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Gas explosion in San Francisco Bay Area damages homes, 6 taken to hospitals

Dramatic video footage showed a home in the city of Hayward sitting under a blue sky when it suddenly exploded, spewing jagged wood and other debris into the air as heavy smoke billowed from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QRnx4VC

Putin calls Maduro, Lukashenko meets Venezuela envoy as Trump cranks up pressure

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday held his second meeting in 17 days with Jesus Rafael Salazar Velazquez, the Venezuelan Ambassador to Moscow from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NLrS3Qx

Trump says the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

We've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela — a large tanker, very large, the largest one ever seized, actually, says U.S. President Donald Trump from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2G5e3tC

U.S. to start social media vetting for H-1B and H4 visa seekers

The latest announcement on vetting social media activities has added another layer to the grant of H1-B visa seekers that is expected to prolong the waiting time for fresh applicants from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1YOa7kS

Parliament committee recommends reducing time for forest, environmental clearances for coal projects

The committee also suggested streamlining process for public consultation and clearances from Gram Sabha to avoid delays. from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/j7pVnNb

Hamas calls for more international pressure on Israel before ceasefire's next phase

Husam Badran, a member of Hamas' political wing, called for the “full implementation of all the terms of the first phase” before moving forward, including an end to what he called the continuing demolition of Palestinian homes in the majority of the territory still controlled by Israel. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kjWlKMD

Cyclone impact sparks fresh calls in Sri Lanka to recast IMF deal

The programme’s crushing austerity measures make recovery harder, contend activists from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jG2LzQY

IndiGo flight cuts to spike airfares in peak season, leave passengers with few options

Back-of-the-envelope calculations indicate that reducing daily flights from 400 to 500 will affect 65,000 to 81,000 daily passengers, who had probably booked their seats weeks in advance from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mGT863R

Trump calls EU fine on X 'nasty one', says Europe going in 'bad directions'

“Europe is going in some bad directions,” Mr. Trump told reporters at a White House event, saying he expected to get a full report on the EU fine later on Monday. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/q97lJYz

Kremlin says still no word on U.S.-Ukraine talks in Florida

For the moment, we don’t know the outcome of talks between the Ukrainians and the Americans in Florida, says Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/83xGkPZ

Magnitude 7.6 quake strikes off Japan, triggering tsunami warning

The United States Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.6 quake struck at 1415 GMT off Misawa on Japan's Pacific coast, at a depth of 53 kilometres (33 miles) from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/rpKmyoz

Death toll rises to 5 after explosion outside a police station in Mexico’s Michoacán state

The number of victims killed in an explosion outside a police station in the western Mexican state of Michoacán over the weekend has risen to five from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SkqpAty

DGCA gives IndiGo 24-hour ‘final extension’ to respond to show-cause notice

IndiGo had sought more time, citing operational constraints arising from the magnitude of disruptions across multiple airports from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5GTkMiH

Hamas says will give up arms to a Palestinian authority 'if occupation ends'

Our weapons are linked to the existence of the occupation and the aggression," Hamas chief negotiator and its Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in a statement from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/buVdvKx

Cartel de los Soles | Mission Maduro

The U.S decision to designate the alleged cartel a foreign terrorist organisation is aimed at strengthening its case for military action in Venezuela from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jvzsbO6

Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96

Gehry died on December 5 in his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness, said Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners LLP from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/K40SblQ

FIFA gives President Donald Trump Peace Prize in departure from its traditional focus on sport

“This is truly one of the great honours of my life,” U.S. President Donald Trump said. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9onf8Qk

IndiGo cancels 1,000 flights, gets exemption on night duty limits for pilots

No flights from Delhi and Chennai airports; CEO says normalcy will take 5-10 days from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2KNuJ8i

U.S. expanding list of countries on travel ban to more than 30: Homeland Security Secretary Noem

As of now 19 countries are covered as part of the travel ban from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Tjk9gIz

Pakistan formally appoints Asim Munir as first Chief of Defence Forces

President Asif Ali Zardari approved the summary submitted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, formally asking him to appoint Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Asim Munir as the first CDF of Pakistan from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/oCvI8pT

U.S. will restrict visas for Nigerians and their families involved in violence against Christians

Last month, Mr. Trump also said he has ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria following the claims of Christian persecution from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wF3gYlo

Trump says Putin wants to end war, U.S. to hold new talks with Ukraine

Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner huddled into the early hours with Mr. Putin in the Kremlin but reached no breakthrough on halting Europe’s worst conflict since World War II from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ovLl9Jz

Ola Electric deploys 250-member taskforce to clear service backlogs, signals major after-sales overhaul

The newly mobilised taskforce has been coordinating closely with service centres, backed by real-time communication channels to address all kinds of delays ranging from battery replacements to routine repairs from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ewSbR30

Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Yunus visits critically ill ex-PM Khaleda Zia

The Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus stayed at the hospital for nearly half an hour and urged her family, party leaders and activists to keep patience from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JgPDlTU

Man charged in National Guard shooting pleads not guilty during court appearance from hospital

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who was also shot, faces charges stemming from the November 26 shooting that killed Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and wounded Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24 from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/09JKNh7

‘Unacceptable’, say MEA officials after envoys of U.K., France and Germany author anti-Putin article

The article blamed Russia for the war in Ukraine and accused Putin of “total disregard for human life” from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0scZraw

Modi promises ‘all possible support’ for ailing Khaleda Zia

A five-member delegation of Chinese doctors has reached Bangladesh to assist the team supervising the former Prime Minister’s treatment at a hospital in Dhaka from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MdPNqAL

Govt. dispenses with committee nod for exploration, geological reports for coal, lignite blocks

The Coal Ministry estimates this would help in early operationalisation of the block from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BMroJjW