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Discussions on India-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement soon: Modi

New Delhi: India and Bangladesh will soon begin discussions on a bilateral economic partnership agreement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday after holding talks with his visiting Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina.…
China quake toll increases to 65

Beijing: A total of 65 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding county in China’s Sichuan province, local authorities said on Tuesday. Thirty-seven people were killed in Ganzi…

Boris Johnson bids farewell as UK PM

London: Outgoing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday bade farewell in an address outside 10, Downing Street, just before his successor Liz Truss takes office. He began his televised addressed to…
‘India is our friend’, says Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

New Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday. Before her ceremonial welcome, she was received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Huge global storm is starting, Russia warns

Moscow: The world is about to experience major turbulence as a result of illogical moves by Western nations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. “Most likely, a huge global storm is starting,”…
Indonesia, Philippines agree to strengthen maritime security

Jakarta: Indonesia and the Philippines have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on intensifying maritime security cooperation on the waters of their border areas. The MoU was signed during the state visit…
France, Germany agree to cooperate amid energy crisis

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France and Germany will help each other through the energy crisis. Speaking at a press briefing after a videoconference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz,…

Typhoon Hinnamnor exits South Korea, leaves 1 missing

Seoul: Super typhoon Hinnamnor moved out of South Korea on Tuesday after over two hours of making landfall in the southern coast, leaving one person missing while thousands others were evacuated, authorities…
Liz Truss prepares to take charge as new UK Prime Minister

London: Liz Truss, the new Conservative Party leader who beat former chancellor Rishi Sunak to replace Boris Johnson, will take charge as Britain’s new Prime Minister on Tuesday after an audience with…
Heavy floods pose drowning threat to Dadu, other cities in Pakistan

Sindh [Pakistan], September 5 (ANI): Floodwater in Main Nara Valley (MNV) drain in Pakistan has surged to pose threat to Dadu and other cities and towns in the district, ARY News reported…
Russia bans 25 more US citizens from entry

Moscow: An additional 25 US citizens have been indefinitely barred from entering the country in response to Washington’s growing anti-Russian sanctions, the Russian Foreign Ministry has announced. The newly blacklisted are members…
Sri Lanka to oppose new rights resolution at UNHRC

Colombo: Sri Lanka will oppose a new resolution on its human rights accountability, especially an external investigation mechanism, at the UN Human Rights Council session getting underway this week, Foreign Minister Ali…
Liz Truss gets frustrated at being compared to Margaret Thatcher

London: Liz Truss got “frustrated” after she was “compared to Margaret Thatcher”, the media reported. When asked whether she models herself on the former Tory prime minister, she disagreed with the accusation,…
Trump breathes fire on Biden, calls FBI & DoJ ‘vicious monsters’

Washington: Former US President Donald Trump literally breathed fire, calling the “FBI and DoJ as vicious monsters” even as the Department of Justice (DoJ) sat on the horns of a dilemma on…
UK: Liz Truss beats Sunak; becomes 3rd woman Prime Minister

London: UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss was on Monday emerged victorious to become the United Kingdom’s third Prime Minister. She won the Conservative Party’s (Tory) leadership contest, defeating former Chancellor of Exchequer…