Fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium following an extradition request from India, authorities in New Delhi said on Monday.
The 65-year-old is accused of being involved in an alleged fraud of nearly $1.8 billion…
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IDF chief Zamir warns of troop shortages, questions scope of Gaza war aims
Israel’s new military chief has warned the government that a shortage of combat soldiers could limit the army’s ability to carry out its political leadership’s ambitions in Gaza, amid ongoing fighting with Hamas that has stretched into its…Continue Reading
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Ecuador’s Noboa re-elected in presidential vote seen as test of his ‘war on drugs’ | Ecuador
In an election seen as a referendum on his “war on drugs”, Ecuador’s right-wing president, Daniel Noboa, won Sunday’s presidential runoff, defeating leftist candidate Luisa González.
With 92.61% of ballots counted, the incumbent had…
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Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies – DW – 04/14/2025
Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa died on Sunday, 14 April, 2025, aged 89.
The Nobel laureate died in Peru’s capital Lima surrounded by his family and “at peace,” his son Alvaro Vargas Llosa, a well-known political commentator, said on X.
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Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies – DW – 04/14/2025
Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa died on Sunday, 14 April, 2025, aged 89.
The Nobel laureate died in Peru’s capital Lima surrounded by his family and “at peace,” his son Alvaro Vargas Llosa, a well-known political commentator, said on X.
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Giant of Latin American literature
Getty ImagesMario Vargas Llosa in 1990 Mario Vargas Llosa, who has died at the age of 89 in his native Peru, was a towering figure in Latin American literature and culture who rarely shied away from controversy.
With more than 50 works to his name,…
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The West No Longer Leads – Here’s What Happens Now — Russia in Global Affairs
The United States still holds a commanding position in global affairs. Its influence – political, military, economic, and cultural – remains immense, the result of a historical head start built over decades. It…
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Trump says CBS and ’60 Minutes’ should ‘pay a big price’ for going after him
President Donald Trump bitterly attacked “60 Minutes” shortly after the CBS newsmagazine broadcast stories on Ukraine and Greenland on Sunday, saying the network was out of control and should “pay a…
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