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Indian nurse sentenced to death for murder in Yemen

Yemen President Rashad al-Alimi signed off on the death sentence for Nimisha Priya, who has been serving a prison sentence since 2017 for the murder of a Yemeni national. The sentence will be executed in a month, per media reports.

After staunchly defending H1-B visa, tech billionaire Elon Musk says system needs major overhaul

Elon Musk suggests raising H-1B visa salaries and adding annual maintenance costs to make hiring from abroad more expensive than hiring domestically. Previously, he said that the program is broken and needs major reform.

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Former US President Jimmy Carter passes away at 100

The longest-lived President, Carter, was considered a friend of India as he was the first American president to visit India after the removal of the emergency and victory of the Janata Party in 1977.

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US President-elect Trump, Musk defend H-1B visa program amid criticism from Republicans

Musk, along with Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy who have been appointed by Trump to lead his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), argued last week that foreign workers are needed for tech companies like Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla.

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All except two likely dead in South Korea’s worst plane crash in 20 years

The Jeju Air flight carrying 181 people including six crew members skidded off runway after reportedly experiencing a bird strike as corroborated by one of the survivors.

US President Joe Biden regrets pulling out of this year’s presidential race

With just over three weeks left in the office, Biden has expressed regret over stepping aside in the 2024 Presidential election and choosing Merrick Garland as the US Attorney General.

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Putin apologizes for Azerbaijan plane crash in Russian airspace, but maintains Russia not at fault

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to his Azerbaijan counterpart Ilham Aliyev for the "tragic incident," saying his country's air defense was active at the time and only attempting to repel Ukrainian drone attacks.