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1 Dead, Over 140 Fall Sick After Eating Grilled Eel In Japan

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday July 30, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Grilled eel, or unagi, a popular summer delicacy in Japan, is behind a department store food poisoning incident that has left more than 140 people sick and one dead, the store's president said.

"Will Not Be Intimidated" By Putin's Nuclear Weapon Threat: Germany

Agence France-Presse | Monday July 29, 2024, Berlin

Germany said on Monday it was not deterred by Russian President Vladimir Putin's threats to relaunch production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons if the United States confirms its intention to deploy missiles to Europe.

140 Injured After Train Collides With Truck In Russia

Reuters | Monday July 29, 2024, Moscow

At least 140 people were injured in southern Russia on Monday when a train carrying 800 passengers smashed into a truck on a level crossing, causing eight carriages to derail, Russian Railways said.

Blog | The 'Woman-Math' Of A 31-Year-Old, Unmarried, Bengaluru Woman

Sanjana Ramachandran | Monday July 29, 2024

I've met lawyers and designers and writers and artists and technology brothers, and couples and divorcees and singles and weirdos and non-weirdos and what I'm learning is this: there is no right way to live.

Haryana Man, 22, Fighting Russia-Ukraine War On The Frontline, Dies

Press Trust of India | Monday July 29, 2024

A 22-year-old Haryana man "sent to the frontline by the Russian Army to fight against Ukrainian forces" has died, his family claimed on Monday.

In Loud Message To China, Quad Says No Country Should "Dominate" Others

Press Trust of India | Monday July 29, 2024, Tokyo

The foreign ministers of the Quad countries -- S Jaishankar, US' Antony Blinken, Japan's Yoko Kamikawa, and Australia's Penny Wong -- met in Tokyo.

Israel, Hezbollah On Brink Of All-Out War After 12 Children Die In Rocket Strike

Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni | Monday July 29, 2024, New Delhi

Israel attacked Hezbollah targets and threatened further retaliation for a rocket strike that resulted in the death of 12. But Israel has also signaled openness to a proposed Gaza truce that could also calm the combustible front with Lebanon.

Ex Pakistan PM Imran Khan's Party To Hold Protests On Completion Of His 1 Year In Jail

Press Trust of India | Sunday July 28, 2024, Islamabad

Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Sunday announced its plans to hold a countrywide protest next month on the completion of one year of the arrest of the party's founder

Mobile Internet Connection Restored In Violence-Hit Bangladesh

Press Trust of India | Sunday July 28, 2024, Dhaka

The mobile internet connection was restored in Bangladesh on Sunday, 10 days after it was restricted by the authorities across the country to stop the spread of fake news on social media amidst the deadly nationwide violence.

Bilawal Bhutto's Party Says Willing To Talk With Jailed Ex Pak PM Imran Khan

Press Trust of India | Sunday July 28, 2024, Islamabad

The Pakistan Peoples Party-led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that it is ready to talk with jailed former prime minister Imran Khan if the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder is willing to engage, amidst heightened political instability in the cash-

Iran's Supreme Leader Endorses Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian As New President

Agence France-Presse | Sunday July 28, 2024, Tehran, Iran

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave Sunday his official endorsement of Masoud Pezeshkian as the Islamic Republic's ninth president, following snap elections won by the reformist camp's candidate.

Bangladesh Students Vow To Resume Protests Unless This Demand Is Fulfilled

Agence France-Presse | Sunday July 28, 2024, Dhaka

A Bangladeshi student group has vowed to resume protests that sparked a lethal police crackdown and nationwide unrest unless several of their leaders are released from custody on Sunday.

180,000 Gazans Displaced In 4 Days As Israeli Aggression Continues

Agence France-Presse | Saturday July 27, 2024, Khan Yunis

More than 180,000 Palestinians have fled fierce fighting around the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis in four days, the United Nations said Friday, after an Israeli operation to extract captives' bodies from the area.

Russia Working Hard To Reverse "Terribly Low" Birth Rate, Says Kremlin

Agence France-Presse | Friday July 26, 2024, Moscow

The Kremlin said Friday that it was "working hard" to reverse declining birth rates in Russia, warning that "disastrous" demographic trends were putting the country's future at risk.

3 Bangladesh Student Protest Leaders Taken By Police From Hospital: Report

Agence France-Presse | Friday July 26, 2024, Dhaka

Bangladeshi police detectives on Friday forced the discharge from hospital of three student protest leaders blamed for deadly unrest, taking them to an unknown location, staff told news agency AFP.