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October 7, 2025 9:44 AM

Macron wanders alone by the Seine as grip on his future slips away

Hours after his latest prime minister was forced to resign — unable to form a cabinet that lasted more than a day — French President Emmanuel Macron was spotted walking alone by the Seine in the chilly autumn morning. Bodyguards kept their dista...

October 7, 2025 9:11 AM

Empowering Farmers Through Organic Transformation, Building a Sustainable Future for Rural India

Over the past decade, Indian agriculture has witnessed a quiet but powerful shift, a move from chemical-intensive cultivation toward sustainable, organic farming. This transformation is being shaped by the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), lau...

October 6, 2025 4:38 PM

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi win 2025 Nobel medicine prize

Scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance", the award-giving body said on Monday. The winners for medici...

October 6, 2025 9:22 AM

US judge blocks Trump from sending California National Guard to Portland for now

A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday temporarily blocked Donald Trump's administration from sending some 200 federalized California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, a setback for the president as he seeks to dispatch the military to cities o...

October 6, 2025 7:15 AM

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to visit India on Oct 8-9, hold talks with PM Modi in Mumbai

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday said that United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer will undertake his first official visit to India on October 8-9 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the visit, Starmer and ...

October 4, 2025 5:21 PM

India adds 16.83 crore jobs in six years as unemployment dips to 3.2%, women lead workforce surge

Employment in India has surged to 64.33 crore in 2023-24 from 47.5 crore in 2017-18, marking a net addition of 16.83 crore jobs over six years, according to data released by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Friday. The unemployment rate has p...

October 4, 2025 1:28 PM

How the Gaza aid flotilla used cameras and data to win global attention

When armed Israeli soldiers boarded a flotilla of boats trying to deliver food and medicine to Gaza on Wednesday night, two web developers in Glasgow scrambled to keep track of the vessels as millions of people worldwide tuned in to monitor their fat...

October 3, 2025 2:36 PM

Japan’s next leader may be its first woman or youngest in modern era

Japan stands a good chance of having its first woman prime minister or its youngest leader in the modern era after a vote on Saturday to pick the head of the nation’s ruling party. The front-runners in the potentially historic Liberal Democratic P...

October 3, 2025 12:13 PM

Fewer foreign students, fewer dollars: U.S. colleges feel the pinch

DePaul University has told faculty it will immediately reduce spending following a 30% decline in international enrollment this fall. The move is the latest by U.S. colleges to cope with the disruptive education and immigration policies of Preside...

October 3, 2025 3:04 PM

UK names Mullally as first female Archbishop to lead Church of England

Britain appointed Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, the first time a woman has been named leader of the Church of England in the 1,400 year history of the role. Mullally also becomes the ceromonial head of some 85 million...

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