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The parents who themselves had psychiatric problems wanted to sacrifice their son in the Sahara desert believing that their child was possessed.

Residents in coastal areas of California were told to evacuate as a high surf pounded the US' West Coast.

Despite no extradition pact between India and Pakistan, news agency PTI citing its sources suggested that extradition is feasible in this case, even without a formal agreement.

The Islamabad High Court criticized the caretaker government for opposing election consultations while questioning its commitment to a fair elections in Pakistan.

The incident occurred 150 kilometres from Istanbul when a vehicle hit a truck in poor visibility sparking other crashes.

France also said that it will work with Jordan to carry out humanitarian operations in the Gaza Strip.

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said he and EAM S Jaishankar discussed the outlook for military-technical cooperation, including joint production of modern weapons, between Russia and India

American forces said they carried out airstrikes on three sites used by Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite group Kataeb Hezbollah and affiliated groups in Iraq.

Francis devoted his Christmas Day blessing to a call for peace in the world, noting that the biblical story of the birth of Christ in Bethlehem sent a message of peace

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also hailed Gaza's medical workers who continue their work under increasingly dire circumstances

Fighting is now centered on Gaza City and the southern city of Khan Yunis, both considered strongholds of the Palestinian militant group

Canada's Peel Regional Police investigates a surge in extortion targeting South Asian businesses. Arrest made, a suspect at large

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French police detain two men on a Nicaragua-bound plane over suspected human trafficking with more than 300 Indian passengers. Investigation underway

Police said the gunman had a "huge arsenal of weapons and ammunition" and they were searching for him even before the mass shooting, after his father was found dead in a village west of Prague

Glynn Simmons, a Black man, declared innocent in Oklahoma after 50 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, highlighting flaws in the justice system