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January 13, 2026 3:18 PM
Myanmar's military-led government is holding a phased general election amid a civil war convulsing large areas of the Southeast Asian nation. WHY IS MYANMAR HOLDING AN ELECTION? The military ousted the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San ...
January 13, 2026 3:16 PM
Global insured losses from natural disasters fell to $108 billion last year, Munich Re said in a report on Tuesday. That compared with an inflation-adjusted $147 billion in 2024, the German reinsurer said, as the U.S. mainland avoided hurricanes for...
January 13, 2026 2:43 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi intends to dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap election at the start of the regular Diet session scheduled to be held on January 23, local media reported on Tuesday, citing a source familiar with th...
January 13, 2026 12:34 PM
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday that India is approaching its BRICS chairship with a humanity and a people-centric approach, which will seek to bring together the collective potential of member countries for greater glob...
January 13, 2026 12:14 PM
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday attended the launch of the official website and logo of India’s BRICS Presidency 2026. Jaishankar said India’s BRICS chairship would work towards promoting greater global welfare as the grouping...
January 13, 2026 11:02 AM
Republican Congressman Randy Fine has formally introduced the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act, legislation aimed at giving the Trump administration the legal authority to pursue annexation and eventual statehood for Greenland. “Huge news! T...
January 13, 2026 10:34 AM
A 28-year-old Hindu auto-rickshaw driver, Samir Kumar Das, was brutally murdered in Daganbhuiyan upazila of Bangladesh’s Feni district on Sunday night with assailants fleeing the scene with his vehicle. According to police and local sources, Samir...
January 13, 2026 10:16 AM
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Secretary S Krishnan has said that India’s invitation to join the US-led Pax Silica initiative reflects global recognition of the country as a trusted partner in critical technology supply chains. ...
January 13, 2026 10:11 AM
Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, attended a high-level Finance Ministerial meeting hosted by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington to discuss meas...
January 13, 2026 9:59 AM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday shared glimpses of his address delivered at the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2026 held in the national capital, highlighting the role of India’s youth in driving creativity, reforms and national confi...
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