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Israel confirms killing Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran strike months ago

Nearly five months after Haniyeh’s killing in July, Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the Hamas leader's killing in a speech vowing to target the heads of the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen, which has been firing missiles and drones at Israel.

While the world revels in the joy of X'mas, Magdeburg silently bows in mourning

New information coming through from Germany has revealed that more than 200 people were injured in the Christmas market attack—a Saudi man deliberately drove his BMW into a crowd of shoppers on Dec 20—and the death toll, which now stands at five, is bound to go up.

Saudi man drives BMW into crowded Christmas market in Germany, killing 2 and injuring over 60

Police have arrested the suspect identified as Taleb A, a doctor by profession, who allegedly drove some 400 meters through the revelling crowd in Magdeburg, leaving behind a bloody carnage.

US House passes bill

US House passes emergency bill to avert govt shutdown, Senate nod awaited

The revised bill excludes President-elect Donald Trump's controversial proposal to abolish the debt ceiling, which would have helped the incoming president enact his agenda. The demand, rejected by his own party members, failed to garner support in the House.

Tahawwur Rana

Extradite 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana to India, US govt urges its Supreme Court

Rana, currently lodged in a jail in Los Angeles, faces charges for his role in the Mumbai attacks and is known to be associated with Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

US President-elect Donald Trump (Source: Reuters)

US staring at shutdown as Donald Trump demands debt ceiling removal

Lawmakers in the US Congress are scrambling to avert a government shutdown after President-elect Trump called for getting rid of the limit the US can borrow to pay for expenses like salaries, social security and national defense.

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Major H-1B visa reforms set to fill jobs faster in US; Indians likely to benefit most

In recent years, Indians have cornered a lion's share of H-1B visas and, to their added advantage, the new norms, which take effect on Jan 17, will also benefit Indian students on F-1 visas in the US, allowing for easier transition to jobs.