International

India joins WEF initiative to reskill 850 mn people globally

Davos, Jan 23 : The World Economic Forum on Friday announced a major global initiative to invest in skill development that will reach more than 850 million people. It also...

Cyclone-hit Sri Lanka’s recovery fund exceeds LKR 8.5 billion: Official

Colombo, Jan 23: Sri Lanka has received LKR 8.5 billion (around USD 27.5 million) in foreign contributions to...

Death toll in Iran protest crackdown is reportedly at 5,002 as Trump says US ‘armada’ approaching

Dubai, Jan 23: The death toll from Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests reached at least 5,002 people...

3 dead in Australian shooting

Melbourne, Jan 22: Three people were killed, and another was wounded on Thursday in a shooting in a...

Campaigning starts for Bangladesh’s first national election after Hasina’s ouster

Dhaka, Jan 22: Campaigning began on Thursday for Bangladesh's first national elections since the 2024 uprising that ousted...
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Asian shares rise after Japan’s prime minister resigns

Tokyo, Sep 8: Asian shares mostly rose with Japan's benchmark jumping higher in Monday morning trading, despite the looming political uncertainty after Prime Minister...

5 flood victims killed as rescue boat capsizes in Pakistan’s Punjab

Lahore, Sept 7: Five people were killed when a rescue boat carrying flood victims capsized in the Punjab province of Pakistan, an official said...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigns

Tokyo, Sept 7: Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday he will step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for...

Over 425 arrests at London’s Palestine Action rally, police condemn abuse

London, Sept 7: The Metropolitan Police on Sunday condemned the “intolerable” abuse suffered by officers who were “kicked and spat on” as they made...

Pope Leo XIV declares teen computer whiz Carlo Acutis first millennial saint

Vatican City, Sep 7 : Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church's first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to resign, Japanese television reports

Tokyo, Sept 7: Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention on Sunday to step down following growing calls from his party to...

Russia assaults Ukraine with over 800 drones, decoys, largest such attack in war

Kyiv, Sept 7: Russia hit Ukraine's capital with drone and missiles Sunday in the largest aerial attack on the country since the war began,...

Boko Haram militants kill 60 in attack in Nigeria’s northeast

Maiduguri (Nigeria), Sept 7: Boko Haram militants killed dozens of people in a nighttime assault on a village in northeastern Nigeria that is home...

Undersea cables cut in Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia, West Asia

Dubai, Sept 7: Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access Sunday in parts of Asia including India, and West East, experts...

Russia hits Kyiv with drones, missiles, killing at least 2

Kyiv, Sept 7: A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital Sunday killed at least two people and left smoke rising from...

Congo has announced new Ebola outbreak. Here is what to know

Dakar, Sept 6: Congo's authorities announced earlier this week a new Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than a dozen people in a southern...

Kim Jong Un’s trip to China marks transformation from shunned pariah to confident diplomat

Tokyo, Sept 5: Kim Jong Un put on a command performance this week at a gathering of some two dozen world leaders in China,...
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