Vehicle hits revelers during Lao New Year celebration in Louisiana
A vehicle struck revelers at a Louisiana Lao New Year parade, injuring around 15 people, with serious injuries reported.
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A vehicle struck revelers at a Louisiana Lao New Year parade, injuring around 15 people, with serious injuries reported.
Donald Trump wants Iran to strike a deal and to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz whose closure has led to a spike in oil prices.
"Many of Iran's Military Leaders, who have led them poorly and unwisely, are terminated, along with much else, with this massive strike in Tehran!" U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
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"Many of Iran's Military Leaders, who have led them poorly and unwisely, are terminated, along with much else, with this massive strike in Tehran!" U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
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War in the Middle East is worsening economic crisis in Pakistan.
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Several people were injured when a vehicle struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year on Saturday in rural Louisiana
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The Hindu International is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to U.S. revokes green cards and visas of several Iranian nationals connected to Tehran government.
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Donald Trump wants Iran to strike a deal and to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz whose closure has led to a spike in oil prices.
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The Middle East war, in its sixth week, has left the entire region in a turmoil. And, effects are both short and long-term such as inflation, energy crisis, sharp fall in investors' confidence, etc.
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Abolhassan Montazer and Vahid Baniamerian have been hanged after Iran's Supreme Court upheld their sentences.
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