Manish Poswal, Author at DD India

November 7, 2024 3:38 PM

Iran says US elections are an opportunity to review ‘wrong approaches’

U.S. elections are an opportunity to review the "wrong approaches" of the American government, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Thursday according to state media, after Donald Trump won the presidency on Wednesday. Former...

November 7, 2024 3:37 PM

Food companies sell products that are less healthy in poorer countries, says report

The world’s biggest food and beverage companies on average sell products in low-income countries that are less healthy than what they sell in high-income countries, according to a new report. Products sold by companies including Nestle, Pepsico an...

November 7, 2024 2:01 PM

Germany faces snap election as Scholz’s coalition crumbles

Germany's ruling coalition collapsed on Wednesday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister and paved the way for a snap election, triggering political chaos in Europe's largest economy hours after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential e...

November 7, 2024 1:25 PM

What are the key issues at the UN climate summit in Baku?

This month's U.N. climate summit, COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, has been dubbed the "climate finance COP" for its central goal: to agree on how much money should go each year to helping developing countries cope with climate-related costs. That discuss...

November 7, 2024 1:05 PM

China’s Xi urges US to ‘get along’ as he congratulates Trump

China's President Xi Jinping congratulated Donald Trump on his U.S. presidential win and urged both nations to find the "right way to get along", as looming U.S. tariffs threatened to return them to the days of a trade war years ago. Stable, sound a...

November 7, 2024 12:26 PM

Trump’s return to power fueled by Hispanic, working-class voter support

Donald Trump reshaped the U.S. electorate once again this year, piling up support among Hispanic voters, young people, and Americans without college degrees -- and winning more votes in nearly all of the country as he reclaimed the presidency. Follo...

November 7, 2024 1:10 PM

2024 will be world’s hottest year on record, EU scientists say

This year is "virtually certain" to eclipse 2023 as the world's warmest since records began, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. The data was released ahead of next week's U.N. COP29 climate summit in Azerb...

November 7, 2024 10:55 AM

Indian consulate cancels scheduled camps due to Canada’s failure to ensure adequate security

The Indian Consulate in Toronto on Thursday announced the cancellation of several scheduled consular camps, citing the Canadian authorities' failure to provide the minimum level of security protection for these events. The announcement was made thro...

November 7, 2024 10:11 AM

Kamala Harris concedes election to Trump but vows to fight on

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to keep fighting for the ideals that powered her presidential campaign on Wednesday in a concession speech that acknowledged President-elect Donald Trump's win while warning of potential dark times to come. "W...

November 7, 2024 9:37 AM

Israel strikes on Lebanon kill 40 people around Baalbek, health ministry says

Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 40 people and wounded 53 around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, according to the country's health ministry, and at dusk more strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs. Israel and Iran-backe...