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Bulgaria holds another snap election, with more instability seen ahead

By Stoyan Nenov SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarians head to the polls on Sunday for their sixth parliamentary election in three years, but analysts say the vote is unlikely to yield a stable government that

One killed, 5 injured as oil tanker explodes in Pakistan’s Karachi

Islamabad , June 9 (ANI): A man was killed, and five others were injured after an oil tanker explosion in Pakistan's Karachi on Saturday,...

US President Biden, French counterpart Macron agree on global affairs; express different views on Gaza war

Paris , June 9 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and France President Emmanuel Macron emphasised their agreement with each other about the ongoing global...

Hungarian political newcomer says to work on unfreezeing EU funds

By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) - EU election results will show Hungarians that Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government can be replaced, political newcomer Peter Magyar told Reuters after a

Israeli hostage Noa Argamani freed in time to see her terminally ill mother

Argamani was rescued Saturday, along with three other hostages, in an operation by Israeli special forces from an apartment building in central Gaza.

Biden, Macron talk Middle East and Ukraine during ceremonial state visit

By Jeff Mason and John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -Fresh from commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden in Paris on Saturday for a

MEA thanks leaders of Middle Eastern countries for congratulating PM-designate Modi on his poll victory

New Delhi , June 9 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal thanked the leaders of Middle Eastern countries, including Oman and Saudi...

Polish man held in custody after Danish PM Frederiksen assault

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A 39-year old Polish man was remanded in custody for 12 days on Saturday over an assault the previous day on Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, which authorities said

Hezbollah says it fired Falaq 2 rockets at Israel for first time

CAIRO (Reuters) - Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said on Saturday it had fired a salvo of Falaq 2 rockets at a military command centre in northern Israel. A security source told Reuters it was the

Pope Francis invites comedians including Whoopi Goldberg to Vatican

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, who says he regularly prays "Lord, give me a sense of humour", will welcome comedians from around the world to a cultural event in Italy to "celebrate the beauty

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Why Modi-Shah have failed to develop mass leaders in states the way Vajpayee-Advani did

BJP had leaders like Modi, Chouhan, Raje, Raman Singh, BSY, and Dhumal who kept the party’s flame burning. Those promoted by Modi-Shah in the last 10 years fail to inspire confidence.

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?