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March 20, 2024 8:59 AM

Donald Trump wins Republican presidential primary in Illinois, bolstering his position

Former US President Donald Trump has won the Republican primary in Illinois, reported The Hill, citing Decision Desk HQ. Trump, however, has already achieved the required delegate threshold he needs to secure the Republican nominations, and his win i...

March 19, 2024 7:24 PM

Pashtuns protest at UNHRC against Pakistan’s atrocities

The Pashtun community on Tuesday organised an anti-Pakistan protest outside the United Nations office in Geneva to denounce the crackdown on workers and leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). The protest, coinciding with the 55th Session of ...

March 19, 2024 2:43 PM

Buddha’s sacred relics set to return to India after exhibition in Thailand

The sacred relics of the Buddha and his disciples, Arahant Sariputta and Maha Moggallana, will return to India on Tuesday following a month-long exhibition in Thailand. The exposition of the relics in Thailand drew over four million devotees, the In...

March 19, 2024 2:32 PM

Bank of Japan ends negative rates, closing era of radical policy

The move would make Japan the last central bank to ditch negative rates and end an era in which policymakers around the world sought to prop up growth through cheap money and unconventional monetary tools. While a majority of economists polled earli...

March 19, 2024 3:22 PM

Kim supervises firing drills with ‘Super-Large’ rocket launchers: state media

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen firing drills by artillery units in the western region involving "newly-equipped super-large" multiple rocket launchers, state media KCNA said on Tuesday. The drills came a day after South Korea and Japan...

March 19, 2024 12:43 PM

Drones crucial for gaining advantage over Russia, says Ukraine army chief

The development of unmanned systems, or drones, is key to give Kyiv an advantage over "numerically superior" Russian forces, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said late on Monday. "The development of the use of unmanned systems is my pr...

March 19, 2024 10:36 AM

India and Cabo Verde hold first Foreign Office Consultation

The first Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Cabo Verde took place in Praia, Cabo Verde on March 18. The meeting was co-chaired by Sevala Naik Mude, Additional Secretary (Central & West Africa), Ministry of External Affairs from...

March 19, 2024 9:35 AM

South Korea hosted summit warns of AI risks to democracy

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called fake news and disinformation based on AI and digital technology threats to democracy, as some officials attending a global summit accused Russia and China of conducting malicious propaganda campai...

March 19, 2024 9:35 AM

Mahsa Amini’s death in Iran custody was ‘unlawful’, says UN mission

A fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said on Monday the death of Mahsa Amini in custody of Iran's morality police was "unlawful" and caused by violence and that women in the country remain subjected to wide-ranging discrimination. T...

March 18, 2024 4:02 PM

What are Putin’s top challenges in new six-year term?

Vladimir Putin has won six more years in the Kremlin with a landslide victory in an election where he faced no serious competition. Looking ahead, he faces important challenges. UKRAINE WAR Challenge: whether to escalate now and when to stop. Russ...

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