New PM Starmer pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos
Reuters : Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to rebuild the country, saying he wanted to...
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Heavy rain disrupts daily life in U’khand, Himachal, Assam
PTI : Heavy rain disrupted daily life in vast swathes of north India, including Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, on Friday while the flood situation in...
Ex-prime minister Liz Truss loses her seat to Labour
The Guardian : Liz Truss has lost her seat of South West Norfolk, one of the biggest Conservative losses on a disastrous night for the...
Modi to seek discharge of Indians from Russian army
Reuters : The early discharge sought by India of its nationals who were “misled” into serving in the Russian army is expected to be discussed...
Trump allies intensify Kamala Harris
Reuters : Donald Trump’s campaign and some of his allies have launched a pre-emptive political strike on Vice President Kamala Harris, moving swiftly to try...
Man who stabbed S Korea opposition leader gets 15 yrs in jail
Al Jazeera : A man who stabbed South Korea’s then-opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in the neck in January has been sentenced to 15 years in...
Some Caribbean islands destroyed by Hurricane Beryl
AFP : The Red Cross on Friday described devastating scenes after Hurricane Beryl swept through the Caribbean towards Mexico, with St. Vincent and the Grenadines...
89 people dead as boat capsizes off Mauritania
Al Jazeera : At least 89 migrants and refugees bound for Europe have died, with dozens still missing, when their boat capsized off the coast...
Germany says third donated Patriot system now in Ukraine
AFP : Germany said Friday that the latest Patriot air defence system it supplied to Kyiv is now in Ukraine, as it struggles to hold...
Biden to stay in presidential race
Agencies : United States President Joe Biden has pledged to stay in the presidential race, despite media reports he was assessing an exit following a...
Philippines says US mid-range missile system to be pulled out
AFP : A US mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines for annual joint military exercises — to the annoyance of China — will be...
Hezbollah rains rockets on Israel as Gaza war rages
AFP : Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it launched more than 200 rockets and explosive drones at Israeli military positions on Thursday as tensions have soared amid...