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September 27, 2024 8:34 PM

British actor Maggie Smith dies aged 89

Britain's Maggie Smith, one of the most acclaimed actors of her generation with a career ranging from Shakespeare to Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, has died aged 89, her family said on Friday. Smith was one of a select few to win the treble of ...

September 27, 2024 5:22 PM

What government will emerge in Austria after the election?

Austria's parliamentary election on Sunday is a tight race between the ruling conservative Austrian People's Party (OVP) and the far-right Freedom Party (FPO). The FPO, which is critical of Islam and wants to stop granting asylum, is just ahead in op...

September 27, 2024 1:51 PM

Putin draws a nuclear red line for the West

President Vladimir Putin has drawn a "red line" for the United States and its allies by signalling that Moscow will consider responding with nuclear weapons if they allow Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia with long-range Western missiles. But som...

September 27, 2024 11:12 AM

LDP leadership election candidates: Who’s vying to be Japan’s next PM?

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party votes on Friday in leadership election to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Here are the leading contenders based on public opinion polls. SHIGERU ISHIBA, 67 The former defence minister is making his fif...

September 26, 2024 11:46 AM

How will Japan’s ruling party pick the next prime minister?

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will elect its new president on Friday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and lead a party that has governed the country for most of the past seven decades. HOW DOES THE VOTE WORK? Two weeks of ...

September 25, 2024 10:50 AM

India-China relationship key to Asia’s future: EAM Jaishankar

India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar emphasized the pivotal role of the India-China relationship in shaping the future of Asia and the world during his address at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York on Tuesday. In a rapidly evolv...

September 24, 2024 2:07 PM

West Africa becomes global terrorism hotspot as Western forces leave

Having slipped undetected into Mali's capital weeks ago, the jihadis struck just before dawn prayers. They killed dozens of students at an elite police training academy, stormed Bamako's airport and set the presidential jet on fire. The Sept. 17 att...

September 23, 2024 10:45 AM

Why are NDCs important in global climate talks?

In the world's struggle to halt and reverse climate change, countries periodically report on their plans and progress in bringing down national levels of planet-warming carbon emissions. These plans are called Nationally Determined Contributions, or...

September 22, 2024 4:48 PM

Strengthening India-US ties: Key takeaways from the meeting between PM Modi and President Biden

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden of the United States held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Quad Summit at Biden's residence in Delaware on Saturday. The US president lauded PM Modi for his historic visit to Ukraine and hi...

September 22, 2024 9:24 AM

We will reform UN Security Council to make it more inclusuive, democratic and accountable: Quad joint declaration

The Quad nations, India, the United States, Japan, and Australia, on Saturday unanimously affirmed their support for reforming the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) through both permanent and non-permanent membership expansions during the Leader...

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