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‘World must speak with one voice’, says UN Secretary-General

António Guterres called for an end to nuclear testing and enforcement of the CTBT.

War-hit Kyiv hospital is scrutinised over reconstruction effort

By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) - After a Russian missile tore through Ukraine's largest children's hospital last month, fundraiser Yevhen Vember sprang into action, marshalling more than $9 million

Ukraine downs all five Russia-launched drones during overnight attack, air force says

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine shot down all five Russia-launched drones during an overnight attack, the country's air force said on Friday. Russian forces also used three ballistic Iskander-M missiles

UK police charge two after investigation into right-wing terrorism

LONDON (Reuters) - British police charged an 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman with terrorism offences after an investigation into suspected extreme right-wing terrorism activity, they said in a

Ukraine downs five Russia-launched drones during overnight attack, air force says

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine shot down all five Russia-launched drones during an overnight attack, the country's air force said on Friday. Russian forces also used three ballistic Iskander-M missiles

Solidarity campaign in Switzerland calls for justice and protection of Tibetan rights

Geneva August 16 (ANI): In a continued display of solidarity with the Tibetan people, a group of exiled Tibetan families residing in Switzerland...

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former PM Thaksin elected as Thailand’s next Prime Minister

Bangkok (Thailand), August 16 (ANI): Thailand's Parliament on Friday voted for Paetongtarn Shinawatra to become the country's 31st Prime Minister, reported Channel News Asia.Paetongtarn,...

Firefighters battle to contain three wildfires in western Turkey

ANKARA (Reuters) - Firefighters are trying to contain wildfires raging in three provinces of northwestern Turkey, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said late on Thursday, adding that

Kremlin aide says NATO and the West helped Ukraine attack Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin aide Nikolai Patrushev said on Friday that the U.S.-led military alliance and the West were directly involved in the planning for Ukraine's attack on Russia's Kursk region.

Six of a family killed in accident in Pakistan

Peshawar, Aug 16 (PTI) At least six persons of a family were killed, and nine injured when a van plunged into a deep ravine...

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Why Modi-Shah have failed to develop mass leaders in states the way Vajpayee-Advani did

BJP had leaders like Modi, Chouhan, Raje, Raman Singh, BSY, and Dhumal who kept the party’s flame burning. Those promoted by Modi-Shah in the last 10 years fail to inspire confidence.

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?