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Gold's rally continues as investors seek safe haven amid global uncertainties

Kathmandu, Dec. 26 -- Nepal's gold dealers have predicted a further bullish trend, just as the precious metal surged to a new high of Rs269,300 per tola in the local bullion market on Friday. Arjun R... Read More


Higher education in India: Why making our universities great again won't be easy

India, Dec. 26 -- The 2026 Times Higher Education rankings make for grim reading. Not one Indian university features in the world's top 200 universities. By contrast, Japan has five, South Korea has s... Read More


Precious Metals Preview: Gold and Silver soar to fresh highs

Mumbai, Dec. 26 -- Precious metals continued to soar amid excellent safe haven buying as the US President Donald Trump said US forces conducted "powerful and deadly" strikes Thursday against Islamic S... Read More


Hezbollah member killed in Israeli airstrike in S. Lebanon

Beirut/Jerusalem, Dec. 26 -- A Hezbollah member was killed Thursday afternoon in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources and the Israeli military. Lebanon's official N... Read More


Thai elections, anti-scammer nationalism, and why the Thai-Cambodian conflict is hard to stop -Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 26 -- Ceasefire talks between Thailand and Cambodia have resumed, yet clashes continue along the border. This uneasy coexistence of diplomacy and violence reveals a deeper truth: t... Read More


US airstrike in Sokoto definitely hit terrorists - Council Chair

Nigeria, Dec. 26 -- One of the areas targeted by a US airstrike in Sokoto State, north-west Nigeria, is a "primary route" for terrorists and is most likely to have led to the death of many of them, a ... Read More


చనిపోయిన ఉగ్రవాదులకు ట్రంప్ క్రిస్మస్ శుభాకాంక్షలు: ఐసిస్ స్థావరాలపై భీకర దాడి

భారతదేశం, డిసెంబర్ 26 -- నైజీరియాలోని ఐసిస్ (ISIS) ఉగ్రవాద ముఠాలే లక్ష్యంగా అమెరికా సైన్యం అత్యంత శక్తివంతమైన, ప్రాణాంతకమైన దాడులు నిర్వహించింది. క్రిస్మస్ పండుగ వేళ జరిగిన ఈ ఆపరేషన్‌ను అమెరికా అధ్యక్... Read More


Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland as independent state

Tel Aviv, Dec. 26 -- Israel on Friday formally recognised Somaliland as an independent country, becoming the first nation to do so more than 30 years after the territory broke away from Somalia, Times... Read More


"If Hindus aren't protected, we will not let Bangladeshi officials stay peacefully...": Bangia Hindu Mahamancha President Bikramaditya Mandal

Siliguri, Dec. 26 -- Bangia Hindu Mahamancha on Thursday protested against the atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh in West Bengal's Siliguri. Bangia Hindu Mahamancha President Bikramaditya Mandal... Read More


U.S. military strikes IS in northwest Nigeria: Trump

Washington, Dec. 26 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. military launched a "powerful and deadly" strike against the Islamic State (IS) in northwestern Nigeria. Published by HT... Read More