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Austrian far right wins election for first time, projections show

By Francois Murphy and Dave Graham VIENNA (Reuters) -Austrian voters handed a first ever general election victory to the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) on Sunday, vote projections showed, underlining

US boosts air support and hikes troop readiness to deploy for Middle East

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Sunday it was increasing its air support capabilities in the Middle East and putting troops on a heightened readiness to

Polish NGO sues president over migration film comment

WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish non-government organisation said on Sunday that it has filed a lawsuit against President Andrzej Duda over comments he made in 2023 about the film "Green Border", which

Pope Francis, asked about Israeli strikes, slams attacks that go ‘beyond morality’

By Joshua McElwee ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT (Reuters) - Pope Francis, asked on Sunday about Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon that killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as well as non-combatants,

Hopes fade of finding dozens of migrants missing after boat sinks off Canary Islands

By Borja Suarez and Graham Keeley EL HIERRO, Spain (Reuters) - Hopes of finding any of the 48 migrants missing since their boat sank near the Spanish island of El Hierro are diminishing, authorities

Pope Francis says Belgian clergy abuse victims deserve more compensation

By Joshua McElwee ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday victims of Catholic clergy sexual abuse in Belgium deserved more financial compensation, calling the amounts allocated

Syrians mourn Hezbollah leader killed in Israeli strike

By Kinda Makieh and Firas Makdesi DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Flags flew at half-mast in Damascus on Sunday and residents said they were still shocked after the killing of Hezbollah's chief Sayyed Hassan

Austria’s far right wins general election -projections

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Freedom Party (FPO) won Sunday's general election, putting the far-right group in pole position to form a coalition for the first time since World War Two, projections

Kashmiri Activist slams Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif for his remarks on Kashmir at UN

New Delhi , September 29 (ANI): Javed Beigh, a political activist from Jammu and Kashmir, criticised Pakistan, particularly in light of Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Cash-strapped Pakistan cuts 150,000 jobs, dissolves 6 ministries as part of IMF deal

Islamabad, Sep 29 (PTI) In an effort to minimise administrative expenditures, cash-strapped Pakistan on Sunday announced to abolish about 150,000 government posts, close...

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Beijing is concerned about anti-China sentiment in India. New Delhi is focused on border

Chinese officials emphasised a desire to rejuvenate bilateral ties. Their advice? Don't make the border dispute the focal point; pursue economic relations with an open mindset.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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?