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Belgium’s king rejects prime minister’s resignation, tells coalition to resume budget talks

Brussels, Nov 6: Belgium's King Philippe on Friday rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Bart De Wever and sent him and the governing coalition back to work on a...

Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison

Mombasa, Nov 6: The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400...

Malaysia’s attorney general suspends house arrest for jailed ex-premier Najib

Kuala Lumpur, Nov 6: Malaysia's attorney general temporarily suspended the transfer of former Prime Minister Najib Razak from...

Jaishankar urges Commonwealth partners to ‘de-risk and diversify’

St. John's, Nov 5: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has urged Commonwealth partners to "de-risk and diversify", emphasising...

India announces extension of USD 500 million line of credit for Guyana

St. John's, Nov 5: India has announced an extension of a USD 500 million line of credit for...
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Bomb threat forces Aer Lingus Dublin-Rome flight to divert to a French military air base

Paris, Nov 5: A flight from Ireland to Italy was diverted to a military air base in western France on Thursday because of a...

Indian national gets 8 years in prison for laundering money from fraud scheme targeting elderly

New York, Nov 5: A 60-year-old Indian national was sentenced to eight years in prison for laundering money from a fraud scheme targeting the...

Indonesia’s military deploys thousands of troops to boost Jakarta’s security after generals’ arrest

Jakarta, Nov 4: Indonesia's military is deploying more than 20,000 troops and personnel to the capital, Jakarta, officials said Wednesday, as authorities investigate an...

Voters back abortion rights, reject Trump’s redistricting in state ballot measures

Washington, Nov 4: Abortion-rights advocates notched victories in Missouri and Virginia on Tuesday, and voters delivered a double dose of disapproval to President Donald...

Indian killed as two helicopters collide in Nepal

Kathmandu, Nov 3: A 47-year-old Indian national was killed and another passenger injured when two helicopters collided while landing on Tuesday in Nepal's Solukhumbu...

Bangladesh accuses Hasina of fuelling garment workers’ unrest

Dhaka, Oct 3: The Bangladesh government on Tuesday accused deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina of fuelling labour unrest as violent garment workers' protests over...

2 police officers guarding polio team killed in Pakistan

Peshawar, Nov 3: Two police personnel guarding an anti-polio vaccination team were killed, while another sustained injuries in an attack by unidentified gunmen in...

Myanmar drops extradition case against AmCham ex-board member, cancels Interpol red notice

Bangkok, Nov 3: Myanmar has dropped its case against a former American Chamber of Commerce board member and cancelled an Interpol “red notice” for...

US strikes Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz, official says, leaving unclear what comes next

Washington, Nov 3: The United States launched strikes on Iranian targets, a US official said, in what appeared to be a limited operation on...

NSA Doval meets Vietnam’s National Defence Minister, reviews bilateral defence cooperation

Hanoi, Nov 2: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Monday met Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang...

All 9 people aboard jet that crashed in Florida have died, transportation secretary says

West Palm Beach, Nov 2: All nine people died aboard a business jet that crashed into a Florida neighborhood, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy...

Terrorism is ‘red line’: Pak tells Afghan as it warns of action against cross-border threats

Islamabad, Nov 1: Pakistan has warned Afghanistan that it reserves the right to take all necessary measures to eliminate cross-border terror threats, asserting that...
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