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Shutdown crisis averted? Senators reach Bipartisan deal to keep govt open

Washington, Nov 10 (UNI) US President Donald Trump said that the government shutdown is “soon coming to an end,” following reports that Senate leaders and the White House have reached a bipartisan agreement to reopen the government after 40 days.
A group of at least eight Senate Democrats, in consultation with Senate GOP leaders and the White House, reportedly reached a deal on Sunday to end the 40-day US government shutdown in exchange for a future vote on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies.
Senate Democrats emerged from a two-and-a-half-hour caucus meeting on Sunday night, announcing that there will be enough votes in the Senate to reopen the federal government after a grueling 40-day shutdown.
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Zelensky rejects US-backed Donbas withdrawal, demands fair deal

12 Dec 2025 | 11:44 AM

Arti Kyiv, Dec 12 (UNI): President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that a compromise peace plan backed by the United States still requires Ukraine to withdraw from the eastern Donbas region, a concession Kyiv is not willing to consider.

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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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