad high court granted interim bail to former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday, hours after a sessions court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against him for skipping hearings in the Toshakhana case pertaining to purchase of gifts from the state depository. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/CT5mbvA via

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A new law raising the legal age for marriage in England and Wales to 18 years has come into force on Monday, aimed at protecting vulnerable young people from being forced into weddings against their will. Until now, those aged 16 or 17 could get married with parental consent as there was no law against ceremonies for younger children not registered as vulnerable with their local councils. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/5eYl48N via

Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida signs a bill giving him control of Walt Disney World's self-governing district, penalizing the company over its opposition to the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law. The bill requires DeSantis, a Republican, to appoint a five-member board to oversee the government services that the Disney district provides in its sprawling theme park properties in Florida. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/6nJ8NIG via

Pakistan has made meager progress in its pledge to dismantle all terrorist organisations without delay or discrimination. The country experienced significant terrorist activity in 2021. The number of attacks and casualties was higher than in 2020, according to the US Bureau of Counterterrorism's 'Country Reports on Terrorism 2021: Pakistan'. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/q35QTmf via

The United States is transferring an additional $1 billion to Ukraine as it fights to resist Russia's invasion, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday. This would be the first tranche of about $10 billion the US will provide in the coming months, she said in a speech in Kyiv. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/XDZstbN via

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Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has vowed that if voted to power, she will cut every cent in foreign aid for countries like China, Pakistan and Iraq which hate America, saying "a strong America doesn't pay off the bad guys".The 51-year-old two-term Governor of South Carolina and the former US Ambassador to the United Nations formally launched her 2024 presidential bid earlier this month. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/R7x9ckI via

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The normal trade and movement of people between Pakistan and Afghanistan fully resumed on Saturday after the two sides reopened a key border crossing that was shut nearly a week ago by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, stranding people and thousands of trucks carrying food and essential items. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Cy4bwfn via

There's little doubt that North Korea's chronic food shortages worsened due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and speculation about the country's chronic food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare to discuss the "very important and urgent task" of formulating a correct agricultural policy. Unconfirmed reports say an unspecified number of North Koreans have been dying of hunger. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/9GwyjPL via

Blinken will also attend a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quad grouping and will hold bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in Delhi. India assumed the Presidency of the G20 on December 1 last year. The top American diplomat is travelling to New Delhi on a three-day official visit from March 1 to 3. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/wTP59D6 via

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The war in Ukraine entered its second year on Friday with no end in sight, a defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowing "we will defeat everyone" and global leaders set to impose new sanctions on Russia and countries supporting its war effort. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/uWS6xOG via

Paris lit up the Eiffel Tower in blue and yellow and people draped in Ukrainian flags gathered at a vigil in London on Thursday, as the world marks one year of war between Ukraine and Russia. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/wRS0a7Z via

China, a close Russian ally, on Friday called for a ceasefire to end the Ukraine war and open peace talks, even as it struck a nuanced stand of respecting Ukraine's sovereignty and Moscow's legitimate security concerns while expressing its firm opposition to the use of nuclear weapons. Beijing so far has not condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and continues to maintain close ties with Moscow. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/zJPEDiS via

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The war in Ukraine dragged into its second year, with no end in sight to a conflict launched by Russia that has killed tens of thousands of people, flattened cities and towns, forced millions to flee and brought a Cold War chill to global ties. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/VpQ781f via

Pakistan shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan just hours after it was reopened on Thursday, officials said, the latest twist in the controversial closure of the Torkham junction that started earlier this week. The issue of the crossing, a key trade route for both Afghanistan and Pakistan, has added to increasing tensions between the two countries, which share a troubled and volatile boundary. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/bl15CkW via

In his first year in office, President Joe Biden received 22 gifts from foreign leaders worth more than $100. The majority of these gifts were pens, and the most thoughtful gift was a pen drawing of Biden's childhood home from then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/YMu3nbp via

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called Russia's army a guarantor of national stability, promising to boost arms production nearly a year after the start of the Ukraine offensive. "A modern, efficient army and navy are a guarantee of the country's security and sovereignty, a guarantee of its stable development and its future," Putin said in a video address on the occasion of the annual "Defender of the Fatherland Day" holiday in Russia. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/iXe9gYm via

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Israeli troops killed 11 Palestinians, including four gunmen and four civilians, and wounded more than 100 people during a Wednesday raid on a city in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military confirmed the operation in Nablus, saying troops shot back after coming under fire while trying to detain militants suspected of planning imminent attacks. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/1W26C8U via

Pakistan is trying to reduce its budget deficit and debt levels in order to avoid a debt default. The government has announced a series of austerity measures, including a ban on luxury items and flights in business class. The measures will cost the government $764 million. The government is also raising taxes and energy prices. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/1HsK2BS via

President Joe Biden said that Vladimir Putin made the world less safe by suspending participation in the New START nuclear treaty. However, Biden added that he does not believe it signals the Russian leader will use nuclear weapons. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/DKCj1yz via

In upscale Dubai neighbourhoods, where properties sell for more than $10 million, the 219 sales recorded in 2022 were "more than the total recorded between 2010 and 2020", said real estate consultancy Knight Frank. Property prices in these prime locations jumped by 44 per cent in 2022 compared with the year before, it said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/6U0soeA via

Belgium said it is investigating the presence of a Russian "spy ship" in the North Sea, a day after its neighbour the Netherlands reported that Russia was targeting North Sea infrastructure. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/idHrZlc via

They are the final tribute to children killed by the earthquake that devastated Antakya, according to Ogun Sever Okur, who is behind the memorial. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/RtckGCl via

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China maintains that Taiwan is a part of its territory, and is prepared to use force to assert control over the island if necessary. China has increased its military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan. The two sides became separated during a civil war in 1949, and the Communist Party of China has never held power over the island. The Pentagon spokesperson did not offer a specific comment on Chase's visit, but said that the US is fully committed to Taiwan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/o7qymis via

Turkey launched a temporary wage support scheme and banned layoffs in 10 cities on Wednesday to protect workers and businesses from the financial impact of the massive earthquakes that hit the south of the country earlier this month. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/kMjx3wu via

Born an orphan under the rubble in north Syria after a devastating earthquake, Afraa al-Suwadi has been given a new lease on life when relatives took her in. The baby, wrapped in a blanket and wearing a red hat with a little bow, was given her mother's name, Afraa - one of more than 45,000 people killed across war-ravaged Syria and neighbouring Turkey in the 7.8-magnitude quake. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/1WlJFmX via

Chinese "munitions would make life very difficult for the Ukrainians, whether it's artillery ammunition, whether it's precision munitions or longer-range strike weapons which Russia is running out of". Chinese military commentator Song Zhongping insisted China would not send arms, but said political, trade and military cooperation between Moscow and Beijing had deepened before the Ukraine war and would continue. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/RHnWgCw via

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Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov, known as Vovan and Lexus, posted on their Telegram channel what they said were excerpts from the call. The pair have previously embarrassed European politicians including French President Emmanuel Macron, Polish President Andrzej Duda and then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, with similar hoax calls. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/xYsFS8t via

Zelensky's comments came as China said that the US was in no position to make demands, after the top US diplomat warned his Chinese counterpart at the weekend against China providing weapons to Russia in its war in Ukraine. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/hlO51SX via

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In an interview with Deutsche Welle on Friday, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Pakistan needs to take strong measures to avoid getting into a "dangerous place" where its debt needs to be restructured. She said IMF was clear it wanted the poor people of Pakistan to be protected, Dawn reported, "It shouldn't be that the wealthy benefit from subsidies. It should be the poor (who) benefit from them." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/vJiT0IQ via

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake at a depth of two km (1.2 miles) struck the Turkey-Syria border region on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The report came hours after US secretary of state Antony Blinken told Turkey that Washington would help "for as long as it takes" after devastating, deadly earthquakes in the same region two weeks ago. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/xdPeAHT via