Rajapaksas’ party decides against backing Ranil in presidential election
Party to field its own candidate, widely expected to be a non-Rajapaksa from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu htt...Read More
Morning Digest: Political blame game over UPSC aspirants’ deaths continues in Delhi; Two children killed in U.K. stabbing rampage
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Two children dead and 11 people injured in stabbing rampage, says U.K. police
Police say two children have died and 11 other people have been injured in a stabbing in northwest England from World News: Top Internatio...Read More
Russia's Wagner admits severe losses in Mali battles
Mali turned to Wagner for support after a military junta came to power in 2020. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The H...Read More
What is South Africa’s new law on climate change?
What are the features of the law? Does India have an omnibus legislation on climate change? from World News: Top International Headlines T...Read More
Morning Digest: CM Biren Singh meets PM Modi to discuss Manipur situation; Manu Bhaker becomes first Indian woman to win shooting medal at Olympics
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Mobile internet restored in violence-hit Bangladesh
Users of Robi, Grameenphone, Banglalink and other operators in Dhaka said they could access the internet through their phones around 3 p.m.,...Read More
Nicolas Maduro | Chavism’s designated successor
After presiding over an authoritarian regime during a period of severe economic crises, exacerbated by debilitating U.S. sanctions, the Vene...Read More
U.S. hails 'productive' meeting between Blinken and China FM in Laos
Mr. Blinken's stop in Laos is part of a multi-nation Asia visit aimed at reinforcing regional ties in the face of Beijing's growing ...Read More
At least 10 killed in rocket attack on town in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights
Israeli military says all 10 people killed were aged between 10 and 20; Hezbollah says it struck a military base in the Golan Heights in ret...Read More
Russia says Kyiv's statements on peace talks contradictory
Mr. Lavrov spoke after Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visited China for talks this week from World News: Top International Headl...Read More
G20 Finance Ministers agree to work toward effectively taxing the super-rich
Brazil has made a proposal to impose a 2% minimum tax on billionaires a top priority of its presidency of the Group of 20, ahead of the Nov....Read More
Morning Digest: Paris Olympics opens with glitzy ceremony; covering over mosques, mazar in Kanwar yatra route removed after flak, and more
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Trump meets Netanyahu, mends relationship with key political ally
Mr. Trump’s campaign said he pledged in the meeting to “make every effort to bring peace to the Middle East” and combat antisemitism on coll...Read More
Netanyahu meets with Biden, Harris to narrow gaps on Gaza war ceasefire deal
White House officials say the negotiations are in the closing stages, but there are issues that need to be resolved. from World News: Top ...Read More
Jaishankar meets Chinese FM Wang in Laos, pushes for urgency in resolving LAC standoff
The Ministers met for the second time this month, calling for stronger guidance to officials to complete LAC disengagement from World News...Read More
Bangladesh PM Hasina surveys destruction as unrest recedes
Sheikh Hasina, 76, spent the morning surveying destruction in the capital Dhaka, where the commuter rail network connecting the sprawling me...Read More
Joe Biden says he ended 2024 U.S. presidential bid to unite Democratic party
In an address to the nation, the U.S. President explained why he decided to end his campaign for a second term from World News: Top Intern...Read More
Between a fascist past and Right-wing present, Italy is fighting its many battles
Bursting at its seams with immigrants from the Global South and with a Right-wing government in power, Italy under Meloni finds itself in th...Read More
New U.K. Foreign Secretary Lammy to arrive for talks; FTA, security issues on top of agenda
During the visit, Lammy-Jaishankar to discuss Free Trade Agreement, climate change, pending trials; Lammy to meet PM Modi in first visit by ...Read More
Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump 44% to 42% in U.S. presidential race, poll finds
Candidates often expect a bump after formally accepting their party's nomination at stage-managed, televised conventions such as the one...Read More
Kamala Harris smashes fundraising record with $81 million haul in just 24 hours
The massive haul represents the largest 24-hour sum reported by either side in the 2024 campaign, even as Ms. Harris' campaign said it w...Read More
Nancy Pelosi endorses Kamala Harris as Democratic Party’s presidential candidate
The endorsement of Kamala Harris from Nancy Pelosi is significant given that she is a towering personality within the Democratic Party. fr...Read More
Israeli parliament approves bill to label U.N. relief agency UNRWA as a terror organisation
Israeli leaders have accused UNRWA of collaborating with the Islamist movement Hamas in Gaza from World News: Top International Headlines ...Read More
What happens next as Joe Biden seeks to pass baton to Kamala Harris?
The immediate burden is on Ms. Harris to solidify support across almost 4,000 delegates from the states, territories and District of Columbi...Read More
Taiwan must protect its sovereignty, know its own history, president says
Mr. Lai and his ruling Democratic Progressive Party champion Taiwan's separate identity from China, a position that frequently angers Be...Read More
At least 6 dead, thousands without power as Russia continues strikes on Ukraine
At least two people were killed and three more injured after a Russian missile strike on infrastructure in Ukraine’s north-eastern Kharkiv r...Read More
Israeli military says it has struck several Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks
A number of “military targets” were hit in the western port city of Hodeidah, a Houthi stronghold, the Israeli Army said, adding that its at...Read More
Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week
As more Democratic members of Congress urged him to drop out, Biden remained isolated at his beach house in Delaware after being diagnosed w...Read More
Bangladesh imposes nationwide curfew as deadly protests over government jobs escalate
The announcement was made by Obaidul Quader, the general secretary of the ruling Awami League party, and came after police and security offi...Read More
Thousands protest against military operation in Pakistan
More than 10,000 people waving white flags gathered for the rally in Bannu, where a suicide bomber on Monday rammed an explosive-packed vehi...Read More
Seattle police officer fired over ‘vile’ comments after death of Indian woman
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Central Paris locks down for Olympics as athletes arrive
The opening parade on July 26 that will see athletes sail down the river Seine from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hi...Read More
Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Democrats make a fresh push for Joe Biden to reconsider 2024 race ahead of convention
If Democrats are seriously preparing the extraordinary step of replacing Mr. Biden and shifting Vice-President Kamala Harris at the top of t...Read More
Trump says Taiwan 'should pay' US for defence against China
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Republicans find god’s plans in Trump’s escape
Far from resisting the transformation of the party under Donald Trump, both Senators — Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz — are now among the loudest ...Read More
Welsh leader Vaughan Gething resigns after allies desert him over campaign donation scandal
The announcement came after four members of Vaughan Gething’s semi-autonomous government quit, demanding he resign from World News: Top In...Read More
Republican Party formally nominates Trump for presidency
The former president clinched a majority of the delegates at the party's national convention from World News: Top International Headli...Read More
Trump announces 39-year-old senator J.D. Vance as running mate
Donald Trump announced J. D. Vance as his pick on the first day of the Republican Party convention in Milwaukee, an extravaganza turbocharge...Read More
Israel hits Gaza from land, sea and air as Hamas halts talks
Shells rained down on the neighbourhoods of Tal Al-Hawa, Sheikh Ajlin and Al-Sabra in Gaza City; Israeli Army had shelled the Al-Mughraqa ar...Read More
Former fire chief who died at Trump rally used his body to shield family from gunfire
The victim who was killed at a Pennsylvania rally for Donald Trump spent his final moments diving in front of his family to protect them fro...Read More
Gunman acted alone; Trump assassination attempt being probed as domestic terrorism act: FBI
The FBI is leading the investigation into the assassination attempt of Trump at an election rally in Pennsylvania from World News: Top Int...Read More
In prime-time address, Biden warns of election-year rhetoric, saying ’it’s time to cool it down’
President Joe Biden says “we can’t, we must not go down” the road of political violence in America after Saturday’s attempted assassination ...Read More
New Popular Front | France’s ‘republican dam’
The leftwing alliance, cobbled together just weeks before France’s legislative elections, stopped the far-right juggernaut of Marine Le Pen ...Read More
Indian man among 3 dead in Nepal twin bus accident
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Morning Digest: Stay on bail should only be granted in rare cases: Supreme Court; Oli set to return to power in Nepal, and more
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Freedom and control in Xinjiang
The north-western province in China is home to more than 50 ‘ethnic minorities’, most of whom are Uyghur Muslim. For several years, the Chin...Read More
Oli set to return to power in Nepal as Maoist leader Prachanda weighs his options
Prachanda, the chairman of the CPN (Maoist Centre), fails his vote of confidence, fifth in one and a half years since he was elected Prime M...Read More
Morning Digest: Cauvery panel asks Karnataka to ensure flow of water for Tamil Nadu; SC to hear Kejriwal’s plea against ED arrest, and more
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Israel presses operation in Gaza's north
The upsurge in fighting, bombardment and displacement followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement in late June that “the ...Read More
NATO begins sending F-16 jets in new support for Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the F-16 transfer “concentrates Vladimir Putin’s mind on the fact that he will not outlast Ukrai...Read More
France’s unions call for strikes to pressure Macron into allowing leftist coalition government
A leader of a major French union has called for mass strikes to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into “respecting the results” of recent l...Read More
Taiwan reports surge in Chinese air force activity after carrier passes by
Taiwan's defence ministry said it had detected 66 Chinese military aircraft operating around the island. from World News: Top Internat...Read More
Morning Digest: SC judge says men must empower homemaker wives financially; IIT-Madras ruled out ‘mass malpractice’ in NEET-UG exam, Centre tells top court, and more
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Iraq court condemns to death widow of IS leader al-Baghdadi
The wife of the polygamous Baghdadi was brought back to Iraq after being detained in Turkiye from World News: Top International Headlines ...Read More
Trump torches Biden as gloves finally come off after debate
Donald Trump dared his successor Joe Biden to another debate without moderators from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The H...Read More
China hits back at NATO’s ‘smears and attacks’ ahead of summit
Biden is hosting leaders of the 32-nation transatlantic alliance for three days from July 9 from World News: Top International Headlines T...Read More
Israel’s new strikes in Gaza City threaten truce talks: Hamas
Hamas warned that the latest raids and displacement in Gaza City could lead to the collapse of long-running negotiations over a ceasefire an...Read More
French parties scramble to gather allies after inconclusive results
In the French system, the President nominates the Prime Minister, who must be able to survive a confidence vote in parliament from World N...Read More
What does the Conservative party loss mean for India?
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PM Starmer wraps up U.K. tour after visit to Nothern Ireland
In Belfast, he met the leaders of the U.K. province's power-sharing executive and other parties at the Stormont parliament buildings f...Read More
Russia says captured another village in east Ukraine
Russian troops had “liberated the village of Chigari” in the Donetsk region, the Defence Ministry said in a daily briefing posted on social ...Read More
Erdogan says may invite Syria's Assad to Turkiye 'at any moment'
Turkiye originally aimed to topple Mr. Assad's regime when the Syrian conflict erupted with the violent suppression of peaceful proteste...Read More
French leftists win most seats in elections, pollsters say; far right falls to third
Final results are not expected until late Sunday or early Monday in the highly volatile snap election, which was called just four weeks ago ...Read More
China's Xi congratulates Iran's Pezeshkian on election win
China is a close partner of Iran, its largest trade partner, and a top buyer of its sanctioned oil from World News: Top International Head...Read More
Israeli strike kills 16 at UN-run school in Gaza as ceasefire talks continue
Israel’s military said its aircraft had targeted ‘terrorists’ operating around the Al-Jawni school in Nuseirat, central Gaza. from World N...Read More
Putin congratulates Iran's new president, hopes for closer ties
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Israeli strikes kill six in Gaza, including kids and U.N. worker, as truce talks show signs of progress
Separate Israeli airstrikes have killed at least six people in central Gaza, including two children at a home and at least one person wearin...Read More
The dizzying array of legal threats to Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro
Bolsonaro has denied wrongdoing in all of the cases, and his allies have alleged political persecution, while recognizing the severity of th...Read More
Rachel Reeves: Britain's first woman finance chief
Rachel Reeves won U.K. general election by a landslide, ending 14 years of rule by the right-wing Conservatives. from World News: Top Inte...Read More
U.K. election results 2024: Interactive map
Mr. Sunak’s Tories would only get 131 - a record low - with the right-wing vote apparently spliced by Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration Reform...Read More
Britain’s Labour on track for landslide victory, exit poll suggests, amid anger with Conservatives
The poll released moments after voting closed indicated that center-left Labour’s leader Keir Starmer will be the country’s next Prime Minis...Read More
Saudi Netflix show creator says convicted by anti-terrorism court
In a second video posted this week, which is still available on social media platform X, Mr. Almuzaini filmed himself inside a car, saying: ...Read More
Pro-Palestinian protesters breach security at Australia’s Parliament House to unfurl banners
Tensions over Israel’s war against Hamas dominated Parliament’s final sitting day before a five-week break from World News: Top Internatio...Read More
Hurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least 6 people in the southeast Caribbean
In Kingston, people boarded up windows, fishermen pulled their boats out of the water and workers dismantled roadside advertising boards to ...Read More
U.K. elections 2024: Eric Sukumaran, a Tory candidate with ties to Kerala
Mr. Sukumaran, when asked why he chose the Conservative Party, says, “because we’re the one party that really values individual freedom over...Read More
U.K. elections 2024: Faced with prospect of defeat, Rishi Sunak says he is ‘fighting hard for every vote’
Labour leader Keir Starmer accuses Tories of dissuading people from voting with talk of a foregone conclusion from World News: Top Interna...Read More
80% of Gazans now displaced: UN humanitarian coordinator
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Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until at least Sept. 18 from World News: Top Int...Read More
China builds new presidential palace in Pacific's Vanuatu
China's embassy said the project had gifted Vanuatu "another landmark building", while symbolising a new "milestone"...Read More
No topic off-limits for Modi’s upcoming talks with Putin: Kremlin
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin and PM Modi will discuss regional and global security, trade and all other topics on the agenda d...Read More
North Korea says its recent missile tests involved new ballistic missile with 'super-large warhead'
It said the test-fire on July 1 was meant to verify flight stability from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https:...Read More
Israel releases director of hospital it says was used as a Hamas base; he alleges abuse in custody
The decision to release Mohammed Abu Selmia, apparently taken in order to free up space in overcrowded detention centres, sparked uproar fro...Read More
Russia says captured two more east Ukrainian villages
The gains came after Russia claimed two other villages over the weekend from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu htt...Read More
Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death for posting hateful content against Muslims
Ehsan Shan, though not party to the desecration, was accused of reposting the defaced pages of the Koran on his TikTok account from World ...Read More
Taliban govt. representatives meet UN, Afghanistan envoys in Doha
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Modi’s Moscow visit to stem international perception, allay Russia’s worries of ‘drift’ in ties
Modi-Putin talks on July 8-9 to discuss Ukraine war, resolving payments issues, supply of hardware and conclude major military logistics agr...Read More
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