Modi and Xi meeting: India and China agree to ‘de-escalate’ border tensions
BBC Online :India and China have agreed to de-escalate tensions along their disputed border after a conversation between its leaders, a senior Indian official said....
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Global warming link to intense rains in India’s Himalayas
Reuters : Torrential rains that have battered India’s Himalayas in recent years, killing hundreds of people and causing billions of dollars worth of damage, are...
UN warns Sudan conflict ‘threatens to consume the entire country’
Al Jazeera :War and hunger risk destroying Sudan where fighting between rival generals erupted in mid-April, the United Nations has warned. “The war in Sudan...
'Response' zone: Taiwan reports renewed Chinese military activity,
Reuters :Taiwan’s defence ministry reported renewed Chinese military activity around the island on Friday, including 13 aircraft entering Taiwan’s “response” zone and five ships carrying...
India’s lunar rover Pragyaan stepped out
BBC Online :India’s space agency has released new footage that shows Chandrayaan-3’s rover for the first time ever. The video was taken just hours after...
Greece struggles to gain upper hand on sixth day of fires
AFP :Hundreds of firefighters in Greece struggled Thursday to gain the upper hand against major wildfires burning unchecked for a sixth day, leaving 20 dead....
Putin to BRICS: Russia is ‘reliable partner’ for Africa on food, fuel supplies
Reuters :Russian President Vladimir Putin told the BRICS summit in South Africa on Thursday that Moscow intends to deepen ties with African countries, and that...
King Charles III to visit France in September
AFP :King Charles III will travel to France for a state visit next month, Buckingham Palace and the Elysee said Thursday, several months after a...
Three shot dead at California bar
AFP :A gunman shot three people dead and wounded several others at a bar in the US state of California on Wednesday, police said. The...
Srettha Thavisin elected Thailand PM as Thaksin returns from exile
Al Jazeera :Srettha Thavisin of the populist Pheu Thai party has won the backing of parliament to become Thailand’s next prime minister, paving the way...
Trump plans to turn himself in on Thursday over Georgia indictment
Reuters :Former US President Donald Trump plans to surrender on Thursday in Atlanta in connection with his indictment in Georgia on charges he sought to...