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Apr 11, 2025

Four men publicly executed in one day in Afghanistan

Public executions were common during the Taliban’s first rule from 1996 to 2001, with most of them carried out publicly in sports stadiums in Afghanistan.

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Reuters
Apr 11, 2025

Iran says it will give US talks about nuclear plans a ‘genuine chance’

Trump made a surprise announcement on Monday that Washington and Tehran would begin talks in Oman, a Gulf state that has mediated between the West and the Islamic Republic before.

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Reuters
Apr 11, 2025

Ousted South Korean President Yoon leaves official residence

Hundreds had gathered outside the gates of the official residence, where Yoon briefly stopped to hug and shake hands with supporters, some of whom were crying.

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Reuters
Apr 11, 2025

Nearly 100 killed after heavy rain in India, Nepal

Local media reported that more than 20 people have died in India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Reuters
Apr 11, 2025

Canadian, wanted for 2008 Mumbai attacks, arrives in India after US extradition

Tahawwur Rana, 64, a doctor-turned-businessman, was extradited in connection with the November 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed more than 160 people.

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Reuters
Apr 11, 2025

Crude prices extend losses as US-China trade war stokes demand fears

Oil prices fell on Friday and were set to drop for a second week on concerns prolonged trade war between the United States and China, the world’s largest economies, will crush crude consumption as their dispute curtails economic growth.

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Reuters
Apr 11, 2025

Beijing bites back at US tariffs by curbing Hollywood film imports

Movies like “Titanic” and “Avatar” were superhits in China, but now China has decided to curbing Hollywood import in response to tariffs.

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Reuters
Apr 11, 2025

Stocks, dollar sink, bonds pummelled again as trade war roils markets

Global stocks slumped and the dollar sank further on Friday, while a manic bond selloff took hold in a brutal end to the week of tit-for-tat worldwide tariffs that have fed fears of a deep recession and shaken investor confidence in US assets.