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South African minister says cooperation with India pivotal in amplifying voice of Global South

Johannesburg, Aug 16 (PTI) Cooperation between South Africa and India at multilateral fora has played a pivotal role in amplifying the voice of...

Firefighters contain two wildfires in Turkey as two others rage

ANKARA (Reuters) -Firefighters working to contain four separate wildfires in Turkey have contained one and partially contained another, Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said on Friday, adding efforts

International ties boost Philippines’ security and economy, foreign minister says

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' increasing international security and economic engagements were for its own benefit and were not targeted at any country, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo

Biden will designate 1908 Springfield race riot site as national monument

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday will designate a national monument to commemorate a 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois, that left several people dead,

Factbox-Biden, Harris’ unfinished business: taxes on rich, childcare credit

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will leave behind several economic policy ambitions that were met with congressional or judicial opposition during his four-year

Bangladesh student protesters plan new party to cement their revolution

By Ruma Paul, Krishn Kaushik, Devjyot Ghoshal and Krishna N. Das DHAKA (Reuters) - Student demonstrators who ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have rejected calls from Bangladesh's two main

Report highlights systematic repression, human rights violations of Uyghurs in Xinjiang by China

Connecticut , August 16 (ANI): A recent report by Yale University has highlighted the precarious living conditions of Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang Uygur...

Pakistani minister says more arrests expected in retired ISI chief’s court-martial case

Lahore, Aug 16 (PTI) More arrests will be made in connection with the court martial of former ISI chief General (Retd) Faiz Hameed...

Thailand’s new PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thaksin’s daughter, braces for baptism of fire

Paetongtarn Shinawatra's election comes just 2 two days after ally Srettha Thavisin was dismissed as premier by a judiciary central to Thailand's two decades of intermittent turmoil.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s youngest-ever PM following Srettha Thavisin’s ouster

Bangkok , August 16 (ANI): The Thai Parliament voted to make Paetongtarn Shinawatra the next as well as the youngest-ever prime minister of Thailand,...

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India’s diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific has an economic hole. Fill it with trade, investment

Modi govt has made economic diplomacy a key part of its engagement with US, Quad, and others. Yet, India’s economic linkages in Indo-Pacific region remain underdeveloped.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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?