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Haiti to replace national police head with former chief

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti will replace the head of its national police force, Frantz Elbe, with former chief Rameau Normil, the prime minister's office told Reuters on Friday. The Haitian

South Africa’s Ramaphosa re-elected as ANC strikes coalition deal

By Wendell Roelf and Nellie Peyton CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Reuters) -The African National Congress and its largest rival, the white-led, pro-business Democratic Alliance, agreed on Friday to work

Ukrainian attacks kill five in Russia’s Belgorod region, officials say

(Reuters) - Ukrainian attacks on southern Russia's Belgorod region killed five people on Friday, officials said. Regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said two

Ukraine’s older recruits await help from younger fighters

By Anna Voitenko DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) - Huddling in the dark with his automatic rifle, 50-year-old Ukrainian soldier "Bell" said he wished more of his younger compatriots would join the

G7 Summit: PM Modi, Italian counterpart Meloni discuss defence & security cooperation

Apulia , June 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the...

G7 Summit: Global leaders at ‘Outreach Nation’ session pose for ‘family photo’

Apulia , June 15 (ANI): Leaders from around the world posed for a family photo at the 'Outreach Nation' session of the G7 Summit...

US preparing to temporarily remove Gaza pier due to sea conditions, official says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military is preparing to temporarily remove its humanitarian pier off the coast of Gaza because of anticipated sea conditions, a U.S. official said on Friday, the latest

EU agrees on start of accession talks with Ukraine, Moldova

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union ambassadors agreed on Friday formally to start accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, the Belgian EU presidency said, adding this would take place at

Mexican president-elect’s motorcade suffers accident, Sheinbaum fine

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum's motorcade suffered an accident on Friday, her team said in a statement, leaving one person dead and several injured, though the car

South Africa’s Ramaphosa survives ANC hammering to win second term

By Alexander Winning and Nellie Peyton JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected South Africa's president on Friday, having brokered a deal with the opposition for a government of

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Indian intelligence needs science & policy experts. Look beyond IPS & IRS

Not recruiting from civilian and scientific talent pools risks a ‘failure of imagination’, hindering India’s ability to pre-empt previously unanticipated dangers.

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%.

Amid concerns about use of Chinese parts in drones, Army general urges industry to be transparent

Maj Gen CS Mann, ADG, Army Design Bureau, cites national security concerns. This comes after intelligence agencies flagged use of Chinese components in drones purchased by armed forces.

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?