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October 21, 2025 4:20 PM

Austria deports first Afghan since Taliban seized power, says more to come

Austria deported an Afghan national back to his home country on Tuesday for the first time since the Taliban seized power there four years ago, and the conservative-led coalition government in Vienna said that more would follow soon. The government ...

October 21, 2025 4:05 PM

French police may nab Louvre thieves but unlikely to recover their loot

Crime gangs around Europe are increasingly robbing valuable jewels and gold from cash-needy museums like the Louvre, but while police often catch the thieves, they struggle to recover the priceless goods, law enforcement and art experts say. Only a ...

October 21, 2025 3:11 PM

Vance to visit Israel with Gaza ceasefire uncertain

U.S. Vice President JD Vance will arrive in Israel on Tuesday, as Washington tries to stabilise the first, shaky, phase of the Gaza ceasefire and push Israel and Hamas towards the harder concessions asked of each side in coming talks. The two sides ...

October 21, 2025 2:28 PM

European leaders back Trump’s call for Ukraine ceasefire at present lines

European leaders, includingfrom Britain, France, Germany and the European Union, issued a joint statement with Ukraine on Tuesdaybacking U.S. President Donald Trump's call for a ceasefireat present battle lines. "We strongly support President Trump'...

October 21, 2025 12:49 PM

‘May India-Israel partnership continue to flourish’: PM Modi thanks Netanyahu for Diwali greetings, extends birthday wishes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu for his warm Diwali greetings and extended heartfelt wishes to him on his birthday. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Thank you, my dear friend, for your warm ...

October 21, 2025 12:31 PM

PM Modi congratulates Japan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended congratulations to Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s newly-elected and first woman Prime Minister. He emphasized that the ever-strengthening partnership between India and Japan plays a vital role in ensuring p...

October 21, 2025 1:12 PM

Defiant former French president Sarkozy to begin five-year prison term

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy left his Paris home on Tuesday to head to jail, walking hand in hand with his wife Carla Bruni and cheered on by a crowd of supporters chanting "Nicolas, Nicolas". Sarkozy stepped into a car to head to the F...

October 21, 2025 12:20 PM

Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female prime minister

Conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi was appointed Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that handed her a majority in the lower house. Takaichi, who vowed to close Japan's gender gap in the top echelons of politi...

October 21, 2025 11:15 AM

Trinidad and Tobago embraces plan for Ram Mandir as Hindu heritage gains momentum

Trinidad and Tobago is considering plans to establish a Ram Mandir (temple) in its capital city, as the Caribbean nation seeks to strengthen its position as a cultural and spiritual hub for Hinduism in the Western Hemisphere. Public Utilities Minist...

October 21, 2025 11:14 AM

Hardline Takaichi wins lower house vote to shatter Japan’s glass ceiling and pivot to right

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was set to become Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday after winning a critical vote in parliament's lower house. An acolyte of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and an admirer of Britain's Margaret That...

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