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White House official pens anonymous NYT op-ed slamming Trump, and Obama on campaign trail

Radiation from leaking Fukushima kills worker through lung cancer, and Afghan conflict still displacing hundreds of thousands.

Why White House aides stole Donald Trump’s paperwork off his desk, in Bob Woodward’s words

Amazon follows Apple to cross trillion-dollar milestone, and Muslim student to be first 'Miss England' finalist in a hijab.

No ‘vanity’ for China in Africa, says Xi, and the African nation shunning Beijing money

Xi Jinping is the king of headlines for Chinese daily, and England cricket star Alastair Cook announces his retirement.

China may defy debt-trap talk with more cash for Africa & the Queen of Soul never made a will

Theresa May rules out a second Brexit referendum and second hand fashion industry is going big in UAE. 

Iran might abandon nuclear deal, says Ayatollah Khamenei and Trump attacks CNN again

Emotional Malidivian President Yameen thanks China, and the changing covers of leading fashion magazines. Iran might abandon nuclear deal, says Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah...

China looks to beat the world to 5G, and Aung San Suu Kyi won’t be stripped of Nobel Peace Prize

China denies Trump's accusations of hacking Clinton's email, Vladimir Putin softens pension policy in Russia.

Donald Trump lashes out at Google, and Xi Jinping unleashes charm offensive on BRI

Greece cracks down on aid workers 'smuggling migrants', and journalists in Bosnia protest after attack on reporter.

Vietnamese migrants hide amid crocodiles in Oz, and Iran’s warning to the US

The Prime Minister evoking divinity-like devotion in Ethiopians, and Japanese railways offers a dangerous lesson. 

Pope ‘won’t say a word’ on charge he didn’t act on abuse, and mass grave in Sri Lanka

Another American aid cut for Palestinians, and a beloved politician passes away.

Once atheist, Russia now books people for religious jokes, and crises aplenty for Trump

Warming hits Arctic's 'last bastion', and a 'green' Haj. 

On Camera

Two documents, Modi-Macron visits—India-France defence partnership is touching new heights

Horizon 2047 signed during Modi's visit to France in July 2023 and the defence industrial roadmap during Macron’s visit to India in January 2024 guide the strategic bonhomie between the two countries.

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.