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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed welcomes PM Modi at airport, drives him to the science museum

Addis Ababa/New Delhi, Dec 16 (UNI) In a special gesture, Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed Ali welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his arrival at Addis Ababa airport, and later drove him in his car to the science museum in the city.
Prime Minister Modi posted pictures of himself sitting alongside the Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed who is seen driving the car.
At the museum, the two leaders are seen exchanging some laughs and also going around the exhibits and listening keenly to the guide.
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Iran's protests have signalled the endgame: Former CIA chief Petraeus

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Polls will be a defining moment for Bangladesh's democratic future: BNP leader

20 Jan 2026 | 9:17 PM

Dhaka, Jan 20 (UNI) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the coming polls will mark a defining moment for the country's political history, remarking that the outcome would determine if Bangladesh will continue to exist as a secular, pluralist, and liberal democracy, or descend into radical religious extremism.

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David Beckham speaks out after son Brooklyn's Instagram outburst

20 Jan 2026 | 8:36 PM

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Nearly 900,000 security personnel to be deployed for Bangladesh's 13th parliamentary elections

20 Jan 2026 | 6:33 PM

Dhaka, Jan 20 (UNI) Ramping up security ahead of the 13th polls, almost 900,000 personnel of Bangladesh's security forces, including military and paramilitary services, will be deployed nationwide to maintain law and order during the 13th National Parliament elections, according to Lt Gen (Retd) Home Affairs Advisor Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.

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MQM-P's Farooq Sattar blames apathetic misgovernance of PPP govt for deadly Gul Plaza fire in Karachi

20 Jan 2026 | 6:20 PM

Islamabad, Jan 20 (UNI) Muttahida Qaumi Movement–Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Dr Farooq Sattar on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Sindh government, over its two decades of alleged "inaction, apathy and corruption" which he said, was responsible for the deadly Gul Plaza fire in Karachi.

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