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January 12, 2026 1:55 PM
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Tunisian filmmaker Zoubeir Jlassi has won the world’s largest AI Film Award for his film Lily, receiving a one-million-dollar prize from Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum during the 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai. The award is organised in collaboration with Google Gemini and w...
January 12, 2026 1:15 PM
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In Iran, nationwide anti-government protests have entered their 16th day. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said the death toll has reached 544, and the protests have continued to grow despite an internet shutdown and phone lines being cut across the country. More than 10,681 people ha...
January 12, 2026 10:37 AM
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President Donald Trump said the United States will acquire Greenland, warning that failure to do so would allow Russia or China to gain control of the strategic Arctic territory. Trump said he preferred a negotiated agreement, but the outcome was inevitable. Answering whether military action was bei...
January 12, 2026 8:37 AM
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India has reiterated its commitment to achieving 500 Giga Watt of non-fossil fuel installed power capacity by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2070. Delivering India’s national statement at the 16th Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi, Union Minister for New and ...
January 12, 2026 8:26 AM
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Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw will participate in the G7 Critical Minerals Ministerial Meeting today in Washington DC, United States. The G7 Critical Minerals Ministerial Meeting is a key gathering aimed at securing global supply chains for strategic reso...
January 12, 2026 7:52 AM
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US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to block courts and creditors from seizing Venezuelan government funds held by the United States of America. In an executive order, Mr Trump said the threat of attachment or the imposition of other judicial processes against Venezuelan gove...
January 12, 2026 7:44 AM
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will begin public hearings in the genocide case filed by The Gambia against Myanmar over alleged atrocities committed against the Rohingya community today. The hearings, to be held at The Hague, will continue until January 29 and focus on the merits of the ca...
January 11, 2026 10:09 PM
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In Australia, one person has died, and around 300 homes and buildings have been destroyed as bushfires continue to burn across southeast Australia. Authorities said the fires, mainly affecting the state of Victoria and parts of New South Wales, have scorched about three lakh fifty thousand hectares,...
January 11, 2026 10:04 PM
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A Special General Convention of the Nepali Congress was held at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu today by supporters of party General Secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma. Ahead of the two-day convention’s inaugural session, party leaders and activists from across Nepal arrived at the ...
January 11, 2026 8:50 PM
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Global gold and silver prices jumped last week, as investors weighed weaker-than-expected US payrolls data along with geopolitical uncertainty. Global spot gold prices jumped 4 percent this week to end the week at 4,509.5 dollars per ounce. Yellow metal hit a record high of 4,549.71 dollars on Decem...
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