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Boris Johnson reaches Modi's home state touting job-creating investment
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in India on Thursday (April 21) touting job-creating investment but facing long odds to get his reluctant counterpart Narendra Modi to back Western action against Russia.
21 April 2022, 09:39 AM
Chinese President Xi proposes 'global security initiative' endorsed by Russia
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday proposed a "global security initiative" that upholds the principle of "indivisible security", a concept also endorsed by Russia, although he gave no details of how it would be implemented.
21 April 2022, 09:18 AM
6 dead as plane crashes on busy Haitian street
A small plane crashed onto a busy street in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, killing at least six people including the pilot, officials said.
21 April 2022, 05:26 AM
UK court formally approves Julian Assange's extradition to US
A British judge on Wednesday sent the case of Julian Assange to interior minister Priti Patel who will decide whether the Wikileaks founder should be extradited to the United States over the release of confidential US documents.
20 April 2022, 11:53 AM
China signs security pact with Solomon Islands; US expresses concern
China said on Tuesday it had signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands, a move set to heighten the concerns of the United States and allies Australia and New Zealand about growing Chinese influence in a region traditionally under their sway.
19 April 2022, 19:12 PM
Mali says ‘dozen terrorists’ killed in air strikes
Mali’s army said Saturday that it had killed “a dozen terrorists” including a French-Tunisian jihadist in air strikes in the centre of the Sahel nation.
17 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Global police shut down online hacker’s market: Europol
International investigators have shut down a massive online forum that sold access to hacked databases stolen from US corporations, Europe’s policing agency Europol said yesterday.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Dozens dead after gunmen ransack Nigerian villages
Gunmen have killed dozens of people after ransacking villages in central Nigeria, local sources said, in the latest violence blamed on heavily armed criminal gangs.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Australian PM Morrison prepares Modi’s favourite khichuri to celebrate trade deal
To celebrate the signing of a new trade agreement with India, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison posted a photo on Instagram on Saturday (April 9, 2022) of himself preparing khichdi (khichuri), the favourite dish of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, Deccan Herald reports.
11 April 2022, 07:00 AM
Hajj 2022: Saudi Arabia to allow one million hajj pilgrims
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it will permit one million Muslims from inside and outside the country to participate in this year's hajj, a sharp uptick after pandemic restrictions forced two years of drastically pared-down pilgrimages.
9 April 2022, 04:33 AM
EU freezes $32b of oligarchs’ assets
EU governments have frozen about 30 billion euros ($32.6 billion) of assets linked to oligarchs and other sanctioned people with ties to the Kremlin, the European Commission said yesterday.
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM
China warns of 'strong measures' if US House Speaker Pelosi visits Taiwan
China warned on Thursday it would take strong measures if U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan and said such a visit would severely impact Chinese-U.S. relations, following media reports she would go next week.
7 April 2022, 11:17 AM
Microplastics found in live human lungs for first time
Scientists have discovered microplastics in live human lungs for the first time.
6 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Cities drive climate change, and can provide a solution: UN
The world’s cities are a big driver of planet-warming emissions, but can play a major role in addressing climate change in the near future.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Mitigation measures may help cut 25pc greenhouse gases: UN
Protecting forests, changing diets, and altering farming methods could contribute around a quarter of the greenhouse gas cuts needed to avert the worst impacts of climate change, according to the United Nations’ climate panel.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM
US tried to punish 'disobedient' Imran Khan: Russia
Russia has lambasted "another attempt of shameless interference" by the United States in the internal affairs of Pakistan, adding that it sought to punish a "disobedient" Imran Khan.
5 April 2022, 09:01 AM
Six dead, 9 injured in US shooting
At least six people were killed and nine more wounded in a shooting in the California state capital of Sacramento early yesterday, police said.
3 April 2022, 18:00 PM
US warns India: If China breaches border, Russia won't come to your defence
US has warned India against warming up to Russia, ahead of a visit by Moscow's top diplomat to press New Delhi to resist Western pressure to condemn its invasion of Ukraine.
1 April 2022, 18:08 PM
Darfur clashes kill 45
Heavy clashes between rival groups in Sudan’s Darfur have left some 45 people killed, officials said, as tribal leaders reported that fighting persisted in the latest ethnic violence.
1 April 2022, 18:00 PM
US, Russia woo India
Russia’s foreign minister yesterday praised India’s independent foreign policy stance on Ukraine, as he held talks with his Indian counterpart, a day after US deputy NSA warned New Delhi against trusting Moscow amid an ongoing border row with China.
1 April 2022, 18:00 PM