Muqtada al-Sadr plans to not participate in the election
Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr said he has decided to withdraw from the political process to avoid involvement with “corrupt”…
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India new military recruitment system sparks protests
Crowds set a train coach on fire and blocked railway tracks and roads in protests on Thursday against a new…
Canada and Denmark ended 50-year long ownership spat
Canada and Denmark will divide the small, uninhabited Arctic island known as Hans Island, ending an almost 50-year long ownership…
Biden to make first Middle East visit, includes controversial stop in Saudi Arabia
US president Joe Biden will make first Middle East visit next month, with stops in Israel, occupied West Bank, and…
Rising tension between Israel and Lebanon, US envoy meets Michel Aoun
The United States envoy mediating between Lebanon and Israel over their disputed maritime border met Lebanese President Michel Aoun in…
Sri Lanka asks gov’t workers to take off and grow food
Sri Lanka asks public sector employees to take off on Fridays to grow crops in their back yards in a…
India seeks younger troops to avoid defeats like February 2019
World’s second-largest military overhauling its recruitment process for personnel below officer rank, aiming to deploy fitter and younger troops.
Canadian agencies investigates possible bomb threat to parliament
Canadian agencies probe a possible risk to national security that forced parliament to lock down for several hours after border…
US Senators includes key Republican supports gun reform plan
A bipartisan group of senators to overcome chamber’s “filibuster” rule, announced an agreement on a framework for gun safety legislation.
Indian opposition leader asked by Investigators about allegedly forming a shell company
BJP accuses India’s main opposition leader of forming a shell company and illegally gaining control of property worth $300m.
Three-years custody battle between Dubai ruler and Jordan’s Princess ends
High Court in London ruled that the ruler of Dubai’s ex-wife should have sole responsibility for their children’s welfare.
German troops will operate Patriot air defence system in Slovakia
Patriot air defence system has started arriving in Slovakia from NATO partner countries and the deployment will continue in the…
Japan and India still need time to take a side over Ukraine crisis
Fumio Kishida told Narendra Modi that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had shaken “foundation of international order” required a clear response.
China refuses to condemn Russia over Ukraine war
China will never accept any external coercion or pressure, and opposes any unfounded accusations and suspicions against China, Wang Yi…
Prominent US lawmaker calls Israel an ‘apartheid state’
US progressive Alexandria Ocasio Cortez have criticised the Biden administration’s support for Israel amid its Gaza bombardment.
Chileans vote to elect delegates, will rewrite country’s dictatorship-era constitution
Chileans vote for 155-member assembly to draft new constitution that aimed at addressing deep-seated social inequality.
Zimbabwe’s justice minister accuses judiciary for destabilising the government
Zimbabwe’s justice minister accused the country’s judiciary of being “captured” by foreign forces seeking to destabilise the government.
Austrian Chancellor cleared in false testimony case but expected to be charged
Sebastian Kurz expects to be charged but cleared in an investigation into whether he gave false testimony to a parliamentary…
German BioNTech expects vaccine trial results for babies by September
BioNTech expects results by September from trials testing the vaccine it developed with Pfizer on babies as young as six…
Biden’s first 100 days in foreign policy
US President Joe Biden vowed to reset Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ policy and focus on international diplomacy.
Constitutional Court in Ecuador decriminalises abortion in rape cases
In Ecuador, a conservative country with an 80 percent Catholic population, a woman risks up to three years in prison…
Fearing a prolonged flight ban, Jets in demand to escape India’s COVID horror
Some Indians swamp private jet operators with requests to whisk them back to safety.An estimated 3.5 million Indians live and…