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Pakistan expresses concern over killing of tourists in IIOJK

April 23, 2025

India GDP grew 6.5% in last fiscal year
MUMBAI — India’s economy expanded 6.5% in the fiscal year that ended in March, slowing from 8.2% growth in the previous 12 months. The country’s gross domestic product rose by 7.4% in the Janu-March quarter, quickening from the 6.2% expansion it racked up in the preceding three-month period. The figure beat the 6.7% predicted by…
Ukraine says it wants to see Russian proposals before agreeing to more peace talks
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Facing sky-high medical bills? Your hospital may have overcharged you
After Blake Pfeifer, a veteran plumber in Colorado Springs, Colorado, underwent emergency stomach surgery at a nearby nonprofit hospital in 2022, he struggled to understand the bills flooding in for his weeklong stay. The initial charge for the procedure at the University of Colorado Health Memorial Hospital Central was $104,000, his records show. Because Pfeifer…
Sen. Jon Ossoff questions Trump immigration actions of ‘separating families’
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Letter from Nikkei Asia’s editor: Asian leaders gather for Nikkei Forum as globalization frays
Hello from Tokyo. This week, Nikkei hosted our flagship annual conference, the Future of Asia forum. Political leaders from across the region, including Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, attended the event. The conference marked its 30th annivers this year, and Asia’s economic and international…
They lost Messi, Mbappé and Neymar — but may finally win club soccer’s biggest prize
In the summer of 2021, Paris Saint-Germain had seemingly everything it needed to get the one thing it didn’t have: a reputation as one of global soccer’s big winners. Its roster appeared built out of a video game. Kylian Mbappé, the 22-year-old World Cup champion from France, alongside Brazilian superstar Neymar and, in a breathtaking…
Russell Brand arrives at London court to face rape and sexual assault charges
British comedian and actor Russell Brand was expected to enter pleas to charges of rape and multiple counts of sex assault after arriving at a London court Friday. The 49-year-old showed up at the Southwark Crown Court in a black blazer with an unbuttoned striped shirt and dark jeans. The comedian, actor and right-wing social…