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At least 17 killed, 55 hurt in UP road accidents

Lucknow: At least 17 people were killed and 55 others injured in six separate road accidents across Uttar Pradesh Monday, a day after Diwali celebrations. Several crashes occurred in the early morning hours, officials said. The deadliest accident took place in Muzaffarnagar, where six people...

At least 14 killed in high-rise building fire in China

Beijing: Fourteen people died while 60 others were evacuated after a fire broke out in a high-rise building in Taiyuan, the capital of China's northern Shanxi Province, local officials said Monday. The fire broke out at 4:59 p.m. Sunday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Firefighters...

Russia’s top independent newspaper shuts office after 30 years

Moscow: Novaya Gazeta, Russia's most celebrated independent newspaper, closed its Moscow offices Monday, citing relentless pressure from government officials. It was the last major independent media outlet critical of the Kremlin that remained active in Russia. Others closed or moved their operations abroad after President...

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Iran says two-day Hormuz Strait reopening plan still on table

Tehran: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday the country's two-day plan for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is still on the table. "Our position regarding the negotiations is completely clear and transparent. Iran's two-day plan per se is indicative of the...

2026 likely to be among four warmest years on record: WMO

New Delhi: The year 2026 will be one of the four warmest years on record, with the global average temperature for January-September 2026 touching 1.47 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial times (the average of the 1850-1900 period), according to a new World Meteorological Organisation report....

 

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