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Factbox-What did Ireland, Norway and Spain announce on a Palestinian state?

(Reuters) - Spain, Ireland and Norway will officially recognise a Palestinian state on Tuesday, despite an angry reaction from Israel, which has found itself increasingly isolated after seven months

Explainer-What is the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict?

(Reuters) - The Gaza war has put renewed focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, still seen by many countries as the path to peace even though the negotiating process has

Ukrainian publisher mourns human toll of Russian attack

By Max Hunder KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Sergii Polituchyi arrived at his burning printing house before the firefighters, and the agony and destruction caused by the mid-morning Russian missile

Zelenskiy: Biden missing Ukraine talks would be ‘applause’ for Putin

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that if U.S. President Joe Biden missed a peace summit organised by Kyiv in Switzerland next month, it would be like a standing

PoJK: Retired govt employees protest, demands pension hike amid skyrocketing inflation

Muzaffarabad , May 28 (ANI): Several retired government officials from multiple departments on Monday staged a protest in front of the Prime Minister's Secretariat...

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe’s party suggests referendum to postpone elections for two years

Colombo, May 28 (PTI) The United National Party headed by Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday suggested holding a referendum to postpone...

“Got circumstantial evidence…”: says Bangladesh Police as investigation continues in MP murder case

Kolkata (West Bengal) , May 28 (ANI): As the investigation continues in the Bangladesh MP murder case, the chief of the Bangladesh Detective Department,...

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe’s party suggests referendum to postpone elections for two years

Colombo, May 28 (PTI) The United National Party headed by Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday suggested holding a referendum to postpone...

UAE: Tahnoon bin Zayed chairs inaugural meeting of MGX

Abu Dhabi , May 28 (ANI/WAM): Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Board of Directors...

Iran’s Parliament re-elects former Revolutionary Guards Commander as Speaker

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf was elected to the post Tuesday with 198 votes in the first session of the 12th term of the Islamic Consultative Assembly.

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After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

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?