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Airliners carrying women and children linked to Islamic State group land in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 7, 2026 (AP) — Airliners carrying 13 Australian women and children with alleged ties to the Islamic State group landed on Thursday in their homeland, where the adults face potential criminal charges relating to their alleged time in the extremist organization’s so-called caliphate that spanned Syria and Iraq. The Australian government announced on Wednesday that the women and children, who have spent years in a Syrian desert camp, planned to return to Australia, and two Qatar Airways flights took off minutes apart on Thursday from Doha. The first plane, carrying three Australian women and eight children, landed

Stock markets end lower in choppy trade; Sensex declines 114 points

Mumbai, May 7 (PTI) Benchmark indices ended lower in a choppy trade on Thursday, with the Sensex declining 114 points, as investors turned cautious amid unabated foreign fund outflows and rising geopolitical uncertainties. After facing heavy fluctuations during the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 114 points or 0.15 per cent lower at 77,844.52. During the day, the benchmark hit a high of 78,384.70 and a low of 77,713.21, gyrating 671.49 points. The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 4.30 points, or 0.02 per cent, to end at 24,326.65. From the Sensex firms, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, Titan, Sun

Rupee rises 23 paise to close at 94.26 against US dollar

Mumbai, May 7 (PTI) The rupee pared initial losses and settled for the day on a positive note, higher by 23 paise at 94.26 (provisional) against the greenback on Thursday, as Brent crude and the US dollar index retreated from their elevated levels. Forex traders said Brent oil prices have fallen below USD 100 per barrel on a rise in investor risk appetite in global markets on hopes of peace between the US and Iran. However, factors such as unabated foreign capital outflows and safe-haven dollar demand from importers capped sharp gains for the rupee. At the interbank foreign exchange

Hundreds arrested after post-poll violence kills at least three in Bengal

NEW DELHI, May 7 (Reuters) – Hundreds of people were arrested after post-election violence erupted this ​week in West Bengal state, killing ‌at least three people, including the aide to a senior leader of Prime Minister Narendra ​Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party. Here are some ​details. Modi’s BJP defeated incumbent Chief Minister Mamata ⁠Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the election in ​West Bengal state, where she has held ​power since 2011. Banerjee has refused to resign, saying she has “not been defeated” and accusing the Election Commission ​of colluding with the BJP to win ​the election. More than 200 criminal cases

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