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German court to rule on ‘extremist’ label for AfD

By Thomas Escritt MUENSTER, Germany (Reuters) - A German court is due to rule this week on whether security services can treat the far-right Alternative for Germany and its youth wing as suspected

Kremlin, NATO differ over pope’s call for Ukraine to show ‘white flag’ and start talks

Ukraine summoned Vatican ambassador to express 'disappointment' with Pope Francis’ comments that Ukraine should have 'the courage of the white flag' to negotiate end to conflict.

US pledges $100 million more for Haiti security mission at Jamaica talks

By Daphne Psaledakis and Sarah Morland KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday the United States would contribute an additional $100 million to a United

Olympics-Hong Kong plumber’s Olympic breakdancing dream dashed

By Joyce Zhou and Lam Yik HONG KONG (Reuters) - Plumber by day, breakdancer by night, Cheung Cheuk Man was disappointed to miss out on an Olympic berth when breaking makes its debut at the Paris Games

Russia says broker will take bids from March 25 for frozen assets swap

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians who own frozen foreign securities will be able to apply from March 25 to sell them to foreigners with frozen assets in Russia, the Russian finance ministry said on Monday,

Brazil’s Lula attributes key interest rate of 11.25% to cenbank chief’s “stubbornness”

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday that there is no explanation for keeping the country's benchmark interest rate at the current 11.25% level apart from

Britain proposes location-based pricing for electricity

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is proposing a location-based method to determine how much consumers should be charged for the electricity they use, the government said on Tuesday.

India brought in new global vision through philosophy of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’: Hardeep Puri

New Delhi , March 12 (ANI): Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, met with representatives of United Nations missions and...

‘Big win for persecuted minorities’: US-based advocacy group welcomes CAA rules’ notification

New Jersey , March 12 (ANI): The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA), a US-based advocacy group, welcomed the formal notification of the...

US-British forces strike Houthi targets in Yemen, Houthi outlet says

By Mohammed Ghobari ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) -Yemen's port city of Hodeidah and other western coastal areas were hit on Monday by at least 17 airstrikes attributed to a U.S.-British coalition defending

On Camera

Every time the Congress thinks it has a ‘revolutionary’ idea, it shoots its own foot

From Sam Pitroda talking about inheritance tax to Goan candidate saying the Indian Constitution was 'forced' on Goa, Congress has been having its own foot-in-the-mouth moments.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Terror commander Masood Azhar resurfaces to launch celeb-style ‘ask me anything’ online service

The announcement, made by JeM’s Maktab-ul-Rabita, or office for communication, comes 2 yrs after Pakistani officials claimed the militant was living under Taliban protection.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.