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133 killed in Moscow attack

Shawdesh Desk: Russian president Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to punish those behind a ‘barbaric terrorist attack’ on a Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133, saying Russia had

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Death toll in Moscow concert attack rises to 93

Shawdesh Desk: Russia on Saturday said it had arrested 11 people, including four assailants, involved in the Moscow concert hall attack and reported a new death toll of 93 which

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‘Indian Ocean is named after us; if we don’t take action, who will?’

Shawdesh Desk: Indian Navy will take affirmative action to ensure there is safety and security in the Indian ocean, Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of Naval Staff, said on Saturday.

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60 dead, over 100 injured in gun attack at Moscow concert

Shawdesh Desk: Gunmen who opened fire at a Moscow concert hall killed more than 60 people and wounded over 100 while sparking an inferno, authorities said on Saturday, with the

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Vietnam’s parliament approves president’s resignation amid graft purge

Shawdesh desk: Vietnam’s parliament approved on Thursday the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, the latest high-profile leader to fall as the communist country is roiled by a sweeping graft

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Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto elected president

Shawdesh Desk: Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto has been elected president of the world’s third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said on Wednesday, beating two rivals who have vowed to file legal complaints

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North Korea’s Kim oversees hypersonic missile engine test

Shawdesh Desk: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test of a solid-fuel engine for a ‘new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile’, Pyongyang’s state media said on Wednesday. The test

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11 students from top Kenyan university killed in bus crash

Shawdesh Desk; A bus carrying students from a top Kenyan university collided with a truck on a busy highway after skidding in heavy rain, killing 11 of them and injuring

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