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Sweden’s new National Security Advisor, Tobias Thyberg, quit hours after taking up the role as sensitive pictures of him on a dating app were sent anonymously to government. Thyberg had omitted the information during security background checks, the government said. “It is a systemic failure that this kind of information…
Reverend Winnie Varghese has made history as the first woman dean of the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York City, United States. She is the 12th dean of the historic church. Born in Kerala’s Kaviyoor, in Pathanamthitta, she moved to the US with her parents when she…
India extended emergency financial support to Maldives through rollover of $50 million Treasury Bill, the High Commission of India in Maldives said. “It’s done under a unique Government-to-Government arrangement,” it added. “I express my sincere gratitude to EAM S Jaishankar and Indian government for extending crucial financial support,” Maldives’ Foreign…
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country is committed to providing a safe corridor to enable the release of the last known living American hostage in Gaza, Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American soldier. It added that Israel has not agreed to any ceasefire or prisoner release deal…
US President Donald Trump misspoke and accidentally called Barbie and other toys making company Mattel a “country” while threatening tariffs. “Mattel is the only country I’ve heard, they said, ‘We’re going to counter (tariffs)’.” However, Trump quickly corrected himself, by adding, “We’ll put a 100% tariff on his toys,” referring…
