India’s Modi set to win historic third term but BJP loses outright majority
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked set on Tuesday to retain power at the head of a ruling coalition but his Hindu nationalist party lost…
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Three arrested after coffins found at Eiffel Tower
French police arrested three people on Monday after five empty coffins wrapped in French flags with the words “French soldiers from Ukraine” written on them…
Brexit firebrand Farage shakes up election fight in Britain
The well-known Brexit figurehead politician Nigel Farage announced on Monday that he plans to stand for the general election in the United Kingdom. The general…
US pushes Biden’s ‘old plan’ despite Israeli reservations
Amid growing doubts over Tel Aviv’s stance, senior Israeli and US officials admitted on Monday that the Gaza ceasefire plan put forward by US President…
Labour poised for ‘biggest majority’ in 100 years
The UK’s Labour Party appears poised for its largest parliamentary majority in a century, it emerged on Monday. According to a YouGov poll, Labour led…
China denies fuelling Russia-Ukraine war tensions, says it supports peace
China has said it believes “all efforts” should be recognised in supporting peace measures around the Russia-Ukraine war, rejecting accusations from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
Sri Lanka rain floods kill 14, schools shut
Flash floods, mudslides and falling trees have killed at least 14 people in Sri Lanka as the island nation is battered by monsoon storms, the…
Beijing ‘won’t allow war, chaos’ in Asia-Pacific
China will not allow any country or force to create war or chaos in the Asia-Pacific, its defence minister said on Sunday, warning that there…
Heat wave kills at least 56 in India, nearly 25,000 heat stroke cases, from March-May
India saw nearly 25,000 cases of suspected heat stroke and 56 people lost their lives after several heat wave days across the country from March-May,…
Pakistan, China set to reinvigorate economic corridor project connecting Xinjiang to Gwadar
Ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to China from June 4, hopes are high in Islamabad that the flagging multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)…