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Solar eclipse shines a ‘ring of fire’ over Easter Island and Patagonia

HANGA ROA, Easter Island/LAS HORQUETAS, Argentina (Reuters)- - The moon blotted out most of the sun across the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday afternoon, giving just a few specks of land an impressive

Haiti anti-graft investigators accuse top-ranking officials of corruption

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The Haitian government's anti-corruption agency charged five high-profile individuals with corruption on Wednesday, including three members of an interim governing council,

“Reaffirmed the United States’ ironclad commitment to Israel,” US President Biden says

Washington DC , October 3 (ANI): US President Joe Biden said that he discussed Iran's attack on Israel with the G7 leaders.Biden said that...

At least two killed in Israeli strike on central Beirut, health ministry says

(Reuters) - At least two were killed and 11 wounded in an Israeli strike on central Beirut's Bachoura neighbourhood early on Thursday, the Lebanese health ministry said in a statement. (Reporting by

US resident killed in Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon, friend says

By Kanishka Singh and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. resident from Dearborn, Michigan, has been killed in Lebanon, the American government said on Wednesday, with the man's friend and

Mexican soldiers open fire on migrants, killing six

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican soldiers killed six migrants when they opened fire on a group of 33 migrants traveling in a pick-up truck that had tried to evade a military patrol, the defense ministry

Israel: IDF Chief Halevi vows to bring back hostages amid heightened military readiness across all fronts

Tel Aviv , October 3 (ANI): The Israel Defence Forces' Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, stated that IDF soldiers will observe...

“America’s hegemony seems little reduced”: Foreign affairs expert Robinder Sachdev

New Delhi , October 3 (ANI): Foreign affairs expert Robinder Sachdev has stated that American hegemony in the Middle East is diminishing.Sachdev explained that...

Lebanese factions revive bid to fill presidency as Israel attacks

By Laila Bassam and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel's offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon has prompted a renewed bid by some leading Lebanese politicians to fill a two-year-long presidential

Massive blast heard across Beirut, Reuters witnesses say

(Reuters) - A massive blast was heard across Lebanon's Beirut early on Thursday, Reuters witnesses said. (Reporting by Timour Azhari; Editing by Chris Reese)

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Read the Kashmir verdict. It’s time to stop treating it like a national security crisis

Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Germany, Spain await key decision as Navy seeks proven tech for submarines to stay underwater longer

Navy is looking to acquire six new submarines with Air Independent Propulsion technology, which allows vessels to stay underwater for longer periods.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?