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Maria Branyas, world’s oldest person, dies in Spain at 117

MADRID (Reuters) - Maria Branyas, who was the world's oldest person, has died peacefully in a Spanish nursing home at the age of 117, according to her account on the X platform and a spokesperson at

Israeli military retrieves bodies of six hostages from Gaza

By Maytaal Angel JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel retrieved the bodies of six hostages from the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza, the military said on Tuesday, as negotiations continued in an effort to

Parliamentary investigation sought after influential Thai general hits journalist

By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - A senator in Thailand on Tuesday formally requested a parliamentary investigation into a veteran politician and former army chief who

Hamas says Biden remark about group backing away from Gaza truce deal ‘misleading’

By Jana Choukeir DUBAI (Reuters) - Hamas said on Tuesday that U.S. President Joe Biden's comment that the Palestinian group was backing away from a Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel was "misleading

India extends support to Malaysia’s ASEAN 2025 Chairmanship

New Delhi , August 20 (ANI): India attaches priority to ASEAN and will extend full support to Malaysia's "successful ASEAN chairmanship" in 2025, Prime...

Taliban morality police dismiss over 280 men without beards from security forces

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban's morality ministry has dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and have detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for "

Blinken in Egypt seeking progress towards Gaza ceasefire deal

By Humeyra Pamuk ALAMEIN, Egypt (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken flew to Egypt on Tuesday, pushing for areas of possible progress on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal in

Egypt’s Sisi, Blinken discuss ways to move forward in Gaza ceasefire negotiations

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss ways to move forward in negotiations on a ceasefire in Gaza, the

BNP Secretary-General asks India to extradite Sheikh Hasina to face trial

Dhaka, Aug 20 (PTI) Bangladesh Nationalist Party's Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday asked India to extradite deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to...

India-Malaysia ties have taken upward swing since Anwar Ibrahim assumed office: MEA

New Delhi , August 20 (ANI): The relationship between India and Malaysia has taken an upward swing ever since Anwar Ibrahim assumed office in...

On Camera

SC judgment pierces the smoke screen on Centre’s ‘right’ to prematurely retire govt staff

Unlike departmental disciplinary proceedings, which ensure that officers have adequate opportunities to defend their cases, no such provisions exist for employees facing premature retirement under FR 56(j).

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

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?