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Selahattin Demirtas was found guilty of inciting a deadly riot at the height of the Syrian Civil War

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were mixed Thursday but the Dow Jones touched a new record high during intra-day trading, eclipsing the 40,000 level for the first time, but closing a fair bit below that.

New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Thursday filed a status report before the Delhi High Court in connection with the recent hoax bomb threats in the national capital and stated that five bomb disposal squads (BDS) have been deployed and 18 bomb detection teams (BDTs) are also present in each district, at IGI airport, railway, and metro. This status report has been filed pursuant to an order passed by the

Schengen rejections are up only slightly from 2022, new numbers show

Russia remained in the top five countries for Schengen visa applications in 2023 and almost 90% of the requests were approved, the European Commission has revealed.

The EU Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs published its annual

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the funding mechanism for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional, fending off a conservative attack on the agency.

Leh (Ladakh) [India], May 16 (ANI): Ladakh announces its second edition of Asia's highest contemporary land art group exhibition on Thursday, set to commence from June 1 to 11 at the picturesque Disko Valley Bike Park. "The exhibition, titled "The Future of Immersive Land Art/Immersive Land Art and the Future," for 2024, this event promises an exhilarating blend of creativity, culture, and environmental consciousness," th

All newly built housing must be above the minimum size limit of 28 square meters

The move could undermine the global monetary system, according to the fund's spokesperson

WASHINGTON, D.C: This week, federal energy regulators approved a rule that will make it easier to transmit renewable energy, such as wind and solar power, to the electric grid.

BEIRUT, Lebanon: This week, more than 300 Syrian refugees headed back home to Syria from leaving two remote northeastern towns in Lebanon, where anti-refugee sentiment has surged in recent months.

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly today announced the appointment of Craig Stobo as the new chair of the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 16 (ANI/TPS): The Israel Defence Forces confirmed on Thursday that an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah damaged a sensitive military facility in the Lower Galilee on Wednesday. The drone struck a base where the IDF operates Sky Dew, a system of missile-detecting blimps. Located 35 km inside Israel, the attack represents Hezbollah's deepest strike since October 7. A second drone targeting the bas

Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India], May 16 (ANI): South United Football Club (SUFC), which competes in the highest league in the state of Karnataka, celebrated AFC Grassroots Football Day with great enthusiasm at all their training centres in Bengaluru through its Summer Camps, underlining the spirit and importance of football to be inculcated from a very young age. The event aimed to ignite the spirit of grassroots football de

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said that TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee's statement that she will give outside support to the INDIA bloc if it comes to power means that her party is not part of the alliance. "After the four phases of elections, it is clear that NDA government will not be formed. Since the chances of the INDIA alliance forming the government h

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BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held a restrictive meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, d

LILONGWE, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The African Development Fund (ADF) announced on Wednesday its board's approval of a 22.7-million-U.S.-dollar budget support grant for Malawi.

BERLIN, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The European defense project Eurodrone has passed a preliminary design review, Airbus said on Thursday. The review was originally planned for September 2023.

BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The so-called "China overcapacity" accusation made by some Western countries essentially stems from their concerns about their own competitiveness and market share, and this approach will dampen global economic recovery and the green transition, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

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BERLIN, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Following an unusual nomination process Julian Nagelsmann expressed his goal to win the 2024 UEFA Euro on home soil.

"Competing in a tournament like this, it makes sense wanting to win it," the 36-year-old German national coach said after officially announcing a squad of 27 with one player having to face a late cancelation.

"As important as to win is that

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HARARE, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Illegal currency traders have disappeared on the streets of Zimbabwe's capital Harare as authorities crack down on illegal money-trading in a bid to maintain the value of the new Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency.

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on April 5 introduced the new gold-backed ZiG, replacing the Zimbabwean dollar, which had been ravaged by inflation.

ISLAMABAD, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said Thursday that its foreign exchange reserves had increased by 15 million U.S. dollars.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 (ANI): Piyush Goyal, Union Minister and BJP candidate from Maharashtra's Mumbai North constituency, dismissed the "noise" that "Muslims are in danger" claims are part of appeasement politics as he asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "never ever" discriminated. In an interview with ANI, Piyush Goyal said that Prime Minister Modi thinks about the upliftment of everyone and never a

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) convened a conference in Mumbai on Thursday, bringing together Heads of Assurance Functions from select Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs). According to RBI press release, this conference, attended by about 300 participants representing more than 120 UCBs, focused on enhancing the resilience of the financial system through effective assurance functio

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BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the opening ceremony of the China-Russia Years of Culture a

HONG KONG - Shares of Chinese property developers rallied on Thursday after a report that China was considering a plan for local governments across the country to buy millions of unsold homes from distressed companies to ease a protracted property crisis.