At London temple, Boris Johnson pledges support to PM Modi’s new India
PTI, London :British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a pledge to partner with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his mission to build a new...
International
Denuclearization off table in negotiation with US, says North Korea
Reuters, United Nations:North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Saturday that denuclearization is off the negotiating table with the United States and lengthy...
Indian border officials on look out for fugitive cosmic guru
AFP, New Delhi :Indian border officials and embassies have issued an alert for a fugitive guru accused of rape, the government said, days after the...
Fix climate crisis and save earth, says physics Nobel prize winner
Reuters, Stockholm :Fix the climate crisis and save the Earth, one of this year’s Nobel laureates for physics urged on Saturday, saying the idea of...
Trump tells Jewish-Americans he is Israel’s best friend
AFP, Hollywood :US President Donald Trump aimed to make inroads Saturday in the politically important Jewish-American vote with a Florida speech where he declared himself...
Air of menace as Britain’s election gets nasty
AFP, Braintree :Candidates hoping to be elected to parliament in Britain have faced all manner of threats and abuse in a particularly hostile campaign, with...
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Russia, Ukraine to hold 1st major peace summit todayGood Morning AmericaRussia, Ukraine to hold 1st major peace summit in years next week originally appeared on...
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New EU chief in Ethiopia for first trip outside blocAFP, Addis AbabaEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Ethiopia on Saturday, her first...
Lebanon’s journalists suffer abuse, threats covering unrest
AP, Beirut :Lebanese journalists are facing threats and wide-ranging harassment in their work – including verbal insults and physical attacks, even death threats – while...
US opens first round of resurrected peace talks with Taliban
AP, Kabul :U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad held on Saturday the first official talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban since President Donald Trump declared a near-certain peace...
Trump, South Korea’s Moon discuss trying to maintain talks with North Korea
Reuters, Seoul :U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in held a half-hour phone discussion on ways to maintain diplomacy with North Korea,...
Documents show Japan army demanded 1 “comfort woman” per 70 soldiers in wartime
Reuters, Tokyo :The Imperial Japanese Army asked the government to provide one “comfort woman” for every 70 soldiers, Japan’s Kyodo news agency said, citing wartime...