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German prosecutors charge 27 over far-right coup plot

BERLIN (Reuters) - German prosecutors have charged a total of 27 people with supporting a terrorist organisation and preparing an act of high treason just over a year after members of a far-right

Nearly 50 million facing hunger in West, Central Africa as conflict spreads

DAKAR (Reuters) - A record 49.5 million people are expected to go hungry in West and Central Africa next year due to a combination of conflict, climate change and high food prices, the United Nations

Yemen’s Houthis claim missile attack on Norwegian tanker in tense Middle East

By Nadine Awadalla, Terje Solsvik and Phil Stewart DUBAI/OSLO (Reuters) -Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they hit a Norwegian commercial tanker with a missile in their latest protest against Israel's

He helped get Finns into NATO, now he gets them dancing. Will DJ Pexi be president?

By Anne Kauranen and Attila Cser HELSINKI (Reuters) - As Finland's foreign minister for the past four years, Pekka Haavisto helped overturn decades of neutrality to bring Finns into NATO. Now, as 'DJ

Sunak tries to rally lawmakers before crunch UK parliamentary vote on Rwanda plan

By Andrew MacAskill, Michael Holden and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sought to rally support from his divided lawmakers on Tuesday before he faced a crunch

China braces for blistering cold this week

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities warned on Tuesday of heavy snowfall, blizzards and plunging temperatures this week in most parts of the country in what could be one of the coldest December

Argentina grains, peso markets shackled as economic shock package looms

By Jorge Otaola and Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina's foreign exchange and grains markets were locked down on Tuesday as traders waited for the new government's economic "shock" plan

Six Palestinians killed in West Bank’s Jenin

RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Six Palestinians were killed in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, including five in a drone strike during an Israeli raid, the Palestinian health ministry and the

Vietnam boosts China ties as ‘bamboo diplomacy’ follows US upgrade

By Francesco Guarascio, Khanh Vu and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) -Communist-ruled China and Vietnam, at odds over claims in the South China Sea, agreed on Tuesday to boost ties and build a community

Palestinian foreign minister accuses Israel of deliberately starving Gazans

GENEVA (Reuters) - The Palestinian foreign minister on Tuesday accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war against around 1 million people in Gaza and condemned the "international failure"

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Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.