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Macron names next nuclear-powered aircraft carrier 'France Libre' as a symbol of independence

New Delhi, March 20 -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday named France's next nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the France Libre ("Free France"), framing it as a symbol of national independe... Read More


Israelis had just returned to this northern town after the last war. Now rockets are flying again

New Delhi, March 20 -- Gila Pahima returned to her hometown of Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel last spring, 18 months after its population had been evacuated because of Hezbollah rocket fire. Now air... Read More


Overnight storm in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, kills at least 15 people and injures several

New Delhi, March 20 -- Heavy rains and strong winds lashed Pakistan's largest city overnight, killing at least 15 people and injuring several others as walls and roofs collapsed at multiple locations,... Read More


Madagascar's president orders lie detector tests for candidates applying to be government ministers

New Delhi, March 20 -- Anyone applying to become a minister in Madagascar's new government will be subjected to lie detector tests to root out those who are corrupt, the country's military leader said... Read More


Ali Larijani, believed to be running Iran since the beginning of the war, is killed in a strike

New Delhi, March 19 -- Ali Larijani, a top Iranian security official and a conservative force within Iran's theocracy, was killed in an Israeli strike, Iranian authorities confirmed Tuesday. He was 67... Read More


Nashville ties Inter Miami 1-1, ousts Messi's club from CONCACAF Champions Cup

New Delhi, March 19 -- Inter Miami's Lionel Messi got a milestone. And Nashville got a tie that felt like a win. Messi got the 900th goal of his career, but Cristian Espinoza scored in the 74th minut... Read More


Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, hailed as an 'epochal figure,' dies at 93

New Delhi, March 19 -- Georgia's Patriarch Ilia II, the longtime head of the Georgian Orthodox Church and one of the country's most influential figures, has died. He was 93. Ilia II died late Tuesday... Read More


A look at the top Iranian official and the head of internal security targeted by Israel

New Delhi, March 19 -- Ali Larijani, a top Iranian security official, was widely believed to be running the country as it reeled from the killing of its supreme leader and a widening war. Israel said ... Read More


Marc Jacobs let Sofia Coppola film with 'no off limits' - and didn't hate himself after

New Delhi, March 19 -- Neither Sofia Coppola nor Marc Jacobs were convinced a documentary was a good idea. Jacobs wasn't sure he wanted to be the subject of one and Coppola wasn't sure she wanted the ... Read More


Nigerian soldiers repel an attack on a base and kill 80 Islamic militants, army says

New Delhi, March 19 -- Nigerian soldiers backed by air support repelled an attack Wednesday by suspected Islamic militants on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 80 of the assail... Read More