scorecardresearch
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
HomeWorld

World

Chinese vessels maintain presence in East China Sea near disputed Senkaku islands for record 158 days

Tokyo , May 29 (ANI): China's Coast Guard ships have been in the waters surrounding Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea for a...

Factbox-How does South Africa’s 2024 election work?

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africans vote in national and provincial elections on May 29 that polls suggest could loosen the African National Congress' 30-year grip on power. After the vote, the new

Singapore turbulence flight investigation finds sharp altitude drop caused injuries

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Preliminary findings of an investigation into a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence last week showed a rapid change in gravitational force and a 54 metre altitude

Prisoner swaps between Russia and Ukraine are on pause, says TASS citing Russian official

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's human rights commissioner said on Wednesday that prisoner of war exchanges between Russia and Ukraine had been suspended for several months, the state TASS news agency said

Syrians in Lebanon fear unprecedented restrictions, deportations

By Maya Gebeily and Emilie Madi BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon (Reuters) - The soldiers came before daybreak, singling out the Syrian men without residence permits from the tattered camp in Lebanon's Bekaa

Under leadership of PM Modi, foreign policy of India has given fame to our nation: EAM Jaishankar

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) , May 29 (ANI): Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that it is under his...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf never invited military to intervene in politics: ex-Prez Arif Alvi

Karachi, May 29 (PTI) Arif Alvi, former Pakistan President and a top leader of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan's party, has said that his...

30 years after end of aparthied, S Africans vote in elections where Mandela’s party seeks to defend dominance

Johannesburg (South Africa), May 29 (ANI): People in South Africa began voting on Wednesday in an election that could mark a big political shift...

Philippines president calls new China coast guard rules ‘worrisome’

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday new rules outlined by China's coast guard that could result in the detention of foreigners in the South China Sea were an

Poland arrests man suspected of seeking intelligence on Ukraine aid

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish security services have arrested a man suspected of trying to get photos of military vehicles crossing the border into Ukraine, a spokesperson said on Wednesday, the latest in

On Camera

You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

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?