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How is an electoral college formed? What is its role in the U.S. presidential election? Who are ‘faithless’ electors? Which is the state wit...Read More
Israeli airstrikes pound the eastern Lebanon city of Baalbek
Hours earlier, the Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for residents in the entire city from World News: Top International Headl...Read More
Morning Digest: Troop disengagement completed at Depsang and Demchok in eastern Ladakh; At least 95 people die in devastating flash floods in Spain, and more
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Donald Trump tries to win over Latino voters; suggests Biden-Harris rift
Donald Trump tries to win over Latino voters in Pennsylvania after controversy over ‘garbage’ remark by speaker at rally. from World News:...Read More
Morning Digest: No clarity yet on sharing of seats in Mahayuti, MVA for Maharashtra polls; Mobile app for birth and death registration launched, and more
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Sheikh Hasina trying to provoke armed rebellion, says BNP
BNP leaders say that in the audio leaked on Sunday, the former PM can be heard instructing the Jubo League and Chhatra League to prepare for...Read More
What is clicking on the U.S. presidential campaign trail
Kamala Harris’s campaign is leveraged on a diminishing statistic while Donald Trump’s is the opposite from World News: Top International H...Read More
North Korea sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to likely fight against Ukraine: Pentagon
NATO says the North Korean deployment represents “a significant escalation” in Pyongyang's involvement in the conflict and “a dangerous ...Read More
Morning Digest: India, Spain condemn attacks on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon; Israel passes two laws to restrict the work of UN agency’s operations in Gaza, and more
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit Saudi Arabia on October 29
Mr. Shehbaz is likely to hold bilateral talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other senior officials. from World News: Top...Read More
Israel passes two laws to restrict the work of UN agency’s operations in Gaza
Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that severely restrict the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid in Gaza from World News: T...Read More
Microsoft fires employees who organised vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza
Microsoft has fired two employees who organized an unauthorised vigil at the company’s headquarters for Palestinians killed in Gaza during I...Read More
Morning Digest: TVK president Vijay declares his party will fight against sectarian forces; MVA names 259 candidates, Mahayuti 235 for Maharashtra Assembly elections, and more
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Russian forces thwart attempted cross-border assault from Ukraine, official says
A local official says Russian forces have thwarted an attempt at another cross-border incursion from Ukraine into southwestern Russia from...Read More
Japan’s ruling party braces for a blow to its comfortable majority in the lower house in elections
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces election uncertainty amid financial scandals, public discontent, and potential political reform...Read More
Why are swing States critical in this U.S. election?
Which are the battleground States? How are Trump and Harris tailoring their messages to woo voters? from World News: Top International Hea...Read More
Pashtun Tahafuz Movement: Dissent in the mountains
Pakistani authorities have banned the movement that has organised tens of thousands of Pashtuns over the years, demanding protection from pe...Read More
Georgia’s ruling party leads election race but it’s unclear who will form next government
Georgian Dream says it will ban opposition parties Opposition backs plan for reforms required by the EU from World News: Top International...Read More
Neck and neck: On the U.S. presidential election
Trump and Harris offer U.S. voters vastly different choices from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt...Read More
Chinese hackers targeted phones used by Trump and Vance, New York Times reports
Investigators are working to determine what communications, if any, were taken. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The H...Read More
Israel plans to ‘empty’ Gaza Strip of Palestinians: Mahmoud Abbas
Crimes of genocide and ethnic cleansing are being committed in Gaza in the greatest catastrophe that the Palestinians experienced since Nakb...Read More
Pope Francis denounces a world ’losing its heart’ in 4th encyclical of his papacy
In “Dilexit Nos,” the pontiff did not cite specific examples of global turmoil in the 220-paragraph document issued in eight languages, alth...Read More
President Muizzu to take 50% salary cut amid worsening financial crunch in the Maldives
The move was announced as part of special measures in his government’s ‘economic reform agenda’ from World News: Top International Headli...Read More
Turkiye strikes Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria following deadly attack on defence company
The defence ministry said more than 30 targets were “destroyed” in the aerial offensive from World News: Top International Headlines Today...Read More
Trump’s toxic politics of misinformation
The danger of Donald Trump’s leadership lies in his willingness to exploit and manipulate information to achieve his goals from World News...Read More
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan defends Biden’s industrial policy
Mr. Sullivan’s remarks are in response to charges of protectionism levelled against administration’s Inflation Reduction Act; he insists tha...Read More
Tension grips Bangladesh as protesters demand removal of President over comments on Hasina's resignation
Protesters demand President Shahabuddin’s resignation over comments on ex-PM Hasina, sparking clashes and political turmoil in Bangladesh ...Read More
Israel claims to have killed Hezbollah official expected to be group’s next leader
Israel said Hashem Safieddine was killed by an airstrike in early October in a southern suburb of Beirut. from World News: Top Internation...Read More
India ready to provide all possible assistance for peace in Ukraine: PM Modi in Kazan
He also met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and called for the de-escalation of tension in the West Asian region from World News: Top ...Read More
Blinken heads to Israel to revive Gaza ceasefire talks after Sinwar death
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Israel, the first stop of a wider Middle East tour aimed at reviving Gaza ceasefire talks ...Read More
Four killed in Israeli strike on Beirut neighborhood near government hospital
Israel said it planned to carry out more strikes in Lebanon against a Hezbollah-run financial institution from World News: Top Internation...Read More
Hamas to be led by ruling committee, no chief to succeed Sinwar
The committee is made up of representatives of the two Palestinian territories and the diaspora, namely Khalil al-Hayya for Gaza, Zaher Jaba...Read More
Indian Americans can be the margin of victory in key states: U.S. Democrat Pramila Jayapal
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Pramila Jayapal talks about the U.S. Presidential elections and Democratic candidate Kamala Harr...Read More
Kamala Harris turns 60, but prefers to talk about Trump's age
Kamala Harris has increasingly raised questions about Donald Trump's fitness to be the next U.S. president. from World News: Top Inter...Read More
India’s envoy to Canada slams PM Trudeau for ‘destroying’ bilateral ties
Sanjay Kumar Verma said that Justin Trudeau's allegations over Hardeep Nijjar's killing were based on intelligence inputs rather tha...Read More
Cuba gets some electricity back after major power outage left millions in the dark
Cuba’s government says some electricity has been restored on the island after one of the country’s major power plants failed and left millio...Read More
‘Grave mistake,’ says Netanyahu after attempt on his life; Iran alleges Hezbollah behind drone attack
The Israeli Prime Minister’s office said a drone was launched toward his residence in Caesarea but he and his wife were not home at the time...Read More
UNIFIL: Peacekeepers under attack
Established by a 1978 UN mandate, the peacekeeping troops are today caught between the Israeli Army and Hezbollah militants in southern Leba...Read More
Saudi Arabia ‘comfortable’ venue for talks to end Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin
The Russian President said the main hurdle on the way for the peace process is the attitude of Ukraine that has issued a decree against hold...Read More
Gaza civil defence agency says Israeli strike kills 33 in Jabalia
On October 6, Israel launched a new offensive in northern Gaza, including around Jabalia, saying it was targeting Hamas fighters from Worl...Read More
Judge unseals heavily redacted trove of evidence in Trump's 2020 election interference case
The redacted files are believed to include things like transcripts of grand jury testimony, which remain under wraps because of grand jury s...Read More
Living with sirens and uncertainty in Ukraine
After Russia invaded Ukraine, the Indian government evacuated around 22,500 Indian nationals, most of them students. Some of these students ...Read More
China lodges protest with India over Taiwan's office in Mumbai
‘There is but one China in the world and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory,’ said China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao...Read More
North Korean leader stresses troops to treat South Korea as hostile foreign enemy
The steps punctuated Kim Jong Un’s calls for North Korea to abandon its longstanding goals of reconciling with the South and reflect his int...Read More
U.S. charges former R&AW official in murder-for-hire plot against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
Vikas Yadav, who is believed to be no longer a government employee, has been charged with three counts, including murder-for-hire and conspi...Read More
Israel's Netanyahu says Sinwar killing 'beginning of the end' of Gaza war
U.S. President Joe Biden, reacting to Yahya Sinwar’s death said: “This is a good day for Israel, for the United States, and for the world” ...Read More
Yahya Sinwar, architect of the October 7 attack on Israel
A fluent Hebrew speaker, Sinwar was driven by his deep antipathy towards the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and deep commitme...Read More
Saudi cartoonist gets 23-year prison sentence: rights group
The case against Mohammed al-Hazza, 48, adds to concerns about freedom of expression under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as Saudi Arabia...Read More
Israeli strikes kill 25 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths
Officials say Israeli airstrikes have pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 25 people, including more than a dozen in a southern to...Read More
Iran summons Hungarian ambassador to denounce EU sanctions
The 27-member Union imposed sanctions on prominent Iranian officials and entities, including airlines, accused of taking part in the transfe...Read More
Netanyahu vows ‘no ceasefire’ in Lebanon after Hezbollah threats
Mr. Netanyahu’s comments came as the United States ramped up pressure over Israel’s conduct of the wars in Lebanon and Gaza from World New...Read More
U.N. refugee agency says 25% of Lebanon under Israeli evacuation orders
The figures underscore the heavy price Lebanese are paying as Israel steps up its campaign to defeat Hezbollah and destroy its infrastructur...Read More
A Nobel prize for explaining why nations fail or succeed
The 2024 Economics Nobel laureates have argued that differences in the quality of economic and political institutions is what best explains ...Read More
Attacks against UN peacekeepers may constitute a war crime, UNSG cautions
U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin, in a telephonic conversation with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant reiterated the importance ...Read More
Indian probe team in Pannun assassination plot to travel to Washington on Oct 15: U.S.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges in November 2023 alleging that an Indian government employee directed a plot to kill Gurpat...Read More
Man arrested near Trump rally in California on gun charges
The sheriff's office said the man arrested was charged with possession of a loaded firearm and possession of a high-capacity magazine ...Read More
Bangladeshi Hindus defy attack worries to celebrate festival
Some Bangladeshi Hindus and Hindu temples were targeted in attacks in the chaos that followed, because some were perceived to have supported...Read More
Drone strike in Israel wounds almost 40 as Hezbollah is blamed
Israeli media reported that two drones were launched from Lebanon on October 13. The Israeli military says one drone was intercepted from ...Read More
Nihon Hidankyo | No more ‘hibakusha’
The Nobel Peace Prize for the organisation of the survivors of America’s nuclear bomb attacks on Japan is a recognition of its evocative pus...Read More
Four dead after fuel station blast in Russia's Chechnya - ministry
Authorities said a fuel tank had exploded at the station, resulting in a fire, with five more people injured from World News: Top Internat...Read More
TikTok was aware of risks kids and teens face on its platform, legal document alleges
TikTok is also facing another lawsuit from the Department of Justice and is itself suing the Justice Department over a federal law that coul...Read More
Road rage shooting in Los Angeles leaves 1 dead, shuts down Interstate 5 for hours
The California Highway Patrol, the state police agency, said the two men suspected to be involved in the shooting were able to drive off, ac...Read More
Fourteen years in prison for U.S. soldier who sought to aid IS
According to court documents, Bridges, who joined the army in 2019, went from consuming online jihadist propaganda to trying to provide info...Read More
Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 U.N. peacekeepers in separate strikes
The incidents entangling both Lebanon's official Army and the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon raised alarm as Israel broadens its c...Read More
Ethel Kennedy, social activist and wife of Robert F. Kennedy, has died
Ethel Kennedy, who lost her husband Robert F from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/b7pZDki via IF...Read More
At least 22 killed in airstrikes in central Beirut, with Israel also firing on UN peacekeepers
The air raid on central Beirut — the deadliest in over a year of war — apparently targeted two residential buildings in separate neighborhoo...Read More
Zelensky denies ceasefire with Russia under discussion on trip
Mr. Zelensky has rejected any peace plan that involves ceding land to Russia, arguing Moscow must first withdraw all troops from Ukrainian t...Read More
Durga puja in Bangladesh is a test of Yunus’ pledge to protect Hindus
The number of Durga puja committees in Bangladesh has decreased this year, after the recent political upheavals. A section of the political ...Read More
East Asia Summit an opportunity to further deepen engagement with ASEAN countries: PM Modi
‘India shared close cultural and civilisation ties with the region, including with Lao PDR, which are enriched by a shared heritage of Buddh...Read More
U.S. calls out Israel at U.N. for 'catastrophic conditions' in Gaza
These catastrophic conditions were predicted months ago, yet they have still not been addressed. That must change, and now, says U.N. Linda ...Read More
Trump praises Modi, says he is the ‘nicest human being’ but can also be a ‘total killer’
In an episode of the Flagrant podcast, the former U.S. President does an impression of the Prime Minister from World News: Top Internation...Read More
Russia says captured two more eastern Ukraine villages
The villages are located south of Russia's main push towards the city of Pokrovsk, a logistics hub for the Ukrainian Army from World N...Read More
Myanmar to send representative to ASEAN summit for first time in three years
Myanmar to send representative to ASEAN summit amid civil war struggles, as regional leaders aim to address crisis from World News: Top In...Read More
The supporting cast in the U.S. elections
Why the vice-presidential nominees, Tim Walz and J.D. Vance, are more in the news now from World News: Top International Headlines Today |...Read More
Ukraine says hit Crimea oil terminal, Russia claims gains
Russian-installed authorities in Crimea said a fire had broken out at an oil facility in the Black Sea port town of some 70,000 people and t...Read More
Commander of Iran's Quds Force is 'in good health', force's deputy commander says
One of the security officials said that Mr. Qaani was in Beirut's southern suburbs, known as the Dahiyeh, during a strike last week that...Read More
UN refugee chief says airstrikes in Lebanon have violated humanitarian law
Mr. Grandi was in Lebanon as it struggles to cope with the displacement of more than 1.2 million people as a result of an expanded Israeli a...Read More
Army deployed in Islamabad amid protests by ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s party
Mobilised under Article 245 of the Constitution, the Army would remain in the city from October 5-17 to maintain law and order for the upcom...Read More
‘Shame’ on Emmanuel Macron for urging halt to arms supply to Israel, says Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was fighting a war on several fronts against groups backed by arch-foe Iran. from World News: Top Internati...Read More
Joe Biden talks election, economy and West Asia crisis in surprise news briefing
Biden clarified his comments from a day earlier about Israel possibly striking Iranian oil facilities, which caused the price of the commodi...Read More
Mauritius to hold legislative election on November 10
The announcement came just after Mauritius secured a long-awaited deal with Britain to regain control of the Chagos Islands from World New...Read More
In Gaza, it is a battle for survival
Essential supplies, such as oxygen concentrators, surgical equipment, and generators, have been delayed or blocked by Israeli authorities re...Read More
Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut, cut off key crossing into Syria
The overnight blasts in Beirut's southern suburbs sent huge plumes of smoke and flames into the night sky and shook buildings kilometres...Read More
Hurricane Helene’s death toll reaches 200 as crews try to reach the most remote areas hit by the storm
Officials in Georgia and North Carolina added to their states' grim tallies, padding an overall count that has already made Helene the d...Read More
Iran military adviser in Syria dies days after Israeli strike: media
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U.S. President Biden says 'discussing' possible Israeli strikes on Iran oil facilities
Biden said that he was not expecting Israel to launch any retaliation for Tehran's missile barrage on Israel before Thursday at least. ...Read More
Eight Israel soldiers dead as Hezbollah claims to repel incursion
Hezbollah says it forced Israeli soldiers to retreat, targeted an Israeli unit with explosives and destroyed three Merkava tanks; Israeli Ar...Read More
Trump rallies in Wisconsin's critical Democratic stronghold ahead of vice-presidential debate
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Hezbollah important pillar of security in West Asia: Iran envoy at condolence meet for Hassan Nasrallah
They say the death of Nasrallah will not impact the military campaign against Israel and that Hezbollah’s fight will continue from World N...Read More
Fed Chair Powell says U.S. economy is in 'solid shape' with more rate cuts coming
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