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Factbox-Potential candidates to be next Japanese prime minister

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down as prime minister next month, after a three-year tenure marked by scandal and declining public support.

Mpox vaccines likely months away even as WHO, Africa CDC discuss emergency

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Vaccines to help curb an escalating mpox outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries may still not reach the central African country for

Ukraine pounds Russia with drones and says it is advancing deeper

By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ukraine pounded Russian regions with missiles and drones on Wednesday as Kyiv said it was advancing deeper in the biggest foreign incursion into

US soldier pleads guilty of selling defence information to China

Washington DC , August 14 (ANI): A US Army soldier and intelligence analyst has pleaded guilty to all charges of disclosing the country's national...

Russia says it destroys 117 drones launched by Ukraine, 37 over Kursk

(Reuters) - Russia's air defences destroyed 117 drones and four tactical missiles launched overnight by Ukraine targeting several regions including Kursk, its defence ministry said on Wednesday. The

US: Vigil held in Atlanta to protest violence against Hindus in Bangladesh

Atlanta (Georgia) , August 14 (ANI): Over 750 protesters gathered for a demonstration on Tuesday organised in Atlanta by the Hindu community and its...

Japan PM Fumio Kishida steps away from contesting next election

Tokyo , August 14 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced his decision not to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership...

Tableau with Ram Mandir at India Day Parade in New York target of ‘hate campaign’

New York , August 14 (ANI): The 42nd Annual India Day Parade in New York City, scheduled for August 18, has become the target...

“Weakening Army, like weakening country,” says Pak Army Chief days after arrest of former ISI chief

Islamabad , August 14 (ANI): Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir has said that weakening the armed forces is tantamount to weakening the country,...

5 key highlights from ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s first official statement since her ouster

The statement, issued on her behalf by her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, describes the recent violence in Bangladesh as 'terrorism' and recalls the 1975 assassination of her father.

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Make it a Fundamental Right of every religionist to propagate, convert: TT Krishnamachari

On 6 December 1948, TT Krishnamachari spoke in the Constituent Assembly during a debate on Article 19, supporting it as it is, including how it's framed in the matter of religion.

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.

Iran’s Shahab-3, India’s Agni-1 to US’s Minuteman III—ballistic missile arsenals, who has what

Iran used Shahab-3, along with Fattah-1 hypersonic missiles, to attack Israel after the killing of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah in air strikes on Lebanon's Beirut.

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?