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Japan PM Sanae Takaichi tried playing the santoor during a cultural event hosted by PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The moment has gone viral.

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Far-right activist Laura Loomer sparked outrage after urging Israel to bomb Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral as Iran warned against any attack.

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Hamza stated that he had created a makeshift "customs checkpoint" along the Canal Saint-Martin, where he stopped cyclists and threatened to spray them with his water pistol unless they paid him €2.

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PM Modi and Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi signed the first defence co-development pact with Japan involving the Unicorn naval antenna, while expanding cooperation on Indo-Pacific security, energy and AI.

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