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Prosecutors seek death penalty for mastermind of Vietnam’s largest financial scam

HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnamese prosecutors called on Tuesday for the death penalty to be handed to Truong My Lan, the mastermind of the Southeast Asian nation's largest financial fraud on record, state

Moldova expels Russian diplomat over polling stations in breakaway Transdniestria – foreign ministry

CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova expelled a Russian diplomat over the opening of polling stations for Russia's presidential election in its breakaway region of Transdniestria, the foreign ministry said

Rishi Sunak’s contentious bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda move closer to becoming law

By sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, the UK government wants to deter people from making the dangerous journey across the Channel so it can reduce the cost of housing them.

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe instructs Cabinet to prepare for presidential election

Colombo, Mar 19 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed his Cabinet to prepare for the presidential election to be held later...

China’s crackdown: Police target citizens following dissident artist’s social media

Hong Kong, March 19 (ANI): In Europe, a dissident Li Ying is provoking anger from Beijing, prompting the Chinese authorities to target his social...

Taiwan’s vice president-elect makes Czech visit, angering China

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's vice president-elect and former de facto ambassador to Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, is on a visit to the Czech Republic following a low-key trip to the United States, the

Prosecutors seek death sentence for mastermind of Vietnam’s largest financial scam

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese prosecutors on Tuesday called for a death sentence for Truong My Lan, the mastermind of the country's largest financial fraud case on record, state media reported. Lan,

Blinken lauds ‘extraordinary’ expansion of defence ties with Philippines

By Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailed on Tuesday a recent strengthening of defence ties with the Philippines as "extraordinary", saying they would only grow

US Secy Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt for dialogue on Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

Washington, DC , March 19 (ANI): US State Secretary Antony Blinken is set to visit Saudi Arabia and Egypt to meet with government leaders...

Two Indian nationals arrested in Nepal

Kathmandu, Mar 19 (PTI) Two Indian nationals along with weapons have been arrested by authorities here while they allegedly made a robbery attempt in...

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Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?