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One person dies in Ukraine shelling of Russia’s Belgorod region, governor says

(Reuters) - A civilian man died and three people were injured by Ukrainian shelling in the town of Shebekino in Russia's Belgorod region, the governor of the region bordering Ukraine said on Wednesday

Film ‘The Bikeriders’ recreates heyday of 60s motorcycle clubs

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Actors Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy immersed themselves in 1960s American motorcycle culture for their new film "The Bikeriders". The drama's writer and

Oxfam urges G7 to tap fraction of military spend for global hunger, debt

(Reuters) - Charity Oxfam urged wealthy nations to boost spending on ending hunger ahead of a Group of Seven (G7) annual summit set to kick off in Italy on Thursday, saying that just 3% of G7 military

Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif calls for reduction in load-shedding amid rising temperature

Islamabad , June 12 (ANI): Amid rising temperatures in the summer season, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the power distribution firms to...

Two US men jailed for conspiracy to sell Iranian oil to China

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Texas men convicted by a U.S. jury in November of trying to sell Iranian petroleum in violation of sanctions imposed by Washington and of conspiracy to

Putin to keep demoted ally Patrushev on Russia’s Security Council

(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin will keep demoted ally Nikolai Patrushev, a Cold War warrior who crafted the Kremlin's national security strategy, on Russia's top consulting security body,

NASA, Boeing push back Starliner’s crewed return to June 18

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA and Boeing said they expect to bring Starliner and its first astronaut crew back to Earth from the International Space Station as soon as June 18, later

Israel says Hamas rejects key elements of US ceasefire plan for Gaza

By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas formally responded on Tuesday to a U.S. ceasefire proposal for the eight-month-old war in the Gaza Strip, and Israel said the

Israeli strike on south Lebanon kills senior Hezbollah commander, three fighters

BEIRUT (Reuters) -An Israeli strike on the village of Jouya in southern Lebanon late Tuesday killed a senior field commander of Hezbollah and three fighters for the Lebanese armed group, three

Russian rights commissioner calls for swift release of Russians held by Hamas

(Reuters) - Russia's Human Rights Commissioner said on Tuesday she had issued a fresh appeal to senior U.N. and other officials to take action to secure the release of Russian nationals still held by

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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?