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May 20, 2024 4:27 PM

Amid opposition protests, Nepal PM wins parliamentary vote of confidence

Nepal's prime minister won a parliamentary vote of confidence on Monday amid protests by the opposition demanding a parliamentary probe into allegations that his home minister illegally took money from several companies before he entered politics. P...

May 20, 2024 2:43 PM

Iran’s Supreme Leader approves Mohammad Mokhber as interim president

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber is in charge of the executive branch and has a maximum period of 50 days to hold elections following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a heli...

May 20, 2024 2:34 PM

World leaders extend condolences following Iranian President Raisi’s death in helicopter crash

The tragic news of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash on Monday triggered an outpouring of condolences from world leaders. In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his grief, acknowledging Raisi's contributions to ...

May 20, 2024 1:01 PM

UK court to rule on Julian Assange extradition appeal today

London's High Court will today hold a hearing to consider fresh assurances provided by the United States that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will be able to rely on the First Amendment protections for freedom of speech and will not face the death p...

May 20, 2024 11:34 AM

New Taiwanese president calls on China to stop its threats

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te asked China on Monday to stop its military and political threats, saying in his inauguration speech that peace is the only choice and that Beijing had to respect the choice of the Taiwanese people. Lai, addressing the c...

May 20, 2024 9:35 AM

India & China can resolve Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh Foreign Minister

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said that the solution to the Rohingya crisis is the repatriation with civil rights and dignity. He said India's intensified engagement along with Chinese mediation as regional powers is crucial to a...

May 20, 2024 11:03 AM

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash, PM Modi offers condolences

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday. I...

May 19, 2024 9:46 PM

Bezos’ Blue Origin launches first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew - including the first U.S. Black astronaut candidate from the 1960s - from West Texas to the edge of space on Sunday, resuming its centerpiece space tourism business for the first time ...

May 19, 2024 8:22 PM

Rescue teams trying to locate Iranian President Raisi’s chopper in Jolfa

Rescue teams have reached the city of Jolfa in East Azarbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, where they are attempting to locate the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, which made a hard landing. President Raisi, along with Foreign M...

May 19, 2024 5:24 PM

Navalny ally recovers from attack, says he will never give up fight against Putin

Exiled top aide to late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Leonid Volkov, said on Saturday (May 18) he will “never give up” the fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Billed by British public broadcaster BBC as Volkov’s first i...

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