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Former Chinese football executives sentence to jail for bribery, CCTV says

BEIJING (Reuters) -The former director of the competition department at the Chinese Football Association, Huang Song, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for taking bribes, state broadcaster

India, EU to host conference to discuss current and emerging threats in online radicalisation

New Delhi , August 20 (ANI): India and the European Union will host a regional conference to discuss current and emerging threats in online...

Israeli Bedouin soldier killed in Hezbollah drone barrage

Tel Aviv , August 20 (ANI/TPS): An Israeli Bedouin soldier was killed in a Hezbollah barrage, the Israel Defense Forces announced.Warrant Officer Mahmood Amaria,...

North Korean soldier defects to the South, Yonhap reports

SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea early on Tuesday crossing the militarized border in the eastern part of the Korean peninsula, Yonhap news agency reported, citing the

US: Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago

Chicago , August 20 (ANI): The first night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) has begun in Chicago. US President Joe Biden, First Lady...

Biden to urge Democrats unite behind Harris on Day One of DNC

By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt CHICAGO (Reuters) -President Joe Biden prepared to cement the Democratic Party's embrace of Vice President Kamala Harris as its leader on Monday in the fight for

North Korea soldier defects to the South, Yonhap reports

SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea early on Tuesday in the eastern part of the Korean peninsula, Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South's military. (Reporting by

Hunter Biden loses bid to toss tax evasion case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Monday denied a bid by U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, to dismiss a federal tax evasion case brought against him in California. Hunter Biden was convicted in

U.S. says Iran cyber operations targeted Trump, Harris campaigns

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday accused Iran of launching cyber operations against the campaigns of both U.S. presidential candidates and targeting the American public with

Biden to urge Democrats to unite behind Harris on Day One of DNC

By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt CHICAGO (Reuters) -President Joe Biden arrived in Chicago on Monday to cement the Democratic Party's embrace of Vice President Kamala Harris as its leader in the

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Read the Kashmir verdict. It’s time to stop treating it like a national security crisis

Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

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?