‘Confident of weathering challenges to India-US ties arising from indictments’
The outgoing Biden administration on Tuesday exuded confidence that India and the US will be able to “weather” the challenges to their relationship that arose after two recent indictments — one related to a Sikh separatist and the other to an Indian billionaire. “I’m confident that we will be able to...
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Trump says India charges lot of tariff, threatens to impose reciprocal tax
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For first time in 8 years, US Navy ship makes port call in Cambodia
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Popeye, Tintin enter public domain in 2025 along with novels from Faulkner, Hemingway
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Japanese bank apologises over theft of millions of dollars from safe deposit boxes
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12 Indians found dead at restaurant in Georgia
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Amnesty: Serbia spying on political opponents, journalists
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‘Death toll in Gaza Strip from Israel-Hamas war tops 45,000’
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Two killed on first day of anti-polio campaign in Pak
A polio worker and a police constable were shot dead in separate incidents in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday as the country began a week-long polio eradication campaign amid tight security. Unidentified assailants opened fire and killed a polio worker in Bannu district on the very first day of...
Yunus celebrates end of Hasina’s ‘autocratic govt’
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus led Bangladesh Monday in marking the 54th Victory Day, his speech making no mention of founding leader Mujibur Rahman while calling deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s administration the “world’s worst autocratic government”. “Bijoy Dibosh” commemorates the Pakistan military’s surrender to Indian forces and the liberation of Bangladesh...
5 heroin traffickers return to Australia from Indonesia
Five Australians who had spent almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons for heroin trafficking returned to Australia on Sunday under a deal struck between the two governments, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The governments confirmed weeks ago that negotiations were underway for Matthew Norman, Scott Rush, Martin Stephens, Si Yi Chen,...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM says talks with Taliban govt only solution for peace in region
Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Ali Amin Gandapur on Sunday said negotiations with the incumbent Taliban government in Afghanistan is the only solution for maintaining peace and security in the region. The firebrand leader of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said if the world could recognise the Taliban...
Bolivia holds divisive popular vote for its top judges, offering lessons for region
Campaigning for Sunday’s judicial election may be strictly forbidden, but look closer on the streets of Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, and you’ll find that some candidates have sneakily plastered their faces on packs of corn puffs and others have slipped subtle slogans into official voting manuals. After all, it’s a popular...
Alleged Chinese spy got close to senior British royal, met former PMs
The scandal surrounding an alleged Chinese spy who managed to gain access to Buckingham Palace as a “close confidant” of Prince Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles III, intensified on Sunday as it emerged that he also met former prime ministers David Cameron and Theresa May. While Cameron and May...
South Korean leaders seek calm after Yoon is impeached
South Korea’s opposition leader offered Sunday to work with the government to ease the political tumult as officials sought to reassure allies and markets, a day after the opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol over a short-lived attempt to impose martial law. Liberal Democratic Party leader Lee...
