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October 3, 2025

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Republican Report claims Joe Biden took 532 days off during his presidency

According to a recent report by RNC Research, a Republican platform, US President Joe Biden has been away from the […]

UAE visa amnesty offers Sri Lankans consular support

The Sri Lankan missions Dubai and Abu Dhabi have commenced a special consular support programme in line with the UAE […]

Ugandan Olympic runner dies after boyfriend set her on fire

Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died, hospital officials said on Thursday, days after she was doused in petrol […]

Georgia high school student, 14, kills 4 and wounds 9 in campus shooting

A 14-year-old boy killed two fellow students and two teachers and wounded nine others in a shooting at a Georgia […]

Russian Spy whale ‘Hvaldimir’ found dead in Norway

A beluga whale suspected of having been trained as a spy by Russia has been found dead off the Norwegian […]

Sheikh Hasina may not return to politics, says son

Sheikh Hasina, who stepped down from the post of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and fled the turmoil-hit nation today, […]

Red Cross says 22 killed in strike near its Gaza office

The International Committee of the Red Cross says its offices in Gaza have been damaged by shelling, which killed 22 […]

Netanyahu dissolves Israeli war cabinet, officials say

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the influential War Cabinet tasked with steering the war in Gaza, Israeli officials said […]

Hunter Biden becomes first sitting US President’s son to be convicted of crime

Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, […]

Macron dissolves French parliament and calls elections after big EU vote defeat

President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France’s parliament in a surprise announcement sending voters back to the polls […]