China slams US false claims of ‘China supporting Russian defence’
BEIJING: China firmly opposes the continued spread of ungrounded false information by the United States about Russia's so-called "defence industrial…
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India’s opposition Congress asks Modi to tax billionaires more
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's main opposition Congress party asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to impose an additional…
Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Belgorod region injures five children, governor says
(Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone strike on a courtyard outside a multi-storey apartment block on a border town in southern…
Heat wave, elections in India create unlikely earnings winners and losers
MUMBAI: A scorching summer and a long-drawn election in India may throw up some unlikely winners and losers this earnings…
French far right hopes polishing its act will deliver victory
PARIS (Reuters) -After a shock defeat in France's legislative elections, Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) will double down on…
Why Joe won’t go: behind Biden’s rejection of Democrats’ calls to leave the race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Shortly after President Joe Biden's halting debate with Donald Trump on June 27, his exit from the 2024…
India’s population will peak in second half of the century: UN report
NEW DELHI: The population of India is expected to increase through 2054 and potentially peak in the second half of…
Intensifying Congo conflict puts 1 million children at risk of acute malnutrition
GENEVA (Reuters) - More than one million children are at risk from acute malnutrition in Democratic Republic of Congo as…
UN-brokered Sudan ceasefire talks begin with one party no-show
GENEVA/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO (Reuters) -Sudan's warring parties are in Switzerland for U.N.-led talks aimed at brokering possible local ceasefires to facilitate…