Modi’s alliance unanimously elects him to lead as PM for 3rd term
India’s Narendra Modi was formally elected on Friday by lawmakers of his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to be prime minister for a historic third consecutive…
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India court bails Rahul Gandhi in latest defamation case
An Indian court on Friday granted bail to opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in the latest of several defamation cases brought against him for accusing Prime…
Moscow says US to blame for civilian deaths in Russia from rockets it supplied to Ukraine
Russia alleged on Friday that Ukraine had used US-supplied rockets to kill women and children in a region of southern Russia, and said that Washington…
Over 100 killed as rebels attack village in Sudan
A Sudanese pro-democracy activists’ committee on Thursday reported “more than 104” dead in a single day when paramilitary forces attacked a village, as the UN…
Pakistan, China resolve to protect CPEC from detractors
Pakistan and China have vowed to protect the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) from its detractors and adversaries as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif assured Beijing of…
UN chief likens humankind to meteor that killed dinosaurs
Humankind’s role in the destructive warming of the planet is the equivalent to the meteorite that wiped out dinosaurs from Earth, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…
Biden aired Gaza truce proposal without Netanyahu’s nod
When US President Joe Biden publicly aired a Gaza ceasefire proposal developed by Israel and the United States and sent to Hamas, he made the…
Putin says Russia could use nuclear weapons, ‘if threatened’
President Vladimir Putin cautioned the West on Wednesday that Russia could use all available means, including nuclear weapons, to defend itself if its sovereignty or…
Spain to join South Africa’s Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Spain has said it will join the case filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of violating its…
Gaza: Israeli airstrike on UN school massacres dozens including children
At least 27 Palestinians have been killed including many kids by Israeli forces in an air strike on a UN school sheltering displaced people in…