Tel Aviv, August 7 (AP) Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip were exchanging fire in the worst bout of cross-border violence since an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas last year.
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Beijing, August 4 (AP) China is staging live-fire military drills in six self-declared zones surrounding Taiwan in response to a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island Beijing claims as its own
Phnom Penh (Cambodia), August 2 (AP) Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering in the Cambodian capital for meetings addressing persisting violence in Myanmar and other issues, joined by top diplomats fro
New Delhi, July 30 (PTI) The better part of Sanket Sargar's adolescent years were spent trying to strike a balance between waking up at the crack of dawn to serve tea at his father's 'paan' shop
Washington, July 29 (AP) The Biden administration likes to say Russia has become isolated internationally because of its invasion of Ukraine. Yet Moscow's top officials have hardly been cloistered in the Kr
Johannesburg, July 28 (AP) Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influe
Waterloo (Canada), Jul 26 (The Conversation/PTI) Pope Francis fulfilled the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) Call to Action No. 58 by offering an apology, in Canada, to the survivors of Indian Re
New Delhi, July 25 (PTI) Her election is proof the poor can dream and fulfil them too, India's 15th president and its first tribal head of state Droupadi Murmu said after taking oath of office on Monday, a
Rairangpur/Ranchi/Guwahati/Raipur/New Delhi, July 24 (PTI) Chandramani Hansda, 25, who lives a few meters away from President-elect Droupadi Murmu's ancestral house at Upabeda village near Rairangpur town i
Singapore, July 23 (AP) Soki Wu's food stall, tucked in a food court in a shopping mall in Singapore, is a crowd favourite for its fresh, juicy chicken rice", a national dish. But customers recently be
VATICAN CITY, July 21 (AP) — The Vatican Museums are home to some of the most magnificent artworks in the world, from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel to ancient Egyptian antiquities and a pavilion ful
Reading, July 20 (The Conversation/PTI) The UK has recorded its hottest ever temperature, passing 40 degree Celsius for the first time. But you can't deny it had fair warning. The Met Office issued an amber
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Across Europe, signs of distress are multiplying as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on. Food banks in Italy are feeding more people. German officials are turning down the a
New Delhi, July 17 (PTI) Animated or aggressive? Debate over the emblem atop the new Parliament building rages with several historians dismayed that the essence of the original "protective" Ashokan li
Tokyo, July 16 (AP) The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has unearthed long-suspected, little-talked-of links between him and a religious group that started in South Korea but has spre
Sydney, July 15 (The Conversation/PTI) Sri Lanka is in the grip of an economic, political and humanitarian crisis. In a remarkable display of anger on Saturday, thousands of protesters disregarded government cu
New York, July 14 (AP) Donald Trump and two of his children Donald Jr. and Ivanka are due, in the coming days, to face questioning under oath in New York's civil investigation into their business practices.
Kyiv, July 14 (AP) Drone camera footage defines much of the public's view of the war in Ukraine: grenades quietly dropped on unwitting soldiers, eerie flights over silent, bombed-out cities, armour and outp
Washington, July 11 (The Conversation/PTI) The ongoing political and military standoff between Russia and the United States is the most recent indicator that Europe's security and economic architecture must
Colombo, July 10 (AP) Sri Lanka's prime minister said late last month that the island nation's debt-laden economy had collapsed as it runs out of money to pay for food and fuel. Short of cash to pay for