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Factbox-What are UK political parties offering to voters?

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's political parties vying for votes before a national election on July 4 have published their manifestos - documents which set out their policies and how they will finance

Policeman shoots and injures magistrate in Kenyan court

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A police officer shot and injured a magistrate at a court in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Thursday, before being killed in a shootout with other officers, the judiciary said. Monica

US Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by anti-abortion groups and doctors to restrict access to the abortion pill, handing a victory on Thursday to President Joe Biden's

Vietnam president in meeting with US ambassador calls for stronger defence, economic ties

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's newly elected president To Lam on Thursday called for a strengthening of ties with the United States, the government said. Vietnam has been seeking to boost relations with

Apulia’s Indian restaurant basks in G7 Summit warmth

Bari (Italy), Jun 13 (PTI) An Indian restaurant in Apulia's capital city of Bari is basking in the warmth of the G7 Summit being...

Pak court acquits Imran Khan, Qureshi and Sheikh Rashid in case of vandalism

Islamabad, Jun 13 (PTI) In a major relief to Imran Khan, a Pakistani court on Thursday acquitted the jailed former premier, his aide...

Chinese govt respects and supports Maldives’ sovereignty: Top Chinese official

Male, Jun 13 (PTI) An official from China’s top political advisory body on Thursday assured President Mohamed Muizzu that the Chinese government respects...

Brazil’s Lula says democracy at risk after far-right surge in EU vote

13 Jun (Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that democracy was at risk, commenting on the far-right gains in the European Parliament after last weekend's elections

Russia says detained US reporter Gershkovich will stand trial over ‘CIA work’

By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) - Russian prosecutors said on Thursday they had sent the case of detained U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich to court after concluding he had been collecting information for the

US Supreme Court will not restrict access to abortion pill

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by anti-abortion groups and doctors to restrict access to the abortion pill, handing a victory on Thursday to President Joe Biden's

On Camera

News anchors studiously avoided PM Modi’s name on Haryana counting day—until about 10 am

Many Congress leaders would regret their words. From Pawan ‘Jalebi’ Khera to Supriya Shrinate, who told News 24 she would change her name if BJP wins more than '15-20 seats' in Haryana.

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%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

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?