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Indian police say 47 Maoist rebels surrender

Police in the southern state of Telangana said that 47 Maoist members “chose to join the mainstream”, adding that “almost all remaining underground key leaders... have now been neutralised”.

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US-Iran peace hopes fade as Trump scraps talks

By Saad Sayeed, Ariba Shahid and Steve Holland ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - Hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran receded as a new week began, with talks aimed at ending the two-month conflict at a standstill and both Tehran and

‘SNL U.K.’ Weekend Update Enlists Jimmy Fallon to Roast Jeffrey Epstein, Benson Boone, Lily Allen and More: ‘We’re Just Two Hosts, Sat Next to a More Famous Host, Asking Him to Boost Our Ratings’

Ania Magliano and Paddy Young, the hosts of Weekend Update on “SNL U.K.,” enlisted Jimmy Fallon in this week’s episode to roast Jeffrey Epstein, Benson Boone and Lily Allen, among others, “to boost our ratings,” they joked. After Magliano remarked, “It may seem like Britain and

Japanese parties pressure PM Takaichi on Hormuz energy crisis

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday, April 24, and delivered a series of proposals for the government’s response to the Hormuz crisis, including a call to consider dispatching minesweepers once

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