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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange allowed to appeal extradition from Britain to US

By Michael Holden, Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was given permission on Monday to appeal against extradition to the United States after arguing at London's High Court

Cohen acknowledges stealing from Trump at hush money trial

By Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen testified on Monday that he stole money from Trump's company, an admission that could chip

Canada asks chemical plants to check pollution after leaks hit Indigenous community

By Saadeq Ahmed TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada on Friday ordered some petrochemical plants in Ontario to take strict measures to control pollution from cancer-causing chemical benzene after release from a

Pakistan: Islamabad HC’s judge remarks ‘undermining’ parliament’s sanctity, says minister

Islamabad , May 20 (ANI): Pakistan's Federal Law Minister, Azama Nazeer Tarar, has said that he has asked the judiciary not to 'spread' sensation...

There is ‘lack of political will’ in delivering justice to Sri Lanka’s armed conflict victims, says Amnesty

Colombo, May 20 (PTI) There is seemingly a "lack of political will" in delivering justice to the many victims of Sri Lanka's three-decade-long...

Inflation in Pakistan continues to haunt salaried employees

Islamabad , May 20 (ANI): The salaried class in Pakistan has been struggling to make ends meet as inflation is now the biggest issue...

Reactions to ICC prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants for Israeli, Hamas leaders

(Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said on Monday he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders over

Cohen returns to witness stand in Trump hush money trial

By Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen returned to the witness stand on Monday in the former U.S. president's hush money trial while

US Supreme Court spurns former Guantanamo Bay detainee’s appeal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a Canadian former Guantanamo Bay detainee's bid to vacate his convictions for the 2002 murder of an American soldier in Afghanistan

UK’s infected blood scandal could and should have been avoided, inquiry finds

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -An infected blood scandal in Britain was no accident but the fault of doctors and a succession of governments that led to 3,000 deaths and thousands more contracting

On Camera

Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan—slogans that non-Dalits wouldn’t touch have now entered Parliament

Coined by close Ambedkar confidant Babu Hardas Laxmanrao Nagrale, the 'Jai Bhim’ slogan has seen the rise and decline of many Dalit parties. Now, non-Dalits chant it in Parliament that has no BSP member.

‘Welfarism not a substitute for job creation’ — TeamLease vice-chairman on India’s fiscal planning

TeamLease’s Manish Sabharwal spoke to ThePrint about how political leaders, for the sake of winning elections, make big welfare-related promises without a proper plan to fund them.

Indian Navy’s growing footprint — foreign deployment, training allied personnel, ‘backyard’ aid

The Indian Navy has come a long way since 2004 when an Indian Ocean earthquake triggered a major tsunami. The Indian Ocean is generally touted as the Indian Navy's ‘backyard’.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.