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North Korean public security officials to visit Russia as ties grow

SEOUL (Reuters) - A group of North Korean officials in charge of public security was set to visit Russia, state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday, amid signs of growing diplomatic and security

Malawi vice president’s plane may have crashed in forest, military says

BLANTYRE, Malawi (Reuters) -The airplane carrying Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima may have crashed in dense forest, but it has not yet been found, the military said on Tuesday. Top

No competitive politics left in Bangladesh, says Nobel laureate Yunus

By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh has turned into a "one-party" state as the ruling party stamps out political competition, Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, a pioneer of the global

Germany drums up business support to rebuild post-war Ukraine

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday rallied private companies to put their money into rebuilding Ukraine, as he launched a conference in Berlin dedicated to mobilising

French parties rush to seek alliances ahead of snap election

By Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -French political parties were rushing to try and find potential new alliances on Tuesday ahead of a snap election which opinion polls show Marine Le Pen's far-right

Pakistan Election Commission approves transfer of PML-N lawmakers cases to other poll tribunals

Islamabad , June 11 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has approved the petitions of three Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers in Islamabad,...

Nepal counterpart congratulates Jaishankar on reappointment as Minister of External Affairs

Kathmandu , June 11 (ANI): In a gesture of diplomatic goodwill, Nepal's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Narayan Kaji Shrestha on Tuesday extended his congratulations...

World Bank approves additional USD 1 bn loan for China-backed hydropower project in Pakistan

Islamabad, Jun 11 (PTI) The World Bank has approved an additional loan of USD 1 billion for cash-strapped Pakistan to support the China-backed...

‘Promoting violence never acceptable’ — Canadian envoy on Indira Gandhi assassination float at parade

Tableau appeared at a protest parade by Sikh separatists in Brampton. India-Canada ties remain strained in the wake of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing.

Russia begins second stage of tactical nuclear weapon drills with Belarus

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Tuesday its troops had started the second stage of drills to practice the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons alongside Belarusian troops after

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Haryana win is redemption, J&K defeat is vindication. BJP is walking out of Lok Sabha poll fog

A leader's charisma is a big plus. But don't underestimate the craft of mounting an election campaign. Haryana is BJP's reward for mastering it. All-round participation and peaceful polling in J&K too is a win.

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?