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Trump plans major job cuts at CIA and spy agencies
Trump administration to downsize US spy agencies

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump's administration is planning to cut many jobs at the CIA and other U.S. spy agencies, according...

Pentagon backs army's right to repair its own weapons
Pentagon to seek 'Right to Repair' provisions in Army contracts

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Defense wants to change its contracts so the Army can fix its own weapons instead of always...

Truist Championship: Bhatia slips to tied-16th; Straka, Lowry take lead
Truist Championship: Bhatia slips to tied-16th; Straka, Lowry take lead

Flourtown [US], May 11 (ANI): Akshay Bhatia rode a roller coaster at the end of which he had slid from a top-5 after two rounds to...

Truist Championship: Indian-American Bhatia lies tied third after 63 in first round
Truist Championship: Indian-American Bhatia lies tied third after 63 in first round

Flourtown [US], May 10 (ANI): Akshay Bhatia started off the Truist Champion with a round of seven under par 63 at The Philadelphia...

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge congratulates Pope Leo XIV
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge congratulates Pope Leo XIV

New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday congratulated Pope Leo XIV, wishing that his pontificate...

PM Modi extends wishes to Pope Leo XIV, expresses India's commitment to continued dialogue with Holy See
PM Modi extends wishes to Pope Leo XIV, expresses India's commitment to continued dialogue with Holy See

New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended wishes to Pope Leo XIV and expressed India's commitment to...

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American climber dies on Mount Makalu during charity climb
American climber dies on world's fifth-highest peak in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal: An American climber has died on Mount Makalu in eastern Nepal while raising money for a children's cancer program,...

Trump signs order to speed up US drug plant approvals
Trump signs executive order to encourage US drug manufacturing

WASHINGTON, D.C.: This week, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to speed up the approval of drug manufacturing plants...

UN Body Accuses Israel of Systematic Torture, Sexual Violence
'World cannot remain silent,' on Gaza: UN Special Committee

AMMAN, Jordan - A United Nations investigative committee has accused Israel of inflicting unimaginable suffering on Palestinians under...

Trucker’s body found months after road collapse in Japan
Body of truck driver recovered from sinkhole in Japan

TOKYO, Japan: After nearly three months of complex recovery efforts, the body of a 74-year-old truck driver was found late last week...

Over 15,000 USDA workers take buyout offers
Over 15,000 USDA employees take Trump's financial incentive to leave

WASHINGTON, D.C.: More than 15,000 workers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have accepted offers to leave their jobs in...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 91, hospitalized for heart tests
Japan's retired former emperor to be hospitalized for heart tests

TOKYO, Japan: Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 91, will be hospitalized for heart examinations after doctors detected a potential issue during...

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