Venezuela intelligence agents raid Guaido offices: Opposition
AFP, Caracas :Agents from Venezuela’s Sebin intelligence service on Tuesday raided the offices of opposition leader Juan Guaido while he traveled in Europe, an opposition...
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Russia gets new govt in what Putin calls ‘major renewal’
Reuters, Moscow :Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a new government on Tuesday which he described as a break with the past, bringing in some fresh...
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Spanish PM to meet head of Catalan separatist govtAFP, MadridSpain’s prime minister has said he will meet the head of Catalonia’s separatist government in early...
Pompeo urges end to ‘tyranny’ of Venezuela’s Maduro
AFP, Bogota :US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Monday for cooperation in the struggle to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from office amid a...
General Bipin Rawat downplays China’s presence in Indian Ocean
PTI, Thanjavur :Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Monday downplayed the question of China’s growing presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and...
No evidence of Sudan paras fighting in Libya found: UN
AFP, United Nations :A United Nations panel said Monday it had no “credible evidence” of Sudanese paramilitaries fighting in conflict-wracked Libya for military strongman Khalifa...
Putin sends his constitutional proposals to Parliament
AP, Moscow :Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday submitted to parliament a package of constitutional amendments widely seen as an attempt to secure his grip...
Nothing done to fight climate change
AFP, Switzerland:Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday slammed global inaction on climate change in front of the world’s top business leaders, as the annual...
SARS-like virus spreads in China, nearly 140 new cases
AFP, Beijing:China on Monday reported a mysterious SARS-like virus had spread across the country, including to Beijing, raising concerns as millions begin trips for the...
PM Johnson seeks post-Brexit deals at Africa summit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets 16 African leaders at an investment summit Monday that will see Britain cast out a net for trading partners in...
Trump to offer first detailed impeachment defense as pivotal week begins
Reuters, Washington :After refusing to cooperate with the Democratic Party-led impeachment probe in the House of Representatives, President Donald Trump will on Monday offer his...