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May 22, 2024 11:26 PM

UK PM Rishi Sunak calls surprise election on July 4

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called for a surprise general election on July 4 in a statement outside Downing Street on Wednesday. In a post on X, Rishi Sunak said, These uncertain times call for a clear plan and bold action to chart a course to...

May 22, 2024 3:42 PM

Ireland, Spain, Norway announce recognition of Palestinian state

Ireland, Spain and Norway announced on Wednesday that they would recognise a Palestinian state on May 28, saying they hoped other Western countries would follow suit, prompting Israel to recall its ambassadors. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez...

May 22, 2024 10:12 AM

Indian and French armies participate in joint military exercise ‘Shakti’

The Indian and French armies are sharing critical skills in jungle survival and mountain operations during the 7th edition of the ongoing Joint Exercise Shakti. The biennial training event, being held from May 13-26 in Umroi, Meghalaya, aims to enhan...

May 21, 2024 7:09 PM

Iranian President Raisi’s memorial muted amid public discontent

Thousands of Iranians turned out to mourn President Ebrahim Raisi in the city of Tabriz on Tuesday, after he was killed in a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijan border at the weekend along with his foreign minister and seven others. "Everyone has c...

May 20, 2024 10:32 PM

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange wins right to appeal extradition from Britain to US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was given permission on Monday to appeal against extradition to the United States after arguing at London's High Court that he might not be able to rely on his right to free speech in a U.S. court. The Australian-bor...

May 20, 2024 7:19 PM

UK’s infected blood scandal could and should have been avoided, inquiry finds

Britain's infected blood scandal that has killed 3,000 people and left thousands more suffering with hepatitis or HIV was no accident, a public inquiry found on Monday, blaming a catalogue of failures by government and doctors. Inquiry chair Brian L...

May 18, 2024 4:54 PM

Spain set to become total solar eclipse ‘world capital’, says astronomer

Spain is set to become the world capital of total solar eclipses when two episodes of the rare spectacle are set to take place on August 12, 2026, and August 2, 2027, a Spanish astronomer said. Frank A. Rodriguez, an astronomy professor at the San R...

May 18, 2024 3:41 PM

Ukrainians pin hopes on Zelenskyy to end war, support for him remains high

As Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marks five years in power on Monday (May 20), the prospect of reaching a peace deal with Russia after more than two years of war remains distant. In 2019, Zelenskyy, a comedian with no political experience,...

May 17, 2024 9:07 AM

In a tit-for-tat move, Russia expels UK defence attache from Moscow

In a tit-for-tat move, Russia on Thursday expelled UK defence attache Adrian Coghill from Moscow in response to 'unfriendly moves by the UK,' the Russian news agency TASS reported, citing the Russian Foreign Minister's statement. This came in respon...

May 16, 2024 12:52 PM

Pacific countries call for calm as New Caledonia riots continue

New Caledonia's Pacific neighbours called for de-escalation and a return to dialogue between France and the island territory's political parties, after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people and led to hundreds of arrests. Franc...

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