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Pakistan says imprisoned ex-PM Imran Khan ’in good health’ after eye procedure

Pakistan’s jailed ex-Premier former Prime Minister Imran Khan underwent a medical procedure for an eye ailment last week at a government hospital in the capital and is in good health, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kCXWP3t

Daily quiz: On the Kurds

The new Syrian government’s attacks on Kurdish forces has dealt a heavy blow to their territorial rights, greater autonomy and aspirations for a future homeland from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/P0r5bhm

U.S. Treasury Secretary hints at possible tariff relief for India as Russian oil imports drop

Indian purchases by ​their refineries of ⁠Russian oil have collapsed. So that is a success. The tariffs are still on, ‌25% tariffs for Russian oil ‌are still on. I would imagine there ‍is a path to take them off, says U.S. Treasury Secretary ‍Scott Bessent from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KqZ54wj

India’s solar sector is well positioned to handle U.S. exit from ISA: The Climate Economy

The United States of America had announced it would be pulling out of several international climate organisations, including the International Solar Alliance (ISA). This rang alarm bells. Will this have a big impact on India? Will the cost of solar power rise in India? Will jobs be affected? We look at the economics of it. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/iG2SQX5

Greenland is a territory of Denmark, says Russia, slams ‘double standards’ of Western powers

Moscow ⁠said this week that it was ‌unacceptable for ‌the West to keep claiming ‍that Russia and China ‍threatened Greenland, and said that the crisis over the territory showed the double standards ⁠of Western powers from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dWtCnf1

Trump team ramps up attack on Federal Reserve Chair Powell with criminal indictment threat

At stake is the independence of the Fed — the world’s most important central bank — to set U.S. monetary policy without undue influence by elected officials like Mr. Trump who would prefer cheaper borrowing costs for their political appeal from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uBwKLVz

Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships arrive in South Africa for naval drills as tensions run high

The Chinese-led drills were organized last year under the BRICS bloc of developing nations and South Africa's armed forces said they will bring members of the bloc together to practice maritime safety and anti-piracy operations and “deepen cooperation” from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LXEot4y

At least 80 Yemeni separatists killed in fighting, strikes since January 2: military official

Most of the casualties had occurred in strikes by the Saudi-led coalition that targeted military camps held by the separatists, the official said, including Al-Khasha and Barshid military camps in Hadramawt province from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VdD1J9E