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India detains and deports 5,000 Bangladeshis

KOLKATA: India has deported nearly 5,000 Bangladeshi citizens since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party swept to power in West Bengal last month, according to official statistics. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a sweepi…

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Perez re-elected at Real Madrid paving way for Mourinho return

MADRID: Florentino Perez has been re-elected president of Real Madrid by an overwhelming majority, paving the way for Jose Mourinho to return as manager. The 79-year-old Perez, president for 23 years across two spells, took 65 percent of the votes…

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Outclassed Afghanistan 98-5 as India close in on innings win

India left an outclassed Afghanistan reeling at 98-5 to close in on a thumping innings victory after debutant spinner Manav Suthar claimed six wickets in the one-off Test on Monday. After forcing the visitors to follow on, Indian spinner Washingto…

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Japan rubber futures decline on higher natural, synthetic supply prospects

Japanese rubber futures declined on Monday as expectations of higher natural and synthetic rubber supply, along with elevated inventories in top consumer China, weighed on prices across exchanges. The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for Novem…

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Japanese government bond yields rise as Gulf flare-up stokes inflation concerns

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) yields rose on Monday as inflation concerns and hawkish Bank of Japan (BOJ) signals continued to weigh on sentiment. The yield on the 10-year JGB climbed 5 basis points (bps) to 2.715%, marking its highest clo…

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UN urges Afghan Taliban to end arrests of women over dress rules

KABUL: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern over the arrest and detention of women in a western province for allegedly failing to comply with “dress requirements” and urged Taliban authorities to treat all people equally…

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Israel hits Iran petrochemical plant in new strikes after Trump reprimand

JERUSALEM/DUBAI/NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY: Israel said on Monday it hit a petrochemical plant in Iran’s southwest, along with strikes elsewhere on military targets, after U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin …

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Major Gulf markets drop amid fresh Middle East tensions

Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates declined in early Monday trading as renewed conflict in the Middle East dampened investor sentiment. Explosions were reported in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan early on Monday, according to local media, cloudi…

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Gold price drops by Rs3,094 per tola in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan decreased on Monday in line with their loss in the international market. In the local market, gold price per tola reached Rs452,222 after a decline of Rs3,094 during the day. Similarly, 10-gram gold was sold at Rs386,987 af…

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New Zealand stocks hit near two-week low tracking global peers

New Zealand shares fell to a near two-week low on Monday following a broader sell-off in Asian markets, as hot U.S. jobs data last week stoked fears of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike and investors pulled out of AI-linked stocks. The benchmar…

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