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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of attacking an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week. Netanyahu spoke to Israeli public broadcaster Kan and said that “it was indeed an act by Iran, that's clear.” from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bSdskm

As allegations of human rights violations in Xinjiang mount, Beijing is focussing on discrediting the female Uighur witnesses behind recent reports of abuse. Chinese officials have named women, disclosed what they say is private medical data and information on the women's fertility, and accused some of having affairs and one of having a sexually transmitted disease. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NS4UC5

The injection of billions of dollars, largely unmonitored, fueled runaway corruption among both Afghans and international contractors. But experts say that despite the waste, the need for assistance is real, given the Afghan governments heavy dependence on international money. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NGogu9

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"With your help, we will take back the House, we will win the Senate and then a Republican president will make a triumphant return to the White House. I wonder who will that be?" he said, smiling. "Who, who, who will that be, I wonder," Trump said while addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3b35RjZ

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Britain announced Sunday that it has given more than 20 million people at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, with the rapid rollout providing hope in a country with Europe's highest death toll. Prime Minister Boris Johnson called it "a huge national achievement" while praising National Health Service staff and others involved for "tireless work". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3szd6Ga

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William, the 38-year-old Duke of Cambridge, addressed the issue during a video call with London-based Indian-origin Modha family who spoke about getting over any anxiety around the jabs. The second in line to the British throne echoed his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II's views on the importance of being vaccinated and also warned against believing misinformation around the jabs circulating on social media. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sxlnug

China's first Ad5-nCoV Covid-19 vaccine was rolled out on Friday, the state-run Global Times reported on Sunday. Phase-I clinical trials of the vaccine started on March 16, last year, making it the world's first Covid-19 candidate vaccine that entered clinical trials, it said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3kwR6ce

Myanmar has been in chaos since the army seized power and detained elected government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and much of her party leadership on Feb. 1, alleging fraud in a November election her party won in a landslide. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3r4jtkm

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Video published by the Russian space agency showed the Soyuz blaster launching against grey skies at 0655 GMT, carrying an Arktika-M satellite.Space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin wrote on Twitter Sunday that the launch was routine. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3b1i3lh

The UK's vaccination programme against Covid-19 enters a new phase on Sunday as the National Health Service (NHS) will begin contacting all over-60s to book their jabs at the nearest vaccination centre or with a general practitioner (GP) or pharmacy. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NCXjaH

The single-shot vaccine is highly effective in preventing severe Covid-19, including against newer variants, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said before giving it a green light. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3r3NaSz

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Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 27 teenage boys who were kidnapped from their school last week in the north-central state of Niger, while security forces continued to search for more than 300 schoolgirls abducted in a nearby state. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NEaJ6k

Now aged 77, the wry-witted comedian and poet with an easy smile and a bad back risks returning to jail on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pe68rD

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Myanmar police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Yangon on Saturday, according to an AFP reporter, after the country's ambassador to the United Nations broke ranks to make an emotional plea for action against the military junta. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3svy48J

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The UN Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution calling on all member states to support a "sustained humanitarian pause" to local conflicts, in order to allow for Covid-19 vaccinations. The resolution calls on all UN member states to fund the COVAX initiative in order to help developing countries access coronavirus vaccines; to cooperate on overcoming logistical barriers to equitable access, including the inclusion of vulnerable groups such as refugees in national vaccination programs. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bHxOwF

President Joe Biden said Friday that Iran should view his decision to authorize US airstrikes in Syria as a warning that it can expect consequences for its support of militia groups that threaten US interests or personnel. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bMVqAb

Prince Harry, who decamped from England to Southern California last year, rapped the theme song to the 1990s sitcom ``The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' during a late-night talk show interview in which he said he didn't walk away from his royal duties. Harry said he decided to step away from his work as a front-line royal family member to protect his wife and son and his mental health. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2O6BCiN

The suspected armed bandits attacked the Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe in Zamfara state, kidnapping an unknown number of students from dormitories. In the initial aftermath, teachers said several hundred girls were unaccounted for. "It is true, gunmen... kidnapped students," Sulaiman Tunau Anka, the state information commissioner, confirmed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3uz67i9

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During an appearance on the CBS television network's ``The Late, Late Show with James Corden'' that aired early on Friday, Harry said he decided to step away from his work as a front-line member of the royal family to protect his wife and son and his mental health. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aWgC7J

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A resurgence of Covid-19 cases is hitting Somalia hard, straining one of the world's most fragile health systems, while officials await test results to show whether a more infectious variant of the coronavirus is spreading. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3uzgEKj

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Hong Kong and South Korea kicked off coronavirus vaccination drives on Friday, as momentum builds for inoculation rollouts across the Asia-Pacific region. South Korea plans to inoculate 70 percent of its population within seven months while Hong Kong aims to vaccinate all adults by the end of the year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ktbCuq

Activists and UN rights experts say at least one million Muslims are being detained in camps in the remote western region of Xinjiang. The activists and some Western politicians accuse China of using torture, forced labour and sterilisations. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3kqPdxI

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The official China Daily said in an editorial Thursday that the Biden administration’s approach so far “affords little optimism.” Many of the new US leader’s policies seem similar to those of former President Donald Trump, according to the English-language newspaper, whose opinion pages are often used to send messages to foreign audiences. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3krpy8g

The airstrike was the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration, which in its first weeks has emphasized its intent to put more focus on the challenges posed by China, even as Mideast threats persist. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aXsgPH

In their phone call, Biden and the 85-year-old king discussed "the US commitment to help Saudi Arabia defend its territory as it faces attacks from Iranian-aligned groups," according to a statement from the White House. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pV9j4j

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New York prosecutors investigating former president Donald Trump's finances have received his tax returns following a months-long legal battle, a spokesman said Thursday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3uzT3Jm

"We have to proceed wisely and carefully now so that a third wave does not necessitate a new complete shutdown throughout Germany," Merkel said in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper, as reported by CNN. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3by8XLO

Absolute poverty has been eradicated in the world's most populous country, Xi announced while addressing a gathering held here to mark the country's accomplishments in poverty alleviation and honour its model poverty fighters. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pRE7Tt

The World Health Organisation's Europe unit is reporting that about one in 10 people who contracted Covid-19 continue to show “persistent ill health” 12 weeks after infection. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pMLnA4

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In a glitzy ceremony in Beijing, Xi bestowed medals on officials from rural communities, some wearing traditional ethnic-minority attire, and promised to share this "Chinese example" with other developing nations. "No other country can lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty in such a short time," Xi said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZQuV7a

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom's de facto ruler, has had successful surgery for appendicitis, state media reported late Wednesday. The 35-year-old prince had "successful laparoscopic surgery (Wednesday) morning for appendicitis at King Faisal Specialist Hospital" in Riyadh, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qU922W