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US President Trump calls for Netanyahu pardon amid corruption trial

Tel Aviv, Nov 12 (UNI) Israeli President Isaac Herzog has received a letter from US President Donald Trump urging him to grant a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Herzog's office said on Wednesday.
Netanyahu, who has been facing a long-running corruption trial, denies the charges and has pleaded not guilty. Trump has repeatedly called for a pardon for his close ally.
"I hereby call on you to fully pardon Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been a formidable and decisive War Time Prime Minister, and is now leading Israel into a time of peace, which includes my continued work with key Middle East leaders to add many additional countries to the world-changing Abraham Accords," Trump said in a letter
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Russia claims full control of Seversk in Donetsk region

12 Dec 2025 | 8:47 AM

Moscow, Dec 12 (UNI) Russia has claimed it has taken full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Seversk in the Donetsk region.

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Trump fed up with Russia-Ukraine talks, wants ‘action, not meeting : White House

12 Dec 2025 | 8:16 AM

Washington, Dec 12 (UNI) The White House on Thursday said President Donald Trump is "extremely frustrated" with Russia and Ukraine over the slow progress toward ending the four-year-old war, accusing both sides of holding meetings “for the sake of meeting.”
"The President is extremely frustrated with both sides of this war," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. "He doesn't want any more talk. He wants action. He wants this war to come to an end."
"He's sick of meetings just for the sake of meeting," she added.

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Former ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed sentenced to 14 yrs' imprisonment by Pakistan's military tribunal

12 Dec 2025 | 2:12 AM

Islamabad, Dec 11 (UNI) Former head of Pakistani intelligence Lt Gen (Retd) Faiz Hamid was sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment by a military tribunal on allegations of breaching military discipline, misuse of authority, and taking political actions detrimental to state interests.

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Indian Army's 'Sagar Bandhu' relief op contingent restores key communications line in Sri Lanka's cyclone-hit Mahiyanganaya region

12 Dec 2025 | 1:38 AM

New Delhi/Colombo, Dec 11 (UNI) The Integrated Task Force of the Indian Army's Shatrujeet Brigade restored a critical communications link in Sri Lanka's Mahiyanganaya region, one of the areas worst affected by Cyclone Ditwah, the Indian High Commission said on Wednesday.

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Bangladesh Awami League rejects election schedule of interim govt, calls it "deeply biased"

11 Dec 2025 | 11:18 PM

Dhaka, Dec 11 (UNI) Bangladesh's former ruling Awami League party on Thursday formally rejected the newly announced national election schedule, claiming it was "heavily biased".

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