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Hamas official urges US to pressure Israel to end Gaza war

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - A senior Hamas official urged the United States on Monday to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza, ahead of the planned visit on Monday by U.S. Secretary of

Ukrainian official denies Russian troops take border village in northeast

(Reuters) -A local Ukrainian official on Monday denied a claim by the leader of Russia's Chechnya region that Russian forces led by a Chechen-based special forces unit had seized control of a border

Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party leads in parliamentary election count

SOFIA (Reuters) - The centre-right GERB party was on course to have won the most votes in Bulgaria's parliamentary election, but will have to seek coalition partners to form a government, partial

Switzerland says 90 states, organizations signed up for Ukraine summit

BERN (Reuters) - Ninety states and organisations have so far registered to take part in a summit aiming to pave the way for peace in Ukraine that Switzerland will host from June 15-16, the Swiss

S Jaishankar calls on State heads of Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh

New Delhi , June 10 (ANI): Union Minister S Jaishankar on Monday called upon heads of states of Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bangladesh who...

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif wishes Narendra Modi on taking oath as prime minister

Islamabad, Jun 10 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday wished Narendra Modi for taking oath as the prime minister for the...

North Korea warns of new response against South Korean loudspeakers, leaflets

By Ju-min Park and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned of a new response against South Korea if the South continued with loudspeaker broadcasts

France enters election mode after far-right win in European Parliament vote

PARIS (Reuters) -France began to gear up for elections on Monday, after President Emmanuel Macron called a shock snap legislative election following a bruising loss in the European Parliament vote to

Pak PM Sharif vows to ‘eliminate terrorism’ after 7 soldiers killed in attack

Islamabad, Jun 10 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday pledged to "relentlessly eliminate terrorism" from the country after seven soldiers, including...

North Korea sends 300 more trash balloons south as row over loudspeaker broadcast intensities

Pyongyang , June 10 (ANI): North Korea floated over 300 more waste-loaded balloons into South Korea, as tensions between the two countries continue to...

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Asian NATO? Why Japan PM’s big new idea won’t shake up foreign policy

One of the most difficult tasks for Shigeru Ishiba, apart from keeping together the divided LDP, will be implementing his foreign policy ideas—if he chooses to pursue them.

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?