1.89 lakh policemen deployed across Bangladesh ahead of January 7 polls: Report

1,74,000 police personnel will be on duty, while the remaining 15,000 policemen will be engaged in routine work. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nsTJ0iX ...

Russia launches fresh drone strikes on Ukraine after promising retaliation for Belgorod attack

Russia has launched a fresh drone assault on Ukraine after promising that strikes on the Russian border city of Belgorod “would not go unpunished” from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yv9lDow ...

Major blow to Imran Khan as Pak’s top poll body rejects his nomination papers from two seats

Pakistani election officials have rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan as a candidate in the country’s February parliamentary election from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2Xmo1Lv ...

Missile strikes in Ukraine show Putin 'must be stopped,' says U.S. President Biden

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lB0UZkg ...

'Massive' Russian strikes kill at least 30 across Ukraine

Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcades and blocks of flats were among the buildings hit in the barrage, said Ukrainian officials. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aWQpE8K ...

Myanmar junta says to crack down on scam operations on Thai border

In recent weeks the junta has said it has arrested scam ringleaders from a militia-run enclave on the border with China from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VSxBFum ...

Former EU Commission president Jacques Delors dies at 98

Delors, a Socialist, had a high-profile political career in France, where he served as finance minister under president Francois Mitterrand from 1981 to 1984. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qzOMIrk ...

Hasina announces Awami League's poll manifesto, pledges to build 'Smart Bangladesh'

The Awami League coined “Smart Bangladesh: Development is visible, now employment will enhance” as the theme for the manifesto. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SsUDBVu ...

Six killed in Israeli operation in occupied West Bank: Palestinian health ministry

The six persons were killed by Israeli air strikes. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5Qpwu1q ...

Israel pummels central Gaza, dozens more Palestinians killed

Israel's military on Wednesday reported three more soldiers killed in action in Gaza. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HIYDKBA ...

Israel Army arrests senior Palestinian lawmaker Jarrar

Jarrar had been previously arrested by Israeli forces in October 2019 and released in September the following year, after being held without trial from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uoCy2rk ...

Israeli forces bombard central Gaza in apparent move toward expanding ground offensive

Israeli forces have bombarded Palestinian refugee camps in central Gaza in apparent preparation to expand their ground offensive into a third section of the besieged territory from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EuRnbYD ...

Police in Serbia detain nearly 40 people as opposition plans more protests against election results

Serbian police said they have detained at least 38 people who took part in a protest against reported widespread irregularities during a recent general ballot that declared the governing populists winners of the parliamentary and local councils’ elections from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2yL6rFM ...

Egypt floats ambitious plan to end Israel-Hamas war and create transitional Palestinian government

A senior Egyptian official and a European diplomat say that Egypt has put forward an ambitious proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XHyU1CT ...

Israel- Hamas war | Palestinians recount 'torture' in Israeli army custody

Israel vowed to defeat Hamas after a deadly attack by militants on October 7, launching a relentless military campaign in Gaza from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nsQqrUm ...

UN urges rescue of 185 Rohingya adrift in Indian Ocean

Thousands of the mostly Muslim Rohingya, are heavily persecuted in Myanmar. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IQVurqZ ...

Israel strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians while hundreds have been detained

The army said more than 700 people with alleged ties to the militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad have so far been sent to Israeli lockups from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fe5bFE2 ...

ECOWAS delegation in Sierra Leone after 'coup' attempt

A recent summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) launched the delegation to "facilitate the deployment of a security mission to Sierra Leone to help stabilise the country" from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8MhbfdT ...

Japan eases arms export controls allowing weapons sales to U.S.

Sales of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC3) system to the United States would be Japan's first export of lethal arms since the end of World War II. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/foW1OtV ...

China shuts down 34,000 online accounts for spreading 'rumours'

Police "severely cracked down on illegal and criminal activities." from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uWjC9T5 ...

UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities

The U.N. Security Council has adopted a watered-down resolution calling for immediate speeded-up aid deliveries to hungry and desperate civilians in Gaza – but without the original call for an “urgent suspension of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fLbHoR0 ...

U.S., Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus fugitive contractor 'Fat Leonard'

The deal represents the Biden administration's boldest move yet to improve relations with the major oil-producing nation. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mLhgcnX ...

Pakistan arrests activists to stop them from protesting in Islamabad against extrajudicial killings

Human rights activists and Bakhsh's family have been demanding justice for him. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/g263BPG ...

Rights group slams Meta for 'silencing' pro-Palestinian voices

The content in question was posted by "Palestinians and their supporters, including about human rights abuses". from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Df0vPLX ...

China urges Philippines to make 'rational choice' over maritime tensions

China's top diplomat warned his Philippine counterpart this week that the two countries were "facing serious difficulties". from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XknCBE2 ...

Morning Digest | Lok Sabha passes Telecom Bill 2023, to replace 138-year-old Indian Telegraph Act; India will ‘definitely look into’ any information on alleged Pannun assassination attempt, says PM Modi, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2lGqEga ...

Red Lilies, Water Birds presents a rich tapestry of Indian history through its weaves

The Registry of Sarees is currently showcasing the second iteration of Red Lilies, Water Birds in the city from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uGjd1VR ...

Polish pro-EU govt sacks controversial state media authorities

The chairmen and boards of the state television, radio and news agency were removed, Poland's Culture Ministry said in a statement citing the need to restore impartiality of the outlets from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JplGVau ...

U.K. and France reiterate that Russia's invasion of Ukraine must end in failure as U.S. aid falters

Britain and France are reiterating their determination that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine must end in failure from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qAByED2 ...

Israel-Hamas conflict | Israel faces Gaza ceasefire calls, U.S. vows more arms

The UN Security Council was set to convene on December 19 to weigh a call for a ceasefire in the besieged Palestinian territory, after a previous bid was vetoed by the United States. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IweXH6W ...

More than 100 dead as 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit China

Scores more were injured in the province after the strong, shallow earthquake struck, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing the provincial earthquake relief headquarters. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/meM9htg ...

Volcano erupts south of Reykjavik: Iceland Meteorological Office

The eruption began around 22:17 GMT following a series of small earthquakes at around 21:00, the IMO added. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fm6Ocsb ...

Morning Digest | Centre sets up secure e-mail for 10,000 users in critical ministries; SCs were never counted in Andaman and Nicobar, now a parliamentary committee sits up and takes notice, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/f7o1MwG ...

Philippines wants to start new energy exploration projects in South China Sea

Mr. Marcos, in an interview with Japanese media on Saturday, said tensions in the South China Sea have "increased rather than diminished" in recent months, warning that a "more assertive China" posed a "real challenge" to its Asian neighbours from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CvhPy2c ...

Bangladesh War of Liberation is the bedrock of its ties with India, says Indian envoy

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Her4Y0X ...

U.S. approves $300 million support for Taiwan's tactical information systems

Taiwan's defence ministry said the sale will help maintain the effectiveness of its joint combat command and control systems so it can improve battlefield awareness. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HKl6YLM ...

The Tatmadaw | Junta down but not out

Myanmar’s military faces its most formidable challenge in six decades of dominance as opposition fighters and ethnic rebels consolidate in the country’s hinterlands, but it still remains ‘the most effective and best-armed fighting force’ in the country from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/oxTGVuW ...

U.S. keeps funds for Ukraine flowing despite congressional constraints

Ukraine has already received $111 billion in weapons, humanitarian assistance and other aid from U.S. since Russia launched its invasion more than 21 months ago, but support for aiding the counteroffensive has been waning as some lawmakers see the war taking funding from domestic budget from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qN0r8Ev ...

New York's Met museum to return Southeast Asian artifacts tied to looting

The return of the sculptures to their countries of origin would empty the Met's collection of art associated with Douglas Latchford, a dealer charged with smuggling looted artifacts from Southeast Asia from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zBpYqNb ...

Israeli military says it mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages in Gaza

The Army’s chief spokesman says Israeli troops found the hostages Friday and erroneously identified them as a threat from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/UjWbpmG ...

Ties with India may suffer ‘serious damage’ if allegations in Pannun case are not addressed, say U.S. lawmakers

An indictment has alleged a plot to kill Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a U.S. citizen, in New York earlier this year from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/oC0xmgr ...

Tanjore painting exhibition in Kochi showcases Chola era art heritage

Five artists from various parts of Tamil Nadu talk about carrying forward a traditional art form from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JaZWnbt ...

Israel bombs Gaza as rift with U.S. grows

U.S. President Joe Biden, whose government has provided Israel with billions of dollars in military aid, delivered his sharpest rebuke of the war on Wednesday from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DfQzHGB ...

China's Xi meets with Vietnamese Prime Minister on second day of visit to shore up ties

Xi met with Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Tuesday, and they announced that China and Vietnam would work toward a “community with a shared future” from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DaRqfP4 ...

Poland's new Prime Minister Donald Tusk takes office, ending 8 years of conservative rule

The change of government follows a national election on Oct. 15 that was won by a group of parties running on separate tickets and vowing to work together under Tusk’s leadership from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dkHA4p0 ...

India and 152 other members vote overwhelmingly at U.N. General Assembly to demand a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza in a strong demonstration of global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/K0gGxHZ ...

Packed hospitals, treacherous roads, harried parents: Newborns in Gaza face steeper odds of survival

For mothers and fathers in besieged Gaza, the devastating war has subverted all expectations of childbirth and parenthood from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3C5ahSd ...

Puma to end kit deal with Israeli national football team; says decision was made in 2022

Following a strategy review carried out at the end of 2022, Puma would stop outfitting the Israeli team from next year from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uikPrDe ...

Zelensky issues plea for support during Washington visit as Ukraine funding stalls in Congress

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is kicking off a quick visit to Washington from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HMBdtIQ ...

Bangladesh to deploy Army to maintain order ahead of January 7 elections

Army troops would be deployed across the country “in aid of civil power” for 13 days from December 29 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XQD87gm ...

Supreme Court verdict upholding abrogation of Article 370 has 'no legal value': Pakistan

The judicial endorsement of India’s ‘unilateral and illegal actions’ was ‘a travesty of justice’, says caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PH9cAd0 ...

Guyana, Venezuela Presidents to meet on December 14 on border row

Brazilian President Lula's office said he had proposed CELAC contact both sides about setting up talks, and that he had also warned Mr. Maduro against any "unilateral measures" from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fBiuDFV ...

U.S. State Department approves ‘emergency’ sale of tank ammunition to Israel

The State Department said it had notified Congress of the sale late Friday after Secretary of State Antony Blinken determined “an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale” of the munitions from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/692vxcV ...

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber | The Grand Vizier of COP28

The COP28 President, who is also the UAE’s Industry Minister and the CEO of of Abu Dhabi National Oil, believes his experience in the energy sector enabled him to involve more industrialists in climate talks, bring them to the table at COP, and have them commit to a timeline to phase out fossil fuels from | The Hindu...

Six French teens convicted over their roles in an Islamic extremist's killing of a teacher

Samuel Paty was killed outside his school in 2020 after showing his class cartoons of the prophet of Islam during a debate on free expression from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1w3S0vq ...

COP28 Summit and India | Is climate fatigue setting in

In this episode of Worldview, we discuss why did India refuse to sign on to the green energy pledge and the climate health agreement at COP28 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xaF6e5o ...

UN to hold emergency meeting at Guyana's request on Venezuelan claim to a vast oil-rich region

In a letter to the council president, Guyana’s Foreign Minister, Hugh Hilton Todd, accused Venezuela of violating the U.N. Charter by attempting to take its territory from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/s1kmlCS ...

India strategic partner but those behind assassination plot need to be held accountable: White House

While responding to a question on the impact that the alleged plot would have on the bilateral India-U.S. relationship, Mr. Kirby said, “We want it fully investigated and those responsible to be held properly accountable” from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PCKkI38 ...

Journalists' rights group counts 94 media workers killed worldwide, most at an alarming rate in Gaza

The group said 68 journalists had been killed covering the Israeli-Hamas war since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VQfEy7U ...

Armenia and Azerbaijan announce deal to exchange POWs and work toward peace treaty

As part of the deal, Armenia agreed to lift its objections to Azerbaijan hosting next year's international conference on climate change from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bxj2fOI ...

Suspect dead amid reports of multiple victims in shooting at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Police were responding to an additional report of shots fired at the nearby student union from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jBs0zmV ...

Navigating the U.S.-China relationship | Explained

What was the outcome of the summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference? from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tPGBz9x ...

Taiwan probes free China trips used to 'influence' election

Taiwan goes to polls on January 13 to elect a new President and a new Parliament in a contest that has been dominated by relations with China from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/rDTM3dO ...

Detained Iran protesters raped, sexually assaulted: Amnesty

The London-based organisation said it had shared its findings with the Iranian authorities on November 24 "but has thus far received no response" from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DpydoqS ...

In a rare action against Israel, U.S. says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America

The Biden administration has firmly backed Israel since it was attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7, even as international criticism of Israel has mounted from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jL4TqQc ...

Myanmar junta chief calls for political solution with ethnic groups

Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing “warned that if armed organisations keep on being foolish, residents of the relevant regions will suffer bad impacts” from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mdZtT6b ...

View From India | Glitches in India-US ties over an ‘assassination plot’

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/y0fzaQJ ...

Venezuela: vote shows 'overwhelming' support for claim on region of Guyana

President Nicolas Maduro hailed what he called "an overwhelming victory for the 'Yes' throughout Venezuela." from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Kl1OHnW ...

Senior White House official meets Jaishankar, Doval, Misri in Delhi

Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jonathan Finer undertook the first comprehensive mid-term review of the India-U.S. Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) with his Indian counterpart Vikram Misri from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DS2NAM7 ...

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes off southern Philippines

Shortly after, another 5.4 magnitude quake was registered by the USGS in the area from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6u3oC9V ...

Ships face Houthi-claimed attack in Red Sea as officials say a U.S. warship also fires in self-defense

The attack potentially marked a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YZzc0M9 ...

New Zealand: 3 Khalistan supporters sentenced for plot to kill Kiwi radio host Harnek Singh

The attack took place on December 23, 2020, when Harnek Singh was ambushed by a group of religious fundamentalists in his driveway from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/w5ZmTKO ...

PM Modi, President Muizzu agree to set up core group to further deepen India-Maldives ties

The leaders discuss ways to bolster economic, development, and people-to-people ties; meeting comes days after Maldivian president asked India to withdraw 77 military personnel, review bilateral agreements from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/j4xnwG5 ...

Israel pavilion at COP venue in Dubai seeks to highlight ‘terrorism’

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pGEAqFo ...

Retired U.S. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court passes away at 93

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, has died from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pN9r1w4 ...

Morning Digest | Exit polls show Congress win in Telangana, Chhattisgarh, but differ over M.P., Rajasthan; GDP surges 7.6% in Q2, goes past RBI forecast; and more 

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nTzjv38 ...

Fraternal ties and humanitarian gestures go hand in hand for the UAE in support of Gaza

2,000 Palestinians to get treatment in UAE hospitals in a show of brotherly support from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/k1xLdop ...

Kissinger, Nixon ‘helped’ Pakistan in 1971, documents from U.S. Archive reveal

The information was part of a bunch of documents that were declassified earlier but were circulated by the National Security Archive of the U.S.A. to mark Henry Kissinger’s demise at the age of 100 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0Uw1KQJ ...

PM Modi arrives in Dubai to attend World Climate Action Summit

Mr. Modi will attend the World Climate Action Summit on Friday during the United Nations 'Conference of the Parties' on climate, known as COP28 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DYGa5Q3 ...

Greek PM was 'grandstanding' in sculpture row: U.K.'s Sunak

"When people make commitments they should keep them," the Conservative leader added. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pDXkWgN ...

Argentina's President-elect tells top Biden officials that he's committed to freedom

Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei met Tuesday with senior Biden administration officials at the White House from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9mzOUtr ...

Turkish parliament to decide on Sweden's NATO bid, Turkish foreign ministers told counterparts - source

Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO members yet to ratify Sweden’s bid. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/oEMguTj ...

Israel-Hamas truce LIVE updates Day 5 | Israel releases 30 prisoners after Hamas frees 12 hostages in extended truce deal

Israel’s government on Monday added another 50 names to the list of prisoners eligible to be freed under the deal from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WBhofM4 ...

Morning Digest | Uttarakhand tunnel ordeal ends, all 41 trapped workers rescued; Supreme Court panel submits report on Manipur victims, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RWMwJGd ...

Israel-Hamas truce LIVE updates | Israel receives list of additional Gaza hostages to be released: Army Radio

An agreement has been reached to extend the Israel-Hamas truce for another two days, the spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said November 27. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SWuPLOC ...

Sceptre consigned to history, but the spectre of monarchy haunts Nepali society

Pro-monarchy demonstrations by some groups in Kathmandu stoke debate if the current crop of politicians are failing to consolidate the republican system in Nepal from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/b8hZ3sz ...

Morning Digest | 100-hour vertical drilling target set to rescue workers trapped in Silkyara tunnel; Union Minister says CAA rules to be framed by March 2024, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Dg3o76w ...

Three men of Palestinian descent attending holiday gathering shot, injured near University of Vermont

Two of the men are in stable condition and the other suffered "much more serious injuries", Burlington police chief Jon Murad said from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tEw7SNF ...

Tens of thousands march against antisemitism in London including UK ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Tens of thousands of people including former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson have gathered in London for a march against antisemitism from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Ey2jlui ...

Elon Musk to meet Israeli President, Gaza hostage families on November 27

Israel's Channel 12 said Mr. Musk would also meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. There was no immediate comment from his office from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/P2VZfES ...

One killed, 20 injured as school bus plunges into ravine in Islamabad

The students were travelling on a school trip on Saturday when the accident happened. Following the accident, the driver was arrested from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TGfvdrz ...

Where does India stand on the Israel-Hamas war? | Explained

What is India’s stance vis-a-vis the West and the Global South? Is it now closer to Western countries than the Global South, and how will this impact India’s relations with different powers in West Asia? from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LA8zP0n ...

Geert Wilders | Out of the wilderness

With the victory of the anti-Islam, anti-immigrant Party for Freedom, Dutch politics has taken a sharp turn towards the far-right from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fBirdAl ...

Ireland’s prime minister condemns anti-immigrant protesters who rampaged through central Dublin

Police arrested 34 people overnight after up to 500 people looted shops, set fire to vehicles from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TxsuBRe ...

Biden cheers U.S. diplomacy behind Gaza hostage release, says only a start

Biden declined to speculate about how long the Israel-Hamas war would last, but said he thought the chances of an extension of the ongoing truce were “real”. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NUACVqd ...

Hamas attacks horrific but unlike Holocaust: Yad Vashem chairman

“I do not accept the simplistic comparison with the Holocaust even if there are similarities” from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gtpE6SN ...

Daniel Noboa sworn in as Ecuador's President, inheriting the leadership of a country on edge

An inexperienced politician and heir to a fortune built on the banana trade has been sworn in as Ecuador’s president from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Gpi3jZf ...

Finland to close all but northernmost border crossing with Russia

Finland will close three of the four remaining border crossing points starting at midnight on Friday, leaving only the Raja-Jooseppi open from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4hbV6eN ...

Far-right Geert Wilders wins Dutch election: exit poll

Immigration was the key topic of the referendum campaign and his hardline stance, including closing the borders and deporting illegal immigrants, seemed to have resonated with Dutch voters from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hTX9ycr ...

Despite laws, Indian fishermen face no consequence for poaching, say Sri Lankan fishermen

Six years after both countries agreed to end bottom trawling, problem persists      from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xkIVhsf ...

U.S. mulls designating Yemen's Houthis a terrorist organization

The capture of the Galaxy Leader and its 25 international crew came days after the Iran-backed Houthis threatened to target Israeli shipping over the Israel-Hamas war from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/c4zGB0D ...

Russia's Wagner preparing to provide air defence to 'Hezbollah or Iran': White House

Russia's mercenary Wagner group was preparing to bolster the air defences of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement or the regime in Tehran from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uD5jH7G ...

Joseph Boakai declared winner of Liberia presidential election

Boakai won with 50.64 percent of the vote, against 49.36 percent of the vote for former international football star Weah from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/trXOkma ...

North Korea notifies Japan of satellite launch between November 22 and December 1

If carried out, it would mark a third attempt by the nuclear-armed state this year to put a spy satellite into orbit from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cPdypT7 ...

Argentines vote in an election that could lead a Trump-admiring populist to the Presidency

Argentines are voting in a presidential runoff pitting the candidate of the ruling Peronist party against a populist, anti-establishment candidate whose election could swing the country to the right amid discontent over soaring inflation from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Ecz3UtG ...

Philippines leader Marcos' visit to Hawaii boosts U.S.-Philippines bond and recalls family history

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is visiting Hawaii to meet with senior U.S. military leaders and members of Hawaii’s large Filipino community from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/e8ZKC53 ...

U.K.'s Hunt says won't implement tax cuts that fuel inflation

Hunt has been under pressure from some Conservative lawmakers who, alarmed at the Opposition Labour Party’s big lead in opinion polls, have demanded he deliver tax cuts from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ODm5rwV ...

Bangladesh's top court upholds decision barring largest Islamist party from elections

Jamaat-e-Islami has been a key partner to the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HqDrbZS ...

Biden says Palestinian Authority should ultimately govern Gaza and West Bank

Biden also said the United States is prepared to issue visa bans against "extremists" attacking civilians in the West Bank from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/n7IyUbk ...

Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement | Limited peace, unlimited tensions

Thirty years on after the first India-China border agreement, the mechanisms built to keep the peace on the Line of Actual Control are fraying and in need of urgent revisiting from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wp6c71e ...

Kerala environmentalist Sreeman Narayanan gets 26th PV Thampy Memorial Endowment Award

Sreeman Narayanan has distributed one lakh water feeders for birds and has launched a campaign to distribute one lakh neem tree saplings to households in Ernakulam from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Q2vljZz ...

Israel-Hamas war, Day 42 LIVE updates | Netanyahu admits Israel ‘not successful’ in bid to minimise Gaza civilian casualties

Internet and telephone services collapsed across the Gaza Strip on Thursday for lack of fuel from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xqwjXz0 ...

Morning digest | Voting for all 230 Assembly seats in M.P. and 70 seats in Chhattisgarh today; Australia beats South Africa to set up a ICC World Cup title clash with India, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lKbr2O1 ...

Chile president says referendum will be last attempt at constitutional reform

Chileans will go to the polls on December 17 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/conAtal ...

India hopeful of the appeals process on eight nationals in Qatar: MEA

Earlier, reports had suggested that the appeals process in the case had been cancelled by the Qatari authorities. however, Mr. Bagchi clarified the matter and said the process is on track. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8HwIi4s ...

Joe Biden, Xi Jinping hold first talks in a year

Global conflicts, fentanyl and stable ties top their agenda from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WOCP5kf ...

Finland considers closing border crossings with Russia to stem an increase in asylum-seekers

The government in Finland is considering whether to close some crossing points on the country’s long border with Russia to prevent people from trying to enter without proper documentation from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qr3kdCR ...

Iran hangs three men over 2019 bombing attacks

The three men were sentenced to death after they were found guilty of bombing attacks targeting a police station and a patrol vehicle in Zahedan in 2019 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dT7ztpO ...

Battles force Palestinians out of hospitals in Gaza, leaving patients, babies and medics stranded

The Israeli military has urged Palestinians to flee south on foot through what it calls safe corridors from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5KjSnJT ...

U.S. military says 5 crew members died when an aircraft crashed over the Mediterranean

The military said that the cause is under investigation, but there are no indications of any hostile activity involved. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5AwXT19 ...

Morning digest | Ayodhya Deepotsav sets Guinness world record by lighting over 22 lakh diyas; PM Modi promises panel to address Madiga community’s sub-quota demand, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WmBUT5L ...

Nawaz Sharif | A new sheriff in town

The former three-time Prime Minister, who came back from a self-imposed exile in London, has daunting tasks ahead, from tackling the corruption cases against him to steering his party to victory at February’s polls despite the continued popularity of Imran Khan from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GaoLkDS ...

Northern Myanmar fighting displaces almost 50,000 civilians: UN

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, Ta'ang National Liberation Army and the Arakan Army have blocked vital trade routes to China and say they have captured dozens of military outposts. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uZTPlqw ...

Gaza 'carnage simply must stop': top UN aid official

Israel launched its offensive in Gaza after Hamas fighters poured across the border on October 7. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ijuMZC5 ...

The Philippines and China report a new maritime confrontation near a contested South China Sea shoal

China responded that it acted appropriately under maritime law to defend what it says is its territory. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EaUjfTJ ...

Bangladesh PM rejects further pay hike after garment worker protests

The protests have left at least three workers dead and more than 70 factories ransacked since last week. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Xbxe86V ...

Astronaut Frank Borman, commander of the first Apollo mission to the moon, has died at age 95

He and his crew, James Lovell and William Anders, were the first Apollo mission to fly to the moon from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/oGvJ6hS ...

Israel-Hamas war, Day 35 LIVE updates | Israel does not seek to occupy Gaza, but ‘credible force’ needed: Netanyahu

The White House said on Thursday that Israel agreed to 4-hour daily pauses in northern Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PvH2b6p ...

Bangladesh flies in policeman injured in October 28 violence for treatment in Delhi

Election is a domestic matter of Bangladesh, says India from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/a1b7jq0 ...

Bangladesh garment worker shot dead in new wage protests

The South Asian country's 3,500 garment factories account for around 85 percent of its $55 billion in annual exports, supplying many of the world's top brands including Levi's, Zara and H&M from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/snKbOzS ...

Chinese tech mogul not seen in weeks after official probe: reports

DouYu founder and CEO Chen Shaojie has not been seen since October and industry insiders believe it is related to suspected gambling during a livestream on the platform, The Paper, a government-run outlet based in Shanghai, reported from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Zzw2fpd ...

Deportation bill debate begins in France

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0E2APlw ...

Muslim prayer at Paris airport stirs controversy in France

The pictures shared virally on Sunday through social media showed several dozen travellers in the departures hall of Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris praying together ahead of a flight to Jordan from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SeW5UNG ...

Woman and 3 children killed by Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon, local officials say

A civil defence official and Lebanese state-run media say four civilians have been killed by an Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon, three of them children from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ZpiOel5 ...

South Africa to recall all diplomats from Israel

Pretoria also said the position of the Israeli ambassador to the country was becoming "more and more untenable", accusing the diplomat of having made "disparaging remarks" about people criticising Israel from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Qpn0WOF ...

Morning Digest | PM Modi, Kharge lead Mizoram poll campaign on final day; Centre puts ₹4,000 cr. on hold as A.P. alters PMAY name, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hY2lHwz ...

Israel-Hamas war, Day 31 Live updates | Israeli warplanes hit refugee camps in Gaza Strip, killing scores

Gaza’s Health Ministry said more than 9,700 Palestinians have been killed in the territory in nearly a month of war, and that number is likely to rise from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pDeSkmV ...

German airport closed after armed man breaches security with his car

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yrcSC2t ...

157 killed as strong earthquake jolts Nepal's mountainous western region

Around 159 aftershocks have been recorded following last night’s earthquake, the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre reported from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/y6vewax ...

Eric Trump testifies in civil fraud trial he relied on accountants for financial statements accuracy

Donald Trump and other defendants — including sons Donald Jr. and Eric — deny any wrongdoing. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5mGk1vT ...

Myanmar ethnic minorities claim gains in junta offensive

The military had called in air and artillery strikes, a TNLA spokesman said. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ldSvZnD ...

Modi, Sunak speak on West Asia, trade deal during call

On West Asia, Mr. Modi said that he and Mr. Sunak agreed “ that there is no place for terror and violence” from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7PbTiRJ ...

AI to make all jobs redundant, Musk tells Sunak

Mr. Musk said that, on balance, “most likely” AI would be a force for good. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ib9WGf4 ...

Is the United Nations toothless in ending wars?

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8vHobFe ...

Three Palestinians, Israeli killed in West Bank violence

According to the Palestinian ministry, Israeli forces and settlers have killed around 130 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VsRiow4 ...

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Timor, Indonesia

The Indonesian geological agency (BMKG) pegged the magnitude at 6.3 with no tsunami potential from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mCWvcJd ...

72 arrested worldwide in Interpol-coordinated strike on illicit medicines

“Counterfeit medicines and the misuse of regulated medication is a significant threat to public safety around the world,” said Jürgen Stock, Interpol Secretary General. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bPdgk7w ...

Israel-Hamas war | Gaza crossing opens for foreigners and wounded

Even as bombings have driven tens of thousands from their homes and food, water and fuel run low, no one has been allowed to leave the embattled enclave, except for four hostages released by Hamas from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xlqfkuZ ...

Biden Nominates Indo-Pacific Lead Campbell as Blinken’s Deputy

Mr. Campbell is the architect of the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy and a strong proponent of the India-U.S. relationship, which he called “the most important bilateral relationship for the U.S.” in this century from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/91UwL0a ...

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim drone attack on Israel

The Houthis are "part of the axis of resistance" against Israel. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HWyvMt3 ...

Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as US ambassador to Israel

Mr. Lew, a treasury secretary under President Barack Obama, was confirmed 53-43 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JGoOLhy ...

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has shaken Jamaica with no immediate reports of casualties or damage

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Jamaica and prompted people to flee buildings amid heavy shaking from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ZfnWJSU ...

ICC lawyer warns over preventing aid getting to Gaza

He said he wanted "to underline clearly to Israel that there must be discernible efforts without further delay to make sure civilians" in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory "receive basic food, medicines" from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/iZ6FpL9 ...

Iran says attacks on U.S. forces due to 'wrong American policies'

U.S. forces have come under repeated attack in Iraq and Syria since Hamas gunmen poured across the Gaza border on October 7, killing 1,400 people and seizing 239 hostages, according to Israeli officials from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/V9QGj40 ...

Israel says hit military infrastructure in Syria

Syria's Defence Ministry said Monday Israel struck at around 1:35 am (2235 GMT) "from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting two positions of our armed forces in the Daraa countryside, causing some material losses" from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LZ7oMts ...

12 people die in a plane crash in the Brazilian Amazon

Twelve people have died in the crash of a small aircraft in Brazil’s Amazon region from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9Gd7Wjh ...

Bangladesh Opposition chief held after anti-PM protests

The police also made a series of raids on the homes of senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders, party spokesman Zahir Uddin Swapan said from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ju7slr9 ...

U.S. says burden on Israel to distinguish between Hamas, Gaza civilians

Israel’s military has been urged to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza, where health officials in the Hamas-run territory say more than 8,000 people have already died in three weeks of air strikes from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EIbqiK5 ...

Iran's Raisi says Israeli actions 'may force everyone' to act

More than 8,000 people have been killed, half of them children, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza, an impoverished strip of land which is home to 2.4 million people from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BRk6gho ...

'Potential for thousands more to die' in Gaza if Israel presses major ground op: U.N.

U.N. rights chief Volker Turk also condemned the Internet and telecommunications blackout that has hit the Palestinian enclave since October 27 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zvuGBgD ...

Taiwan presidential frontrunner joins huge crowds at east Asia's largest Pride march

The event took place ahead of Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary elections in January and Vice President Lai Ching-te joined the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s delegation, seeking to cement its position as a defender of liberal values from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Gh3Bozv ...

Russia accuses Ukraine of damaging a nuclear waste warehouse as the battle for Avdiivka grinds on

Russia has accused Ukraine of damaging a nuclear waste storage facility in a drone strike on the Kursk nuclear power plant and said its air defenses shot down a total of eight Ukrainian drones from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BzPJpSR ...

China FM calls for 'stable' U.S. ties on visit to weigh Xi summit

President Joe Biden has invited Xi Jinping to San Francisco next month to participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit but he has also stood firm on China in the run-up from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2KWBLOs ...

Spanish clergy sexually abused over 200,000 children, probe estimates

The report did not give a specific figure but said a poll of over 8,000 people found that 0.6 percent of Spain’s adult population of around 39 million people said they had suffered sexual abuse by members of the clergy when they were still children from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jV68UBf ...

Armenia PM hopes for Azerbaijan peace deal 'in coming months'

Baku has vowed to ensure the rights of Karabakh's Armenians are protected. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OC2Qgre ...

No country should grant asylum to killers: Bangladesh Minister

A.K.M. Mozammel Huq was speaking about the killers of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman finding asylum in Canada. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Ht5amGX ...

Palestinians will choose death over becoming refugees once again: Ambassador of Palestine Adnan Abu Al-Haija

Israeli Defence Forces have not achieved any military objective by carrying out bombing raids over the Gaza Strip as no major leader of Hamas has been harmed in these attacks, says the envoy from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jaAeth9 ...

China refuses to explain sacking Defence Minister Li Shangfu

In a major reshuffle of top leadership, Beijing announced that Mr. Li Shangfu and ousted ex-Foreign Minister Qin Gang had been removed from the Cabinet from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QSPNZ8v ...

Israel-Hamas war | World leaders seek pause to fighting to allow aid into Gaza

U.S. President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke by phone on October 24 and agreed on broader diplomacy “to maintain stability across the region and prevent the conflict from expanding,” the White House said from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8WdSPrU ...

Macron proposes that anti-Islamic State coalition fight Hamas

Mr. Macron gave no detail on how the U.S.-led coalition of dozens of countries, of which Israel is not a member, could be involved from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6vzCuDs ...

Israel's increased strikes across Gaza kill more than 700 people in the past day, Palestinians say

The Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 700 people were killed in the past day as a result of rapidly increasing Israeli airstrikes from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HivuSD1 ...

Pentagon rushes defences and advisers to Middle East as Israel's ground assault in Gaza looms

The Pentagon has sent advisers, including a Marine Corps general versed in urban warfare, to Israel to assist in its plans to conduct a ground assault in Gaza from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OWmDpST ...

UN General Assembly to meet over Israel-Hamas war on Thursday

The Security Council has so far failed to agree on a resolution concerning the war from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CcXK8JW ...

To curb evasion, EU report calls for 2% global wealth tax on billionaires

This will both address evasion and ‘generate nearly $250 billion from less than 3,000 individuals,’ it says from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/UbZY5jS ...

Iraq sentences Saddam Hussein's daughter for promoting political party

The party was dissolved and banned after Hussein was toppled during the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uPpCezj ...

Top China beermaker opens probe after worker urination video

The clip, published online on Thursday, purportedly shows a male worker at a Tsingtao Brewery Co. warehouse clambering into a high-walled container and relieving himself onto its contents from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GOJUY1E ...

India-Canada spat broadens existing visa woes for Indians travellers

The diplomatic row may increase visa wait times and rejections for Indians seeking to travel to Canada; despite streamlining efforts by many embassies, Indian visa seekers often face long waits from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aSCLVPk ...

Meta, Google quit tech summit over organizer’s Israel remarks

Irish entrepreneur Paddy Cosgrave, co-founder of the Web Summit, wrote on X last week that he was ‘shocked at the rhetoric and actions of so many Western leaders & governments’ from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LnmNxAV ...

Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website

Judge Arthur Engoron avoided holding Trump in contempt, for now, but reserved the right to do so - and possibly even put him in jail - if he continued to violate a gag order from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cFRDGOr ...

U.S. soldier who fled to North Korea charged with desertion

An Army private who fled to North Korea before being returned home to the United States last month has been detained by the U.S. military from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yLvaA18 ...

Indigenous teenager dies in Australian custody: officials

The teenage boy's death was the first of a person in youth custody in Western Australia since current record-keeping began in 1980, the justice department said from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fcaU1LN ...

U.S. journalist working for Radio Free Europe detained in Russia

Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor with the U.S. Congress-funded outlet’s Tatar-Bashkir service, “needs to be released so she can return to her family immediately,” RFE/RL acting president Jeffrey Gedmin said in a statement from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/U836rd7 ...

U.S. imposes more Iran drone sanctions as UN rules set to expire

The penalties come as the United Nations' restrictions on Iran missile-related activities under a Security Council Resolution are set to expire from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/v9XcUru ...

Russia's Putin says world conflicts 'strengthen' ties with China

The Russian leader also said he had "optimism" for the future of the relationship from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sC0c2Pu ...

UNSC fails to adopt resolution on Israel-Palestine conflict after veto by U.S.

The U.S., a permanent member of the UNSC and a close ally of Israel, said it is disappointed the resolution makes no mention of Israel's rights of self-defence from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OKbR43y ...

Israel-Hamas war | Gulf states pledge $100m in ‘urgent’ aid for Gaza

The top diplomats of the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries met as several people were killed in strikes on a Gaza hospital compound sheltering displaced people from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VoBDJRw ...

Israel denies involvement in Gaza hospital blast, says explosion caused by Palestinian rocket

The Israeli military said Palestinian militants had fired a barrage of rockets near the hospital at the time from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MK39G6x ...

As they trade charges on nepotism and sexism, WHO contest between Bangladesh and Nepal gets heated

Both Bangladesh and Nepal have proposed candidates for the WHO Regional Director’s post, pitting a veteran from the world health body against Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s daughter from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YnNxIhj ...

Blinken raises Hamas with Saudi crown prince on Mideast crisis tour

The top U.S. diplomat met for nearly an hour in the early morning with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the royal's farm residence in the Riyadh area, a U.S. official said. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hNcnzSq ...

Azerbaijan President raises national flag in capital of Nagorno-Karabakh

It was Mr. Aliyev's first visit to the city — which Azerbaijan calls Khankendi and Armenia calls Stepanakert — since it fell to Armenian separatists in the early 1990s from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YUiFb9B ...

Explained| Israel, Hamas, and the laws of war

What are the international laws when it comes to questions of war, civilian attacks, hostage-taking etc? Is collective punishment for a crime conducted by specific persons legal? Is the warning given by Israel to Gaza residents to evacuate adequate? from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HUefc6l ...

Belt and Road Initiative | Silk Roads at a crossroads

China has poured in billions of dollars into the project, revitalising railway connections to Europe, investing in ports around Asia, and building infrastructure in Africa; yet, on the tenth anniversary, BRI is also facing searching questions, particularly over the debt burdens faced by partners from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ivrKMnI ...

Shadow from fallen Sikkim dam falls on India’s hydroelectric projects in Bhutan

Sikkim’s highest dam was washed away during flash floods, raising doubts about hydropower projects being developed, now with design changes, by the country, abroad from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gdv8H2V ...

Israel-Hamas war, day 8 LIVE updates | Israel strikes Hezbollah target in Lebanon over aerial objects: Military

The second batch of 235 Indian nationals, including two infants, wishing to leave Israel were safely evacuated on Friday, a day after 212 Indians were flown out amid Israel’s raging conflict with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/I8xHCbW ...

Operation Ajay | Second batch of Indian nationals flies out of Israel amid conflict

The first batch of 212 Indians were flown out amid the Israel-Hamas conflict and arrived in India on October 13. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/iEMmf49 ...

Thousands protest across Middle East over Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

From the typically sedate streets of downtown Amman in Jordan, to Yemen's war-scarred capital of Sanaa, crowds of Muslim worshippers poured into the streets after weekly Friday prayers from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gziRUFd ...

EU foreign policy chief arrives in China for pre-summit talks

On Friday Mr. Borrell will hold meetings in Beijing. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kr3DvZX ...

Operation Ajay | Air India flight from Israel to arrive in Delhi on October 13 morning

The sources said the Air India flight with around 200 people is expected to land at the Delhi airport around 5 am on October 13. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/rW9u8P6 ...

Israel 'emergency government' sworn in amid war against Hamas

Netanyahu and Gantz announced on October 11 that they had agreed to join forces for the duration of the fighting, and with a three-member "war cabinet" from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/M4kKHtA ...

Meet the makers of Madhampatti’s golu dolls

Paper mache golu dolls from the village near Coimbatore are being crafted by a family whose ancestors once worked in the temples built by Raja Raja Chola from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GBWvDfC ...

Colours, cultures, and traditions come together at Christ university’s sustainability event Jharokha

With sustainability at its core, the event encompassed workshops, competitions, and exhibitions of arts, which exposed the participants to a range of cultural perspectives and developed an appreciation for Indian heritage from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uyP5eGV ...

Is rock climbing picking up as a fitness option in India?

Both mind and body matter in bouldering as it steadily becomes a popular sport in India. We meet the enthusiasts who hone their techniques on outdoor rocks and in climbing gyms from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/McsIQet ...

Morning Digest | ‘Operation Ajay’ set to evacuate Indian nationals from Israel; 4 dead, more than 70 injured as train derails in Bihar

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ai72kXA ...

Lidia makes landfall as Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds near Mexico's Puerto Vallarta resort

In 2015, Hurricane Patricia, a Category 5 hurricane, also made landfall on the same sparsely-populated stretch of coastline from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/d4SrMmG ...

China to host Belt and Road forum in Beijing October 17-18

The BRI is a global infrastructure development strategy China launched a decade ago to connect Asia with Africa and Europe through land and maritime routes from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yKI3sPZ ...

U.S. declares July takeover in Niger was a military coup

French military convoys have begun withdrawing from bases in southwest Niger, marking the start of a departure demanded by Niger’s junta from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0NjuqzD ...

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes northwestern Afghanistan

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles) from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/y3UE8NQ ...

Israel-Hamas war day 5 LIVE updates | Israeli death toll rises above 1,000, confirms army

President Joe Biden is dispatching his top diplomat to Israel on an urgent mission to show U.S. support after major terrorist attacks by Hamas militants, the State Department said on Tuesday. Blinken will leave Wednesday and is expected to arrive Thursday from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kZ3VDin ...

Morning Digest | U.S. Secretary of State to travel to Israel; ISRO to conduct first test flight of Gaganyaan mission on October 21, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KRHB2EI ...

Nawaz Sharif to leave U.K. for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah before returning to Pakistan

Nawaz Sharif recently said that he is excited to return to Pakistan to lead his party in the election likely to be held in January 2024. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/m2AEjQu ...

Israel fighting a war that it did not choose, says Foreign Minister Eli Cohen

Israeli Foreign Minister demands Hamas not to harm hostages from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wqSWRaD ...

U.S. demands condemnation of Hamas at UN meeting, but Security Council takes no immediate action

Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan told reporters before the meeting that Hamas had carried out a surprise “barbaric pogrom” and accused the militant group of “blatant, documented war crimes” from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CBMlSVk ...

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE updates | Death toll soars above 1,100 in war with Hamas

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steeled the nation for a “long and difficult” war a day after Hamas fired a barrage of thousands of rockets at Israel from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ILgE6Uh ...

Tanzanian President Hassan begins four-day visit to India

Ms. Hassan is scheduled to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 9. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WoI2dR4 ...

Two Israeli tourists, local guide shot dead by Egypt policeman

Israel's National Security Council later said its citizens should consider not travelling abroad particularly in the Middle East "on the backdrop of the attack in Egypt." from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/eMzIXng ...

Myanmar Supreme Court rejects jailed Suu Kyi appeals

Suu Kyi, in detention since the military toppled her government in a 2021 coup, faces 27 years in prison from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LnhlMgb ...

Israel-Palestine conflict live updates | Israel to stop supplying electricity, fuel and goods to Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his stunned nation in a televised address that the war against the militant group Hamas, which launched a surprise incursion into Israel, will “take time.” from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JZGSj67 ...

California Governor vetoes bill that would have banned caste discrimination

Earlier this year, Seattle became the first U.S. city to add caste to its anti-discrimination laws from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Kvde4In ...

U.S. President Biden vows 'rock solid' support, aid for Israel

President Joe Biden described the assault as "a terrible tragedy on a human level" and said he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to underline his support. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ImwMnYZ ...

Narges Mohammadi | The woman who shook the clergy

The Iranian activist who continued to fight for women’s rights and freedoms and against the death penalty, despite lengthy prison terms, ill health and forced separation from her family, has been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Ykxs1Fp ...

Canada moves diplomats out of India to Singapore, Malaysia: report

Movement of foreign diplomats from India to neighbouring countries is a rare development indicating nosediving relation between Ottawa and New Delhi.  from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/O0j1Rfo ...

Philippines protests after a Chinese coast guard ship nearly collides with a Philippine vessel

A Chinese coast guard ship came within a meter (3 feet) of colliding with a Philippine patrol ship it was trying to block in the South China Sea, in an alarming incident that intensified fears that territorial disputes in the waters could spark a larger crisis from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/UcrumgA ...

Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as U.S. House speaker

“Congressman Jim Jordan has been a STAR long before making his very successful journey to Washington, D.C., representing Ohio’s 4th Congressional District,” Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social site.“ from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xRqNFjB ...

Moscow’s makeover

The Russian capital showcases its modern face for a tourism reboot in a business-as-unusual environment  from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pYlmCSZ ...

Nobel laureate Yunus appears before Bangladesh graft watchdog

Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus is facing around 175 separate criminal and labour tribunal cases related to social business firms he set up in Bangladesh aimed at creating jobs and bringing services to the poor from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xGgZ0CF ...

Google Doodle observes World Teacher’s Day, World Cup

Google Doodle today celebrates World Teacher’s Day and Cricket World Cup opening day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Afbmzdn ...

Meet the nomad on a bicycle journey across India to collect native seeds

Armed with a tent and a backpack, Yashok Sivasubramaniam is on an 18,000-kilometre bicycle journey to document tribal wisdom and meet environmentalists from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3AatRMy ...

Morning Digest | 10 civilians dead, 22 army men still missing in Sikkim, rescue operations on; Media bodies write to CJI, call for norms on interrogation of journalists and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IGDBpKr ...

King Charles III's image to appear on Australian coins this year

An image of King Charles III will soon appear on Australian coins, more than a year after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/v3fmP7N ...

Lawyers of Imran Khan in Pakistan oppose his closed-door trial over revealing official secrets

Imran Khan has not made any public appearance since August, when he was arrested after his conviction in a graft case from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pfi4HEM ...

Armenia's parliament votes to join the International Criminal Court, straining ties with ally Russia

Armenian officials have argued the move has nothing to do with Russia. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kbvhqc7 ...

Morning Digest | Army launches anti-militancy operation in Rajouri; INDIA bloc cites Bihar data to reiterate demand for caste census, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KSEeawY ...

‘Largest’ Ambedkar statue in North America to be unveiled on October 14

The 19-foot statue, named “Statue of Equality”, has been made by renowned artist and sculptor Ram Sutar, who also built the statue of Sardar Patel installed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1heZt49 ...

U.K. comedian Russell Brand faces second police inquiry: reports

Russell Brand is already facing a Metropolitan Police investigation in the wake of a joint investigation by The Times, Sunday Times and Channel 4 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4qmu03F ...

U.S., Philippines begin annual drills in disputed South China Sea

China's assertiveness in the South China Sea have become a growing concern for Washington and its regional allies from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Juzc4Cq ...

North Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 children killed in Utah plane crash

The crash of the single-engine Piper plane was being investigated, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a post on X, the social media website formerly called Twitter. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/vtZkwT6 ...

UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh as ethnic Armenian exodus continues

Armenia has asked the World Court to order Azerbaijan to withdraw all its troops from civilian establishments in Nagorno-Karabakh and give the United Nations access. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Nl4hTtH ...

Indonesia to launch China-funded high-speed rail, first in Southeast Asia

President Joko Widodo has lauded the project for the fast ride it will provide between the two cities. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ASr7u0B ...

Demand for inquest into Khalistan activist’s death in Birmingham likely on October 2

In the wake of Canada’s recent claims of Indian involvement in a Khalistani’s death, SFUK and the dead activist’s family will claim that he recieved death threats from people connected to the Indian state from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zGND984 ...

Biden says there's 'not much time' to keep aid flowing to Ukraine and Congress must 'stop the games'

President Joe Biden says American aid to Ukraine will keep flowing for now as he tries to reassure allies of continued U.S. financial support for the war effort from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KtNcOF5 ...

On the brink of a federal shutdown, the House passes a 45-day funding plan and sends it to Senate

With hours to go before the midnight deadline to fund the government, the Senate was also in for a rare weekend session and prepared to act next. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Ffs6txN ...

India and Argentina sign social security agreement for professionals

The Embassy of India in a statement said that the ‘Social Security Agreement’ is aimed at ensuring rights of the growing number of Indian nationals employed in various Indian and international concerns in Argentina as well as for Argentine nationals seeking employment in India from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fvMbYQl ...

McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain

The White House has brushed aside McCarthy's overtures to meet with President Joe Biden after the speaker walked away from the debt deal they brokered earlier this year that set budget levels from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/M2KBOCP ...

Ahead of Maldives poll run-off, India ties remain key issue

The first round of the presidential polls in the Maldives was held on September 9, 2023, but all candidates failed to garner the required vote share of over 50%, leading to a run-off from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/K9S57W0 ...

Jaishankar meets Blinken, Sullivan in Washington

The meetings are routine but also particularly significant given the recent and serious diplomatic challenges in the India-Canada relationship from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Ut4ilSv ...

Donald Trump skipped the GOP debate again. This time, his rivals took him on directly

The debate’s tone was far removed from a campaign that’s been driven by Mr. Trump’s attacks on his rivals and democratic institutions from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lpejuGi ...

Trudeau apologises for recognition of Nazi unit war veteran in Canadian Parliament

Trudeau said the speaker of the House of Commons, who resigned, was “solely responsible” for the invitation from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SXGTrZi ...

European films pass a quiet week in Dhaka, but leave behind some unforgettable characters 

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8YAdN2w ...

U.S. made 2023 more dangerous, says North Korea, accuses it of fomenting an Asian NATO

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took a lengthy railroad trip to Russia's far east earlier this month and met there with Russian President Vladimir Putin from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NO4qsxZ ...

Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers as he built real estate empire, judge rules

’Beyond mere bragging about his riches, Donald Trump, his company and key executives repeatedly lied about them on his annual financial statements’ from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/z5WRGTS ...

Sculpture foundry in Kochi customises works for homes

Bronze Age, a gallery at Girinagar, Kochi, blends aesthetics with commercial viability , customises sculptures for interiors from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SVN8uQs ...

Nepal and China sign 12 agreements during PM Prachanda’s visit to Beijing

Reports from Kathmandu said PM Prachanda was sidestepping China’s pressure to welcome Mr. Xi’s new doctrines, the GSI and its GCI from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jYxIKU7 ...

President Macron says France will end its military presence in Niger and pull ambassador after coup

Tensions between France and Niger, a former French colony, have mounted in recent weeks from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/A1sknWV ...

Indian-American democrat leader racially targeted in U.S.

Indian-American policy expert Taral Patel, previously the chief of staff for Fort Bend County, grew up in the county and went to local schools from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dKDG8gR ...

Pope blames weapons industry for Russia-Ukraine war and ‘martyrdom’ of Ukrainian people

Francis appeared to refer to Poland's recent announcement that it is no longer sending arms to Ukraine from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fsKFBXr ...

95 million Pakistanis under poverty, urgent reforms needed to achieve economic stability: World Bank

“Pakistan’s economic model is no longer reducing poverty, and the living standards have fallen behind peer countries,” said Tobias Haque. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8YUvRop ...

Rupert Murdoch | Exit of the patriarch 

The 92-year-old media baron has announced that he will hand the reins of his empire to his son Lachlan Murdoch and take the role as Chairman Emeritus of his companies, News Corp and Fox Corp from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Va6q93w ...

UN demands Iran drop 'demeaning' new hijab law

The push in Iran to step up penalties comes a year after a wave of protests. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/i8KhQ3I ...

Outrage grows over legal cases against Yunus

This is just one of more than 150 cases filed against Mr. Yunus. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TbWKu4Y ...

Explained | How will Biden impeachment hearings impact elections?

Why have the Republicans moved forward with their plan? What are the allegations against Hunter Biden, the President’s son? Did the impeachment of Donald Trump play a role? from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/x7mbBdy ...

Zelenskyy makes his case at the US Capitol and Pentagon for more war aid as some GOP support softens

Mr. Zelenskyy came to the Capitol to talk privately with Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate at a time that the world is watching Western support for Kyiv from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NxYcjP5 ...

Visa issue paused amid Canada tussle

Ministry of External Affairs says India expects reduction in the number of Canadian diplomats in India, calls for political will to deal with terrorism from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/J1vx5Hh ...

Indian diplomats in Germany meet baby Ariha, parents say they have been denied visitation rights

The case of the two-year-old child taken into German custody won’t be resolved soon, says Envoy from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cqlDRJ8 ...

Morning Digest | Lok Sabha passes historic women’s reservation Bill; Amit Shah says Bill will be implemented only after 2029, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GtsyF4O ...

Six Palestinians killed in latest fighting with Israel, at least 3 of them militants

Palestinian health officials say the death toll over a day of fighting between Israel and the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip has risen to six from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lGn5zkL ...

Russia weaponising food, energy and children in war against Ukraine, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy took to the world stage at a sensitive point in his country's campaign to maintain international support for its fight. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EJ6nuiX ...

5 prisoners freed in U.S. swap with Iran, arrive in Qatar

Despite the successful negotiations, tensions are almost certain to remain high between the U.S. and Iran from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/msy6nWC ...

UN warns of disease threat in flood-ravaged east Libya

Tens of thousands of traumatised residents are homeless and badly in need of clean water, food and basic supplies amid a growing risk of cholera, diarrhoea, dehydration and malnutrition from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/glzdaKB ...

Morning Digest | New Parliament to host session from September 19; Army jawan abducted and murdered in Manipur, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pswek1M ...

Chinese police detain wealth management staff at the heavily indebted developer Evergrande

Evergrande is the world's most heavily indebted real estate developer. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ciIakZm ...

U.S. National Security Adviser meets with Chinese Foreign Minister

Mr. Biden this month expressed disappointment that Mr. Xi skipped a summit of Group of 20 leaders in India from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/z7RPMov ...

FARC dissidents kill four Colombian soldiers ahead of talks: Bogota

The attack took place in the southwestern rural region of Narino, on the border with Ecuador. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GSJgUBh ...

EU chief pledges migrant action plan in Italy's Lampedusa

"Irregular migration is a European challenge and it needs a European response, we are in this together," she said. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/m7drM5I ...

Morning Digest | CWC resolves to make INDIA bloc an electoral success; V-P Dhankar to hoist national flag at new Parliament building today, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Kd8hobn ...

Lesbian couple win Hong Kong court victory in IVF case

Lawyer Evelyn Tsao, who represented one of the women, called the ruling "one giant step for the rainbow families in our LGBTQ community" from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pKqLQN1 ...

Myanmar to offer visa on arrival to Chinese, Indian tourists

Holders of the visas will be "allowed to visit all sites apart from restricted areas for security concerns". from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1UsLXPj ...

North Korea's Kim gets a close look at Russian fighter jets as his tour narrows its focus to weapons

Russia's Cabinet later released video showing Mr. Kim, on an elevated platform, looking at the cockpit of the Su-57 — Russia’s most sophisticated fighter jet. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/70KnCEx ...

Ukraine's Kyiv, Lviv placed on heritage 'in danger' list: UNESCO

The decision, taken at UNESCO's annual world heritage committee meeting in Riyadh, is a step towards better protection of the historic sites, the UN's cultural organisation said. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/r7q8d52 ...

Joe Biden’s son Hunter indicted on gun charges

Mr. Hunter Biden was charged with two counts of making false statements, for claiming on forms that he was not using drugs illegally at the time he bought a Colt revolver in Delaware. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WutvqJ7 ...

Maldives frontrunner eyes closer ties with China

Frontrunner Mohamed Muizzu is the protege of former leader Abdulla Yameen, who steered the archipelago towards Beijing’s orbit while in office and became an eager recipient of financial largesse from China’s Belt and Road infrastructure programme from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RLMtsvX ...

Suu Kyi party says Myanmar junta depriving her of medical care

Suu Kyi has been detained since the generals seized power in February 2021, ending a 10-year democratic experiment and plunging the Southeast Asian country into bloody turmoil from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KWNxE93 ...

China upgrades relationship with Venezuela to 'all weather' partnership

China has announced that it's upgrading its diplomatic ties with Venezuela to an “all weather” partnership from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qL2NMXH ...

Responders dig for bodies in Moroccan mountain villages devastated by last week's earthquake

The death and injury counts have risen as responders have reached more of these remote villages. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BeW6gva ...

U.K.'s ruling Conservatives were warned candidates might be Chinese spies

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government is under pressure to toughen its policy on China as it seeks greater engagement with the Asian superpower. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ckK6esM ...

India, Russia exploring use of Northern Sea Route, Eastern Maritime Corridor

India is keen to collaborate on a partnership regarding the development of the NSR recognising the potential it holds for enhanced connectivity and trade from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Sei32QP ...

U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall

U.S. regulators have approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, shots aimed at revving up protection this fall and winter from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HXKtFya ...

U.S., Vietnam warn against 'threat or use of force' in South China Sea

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vietnam’s Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong said the competing claims on the strategic waterway must be settled under international norms from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kTdW3HE ...

2,000 people feared dead in flooding in eastern Libya after storm Daniel

The head of one of Libya’s rival governments says that 2,000 people are feared dead in flooding that swept through the eastern parts of the north African nation from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uo5X0mC ...

Ukraine claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea's annexation

The Ukrainian military says it recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QWL8Dlt ...

Explained | On China’s economic slowdown

How is the second-largest economy in the world faring? How different is China’s investment driven economic model? Why are experts saying that the country needs to pivot to a more consumer-centric model? from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GpMKoQk ...

U.K. leader Sunak chides China after report a U.K. Parliament staffer is a suspected Beijing spy

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has chastised China’s premier for “unacceptable” interference in British democracy from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dMezQ27 ...

Former PM Nawaz Sharif likely to return to Pakistan in October: Report

Mr. Sharif, 73, has been living in self-imposed exile in London since November 2019. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jfuIUZB ...

Sergei Surovikin | Fall of ‘Gen. Armageddon’

The former commander of Russian troops in Ukraine, who had close ties with Wagner, went missing for over two months after the private military’s mutiny from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CA0DBla ...

6.0-magnitude quake hits near Indonesian island: USGS

Indonesia's geophysics agency (BMKG) reported no immediate tsunami but warned of possible aftershocks. It initially reported a magnitude of 6.3. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fAeGpEd ...

Georgia special grand jury recommended charges against 39 people, including Senator Lindsey Graham

A special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results recommended indictments against a much larger group than prosecutors ultimately charged, including one current and two former U.S. senators from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/X2YGyuT ...

Ukraine war unlikely to end in immediate future: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

He lauds India for placing the “development agenda at the centre” of G-20 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PxK0yQt ...

Musk says blocked Ukraine attack on Russia's Black Sea fleet

“There was an emergency request from government authorities to activate Starlink all the way to Sevastopol. The obvious intent being to sink most of the Russian fleet at anchor,” Elon Musk posted on X from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xz0oU41 ...

Australia PM confirms China visit, Li says ready to resume exchanges

Chinese Premier Li Qiang told PM Albanese China was ready to work with Australia to resume exchanges in different areas from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jxTt6hg ...

Myanmar journalist gets a 20-year sentence for reporting on cyclone's aftermath, news site says

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a photojournalist for an underground news agency to 20 years in prison with hard labor for his coverage of the aftermath of a deadly cyclone in May from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gJTSGDq ...

Indonesia warns ASEAN on 'destructive' rivalry as Jakarta summit opens

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, opening a summit of the 10-member ASEAN, called on the group to devise a long-term tactical strategy from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/AvfKt7B ...

Malaysia deliberates measures for Google and Meta to compensate news providers

Malaysia is in discussions with Google, Meta and other major online platforms over the regulatory framework. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/a8FC5NL ...

Finally, physicists have a way to ‘see’ inside short-lived nuclei

Scientists in Japan have added a new tool in the quest to solve an open problem: a theory to explain why atomic nuclei take the shapes they do. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3nm8tG6 ...

Manipur | India rejects 'unwarranted and misleading' comments of U.N. experts

The Permanent Mission of India underscored that the situation in Manipur was peaceful and stable from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/I7dMxsa ...

Morning Digest | Manipur violence undermines India’s development strides: Meitei diaspora to PMO; Centre moots panel to evaluate carrying capacity of 13 Himalayan States, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hAIVtBz ...

North Korea's Kim Jong Un to meet Putin in Russia this month: U.S. official

The two leaders are expected to meet as talks on a weapons sale are advancing from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pNRF5IM ...

Mob attacks on Christian churches and homes in Pakistan set off by false implication, police say

At least 17 churches and nearly 100 homes were damaged in the August 16 mob attacks in Pakistan’s Jaranwala, a city in Punjab province from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JQpx41m ...

UAE creates federal authority for ‘commercial gaming’ as casino giants flock to Gulf Arab nation

Duty-free car raffles bombard those flying through Dubai International Airport from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/w6xN5bW ...

Morning Digest | Kharge calls meeting of INDIA bloc floor leaders on Sept 5; EC to visit Bhopal today to inspect poll measures, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ZGHh8bJ ...

North Korea test-fires missiles as part of mock 'nuclear attack'

The Korean Central News Agency said the operation was a “counteraction drill” in response to joint military activity by U.S. and South Korean forces that the agency said had escalated tensions in the region from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QBDsxdi ...

Colombo mulls converting Adani power project to a G2G deal: Sri Lankan media 

The renewable energy projects, coming up in Mannar and Pooneryn in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, are expected to be completed by 2025 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/rdTV3iN ...

Russian drone attack in Odesa region hits Danube port infrastructure: Ukraine

The Danube has become Ukraine's main route for exporting grain since the collapse of a U.N.-brokered deal in July from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kS7gG8l ...

Morning Digest | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declines to join ‘one nation, one election’ panel; No Question Hour, private members business during September 18-22 special session of Parliament, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/571nmf4 ...

Singapore's Indian-origin Ministers sue PM's brother over state-owned bungalow rental issue

The case conference will take place on Tuesday (September 5) at 9 am, according to a hearing list on the Singapore Courts' website, Channel News Asia reported on Saturday. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ifSmsr5 ...

Pope Francis to lead interfaith dialogue in Mongolia

During a gathering of Catholic missionaries at the city’s Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, the Pope said governments had “nothing to fear” from the Catholic Church from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cjflRri ...

Nobel Foundation cancels Russian ambassador invite to prize ceremony

The Nobel Foundation returned to its practice of inviting Ambassadors from all countries represented in Sweden, sparking a wave of angry reactions, after which it reversed the decision from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bPVaXM9 ...

Morning Digest | India’s first solar observatory mission Aditya-L1 launches today; ED arrests Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in bank fraud case, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xvZFwR8 ...

Russia deploys ICBM that Putin says will make enemies 'think twice'

The head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency said Friday that the country has deployed an advanced intercontinental ballistic missile that President Vladimir Putin once said will make Russia’s enemies “think twice.” from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qIgcbxX ...

Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean gets 18 years in prison, tying for longest sentence in Jan. 6 attack

Ethan Nordean was “the undisputed leader on the ground on Jan 6,” said prosecutor Jason McCullough from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zEtTfS6 ...

Mohamed Al-Fayed, former Harrods owner, dies at 94

Al-Fayed spent 10 years trying to prove Diana and his son Dodi were murdered when their car crashed in a road tunnel in Paris in 1997 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yE7wD4K ...

Suicide attack by TTP militant in northwest Pakistan kills 9 soldiers

A bike-ridden bomber hit a security forces convoy in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Inter-Services Public Relations, the military’s media wing, said from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/twAnrg8 ...

Four Armenian troops killed in clash with Azerbaijan

Tensions between Baku and Yerevan have escalated sharply in recent months, as both sides accuse the other of cross-border attacks from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KLSjpPr ...

Ukraine says drone attack on Russian airport launched inside Russia

“The drones used to attack the ‘Kresty’ air base in Pskov were launched from Russia,” Ukraine’s intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NrGDeyP ...

Strong call for reform of global financial institutions, climate action: U.N. chief Guterres, ahead of G20 Summit

Mr. Guterres said his message to G20 — the world’s biggest economies, which are also the biggest emitters — is that as climate chaos gathers pace, the world is looking to them from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2YWPIs5 ...

Pakistan's poll body pledges to hold general elections by mid-February

Pakistan's National Assembly was dissolved on August 9. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/e9QLmAu ...

A stitch in time

How heritage conservationists are preserving culturally and historically significant artefacts and monuments from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BtVSiRs ...

Local polls open in Russia-occupied areas of Ukraine

Voting was due to take place on September 10 as part of polls held in several Russian regions. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4QnlFz6 ...

Italy rail maintenance workers to strike after five killed

The accident involving an empty passenger train took place at around midnight on Wednesday. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/m0A8YTU ...

Suicide bomber on motorcycle kills at least nine soldiers in northwest Pakistan

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sLE63zy ...

Ukrainian drones strike deep in Russian territory, Moscow says, while a barrage in Kyiv kills two

Russian officials and news reports say Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in nighttime attacks that struck military assets from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/eAVSPKu ...

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power

Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida with 125 mph winds, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dFJBGq4 ...

Fifty years since coup, Chile seeks answers about its disappeared

During the bloody 17-year dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, some 40,175 people were executed, detained and disappeared, or tortured as political prisoners, according to the Ministry of Justice from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gE2WotL ...

White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea

The United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea and Japan are urging North Korea to halt arms negotiations with Russia following revelations Russian and North Korean talks on a weapons sale are advancing from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tpPEiXd ...

U.S. approves military aid to Taiwan under program it usually reserves for sovereign nations

Beijing, which regards Taiwan as a renegade province, has repeatedly not ruled out the use of force to reunite it with the mainland and vociferously protests all U.S. arms sales to the self-governing island from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hxKtpgJ ...

Iran warns Israel that it will face retaliation for its airstrike on Syria

Iran’s foreign minister has condemned Israel’s airstrike on the international airport of the northern city of Aleppo earlier this week putting it out of service saying such attacks will eventually face retaliation from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dk62m3u ...

Morning Digest | India lodges ‘strong protest’ with China over new map; Pragyan rover confirms sulphur at Moon’s south pole, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Ccz46wy ...

White House suggests Kremlin behind Prigozhin death

Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed last week when the plane was he flying in abruptly crashed outside of Moscow from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Z6ynUeu ...

U.S. to send $250 million in weapons to Ukraine

The U.S. would have already run out of funding for the year to provide additional stockpile equipment to Ukraine but earlier this year realized the Pentagon had overvalued the equipment it had already sent from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/eJbOlYK ...

Britain's foreign secretary will visit China in an attempt to shore up ties and reduce tensions

Cleverly’s visit is an attempt to stabilize China-Britain ties, which have sunk to their lowest level in decades. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JNnSb5r ...

Meta fights sprawling Chinese 'Spamouflage' operation

More that 7,700 Facebook accounts along with 15 Instagram accounts were jettisoned. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/otd1RFW ...

Faculty member shot and killed in a campus building, says University of North Carolina official

UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said the shooting was in Caudill Laboratories from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cSAIpW7 ...

White supremacy 'has no place in America,' White House says after Florida shooting

A 21-year old white gunman shot and killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cfj2nFg ...

The right to dream

Former IT professional, Reena Chowdhury, talks about her non-profit, A Little Dream from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jvKukUp ...

Tropical Storm Idalia takes aim at Gulf of Mexico on a possible track toward the U.S., forecasters say

Forecasters said they expected Idalia to become a hurricane on Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico and then curve northeast toward the west coast of Florida from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zXLtGIr ...

Zelensky says elections could happen in Ukraine under fire if West helps

Elections cannot currently be held in Ukraine under martial law, which must be extended every 90 days and is next due to expire on Nov. 15 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TlQa6Z7 ...

Libyan Foreign Minister suspended over talks with Israeli counterpart

The Libyan foreign ministry described it as a "chance and unofficial encounter", but news of the meeting had already led to street protests in several Libyan cities from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cRioQ5T ...

France to ban Muslim abaya dress in state schools

In 2004, France banned headscarves in schools and passed a ban on full face veils in public in 2010 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bF281uM ...

Multiple people killed in Jacksonville store shooting, mayor says

Jacksonville's mayor says multiple people have been fatally shot inside a Dollar General store in the city from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/AKd4zFG ...

Srettha Thavisin | With the Generals’ blessings

While the former business tycoon has been selected to form the next Thai government, his party’s alliance with the military establishment raises questions about transition from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FCOU2Tq ...

‘Ramachandra Boss & Co’ review: The Malayalam heist comedy headlined by Nivin Pauly is sans any thrills

A weak script and poorly executed scenes take the fun out of Haneef Adeni’s movie, which stars a bunch of talented actors from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SBlQO71 ...

Fukushima residents react cautiously after start of treated water release from wrecked nuclear plant

Protests at home and in nearby countries are adding political and diplomatic pressures to Japan’s economic worries from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/geikjJs ...

Pakistani doctor gets 18 years in U.S. prison for attempting to support ISIS

Masood expressed his desire to conduct "lone wolf" terrorist attacks in the United States from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cyFwQJG ...

Taiwan reports combat drone as China military activities continue

Taiwan has not reported any Chinese military aircraft in its territorial air space, though it has said planes have come close to island's contiguous zone from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LvtW7mu ...

Biden says he will request more funding for a new coronavirus vaccine

It's not clear exactly when people can start rolling up their sleeves for what officials hope is an annual fall COVID-19 shot from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Fv3KCdI ...

Morning Digest | Pragyan rover rolled out, traverses 8 metres; Amit Shah asks Meitei group to initiate dialogue with Kuki leaders, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QTiPWlm ...

How scientists found that LK-99 is probably not a superconductor

Independent scientists have found that the material reported by a South Korean team to be a superconductor is actually an insulator. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/raxDPAn ...

PM Modi gifts 'surahi', Gond painting to Presidents of South Africa, Brazil

The gift also carried silver 'nakkashi', whose patterns are first drawn on paper and then transferred on silver sheets. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/I5n6HhW ...

US Pledges $400 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine to Counter Russian Offensive

In an effort to counter Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine, the United States has pledged $400 million in military aid to the country. The announcement was made by the US State Department on Monday, July 6, 2020. The aid package, which is the largest financial assistance package to Ukraine since 2014, will include $250 million in security assistance and $150 million in economic aid. The security assistance will be used to help Ukraine build up its defense capabilities, including training and equipment for its military forces. The economic aid will be used to support economic reforms and the government’s efforts to fight corruption. The US State Department said the aid package is designed to help Ukraine “defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of continued aggression from Russia.” The US also said it was committed to supporting Ukraine’s “democratic reforms and economic development.”The US has long been a strong supporter of Ukraine, providing both diplomatic and financial support since 2014, when Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula. Since then, the US has provided more than $1.5 billion in security and economic assistance to Ukraine. The US has also been a vocal critic of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, which have included the annexation of Crimea and the ongoing conflict in the eastern part of the country. The US has imposed sanctions on Russia in response to its actions in Ukraine and has called on Russia to end its aggression and adhere to international law. The US’s latest financial assistance package to Ukraine comes as tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to rise. In recent weeks, Russia has increased its military presence in the region, prompting Ukraine to respond with a military buildup of its own. The US has made it clear that it will not accept any attempts by Russia to use military force to gain control of Ukrainian territory. The US has also called for a peaceful resolution to the conflict and has urged both sides to de-escalate the situation. The US’s latest financial assistance package to Ukraine is a strong sign of support for the country and a clear message to Russia that the US will not tolerate any further military aggression. It is also a sign that the US is committed to supporting Ukraine’s efforts to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Impact of US Aid on UkraineThe US’s financial assistance package to Ukraine will have a positive impact on the country’s security and economy. The security assistance will help Ukraine build up its defense capabilities, which will enable it to better protect its borders and deter any potential aggression from Russia. The economic aid will also help Ukraine’s economy by supporting economic reforms and the government’s efforts to fight corruption. This will help the country attract foreign investment and create jobs, which will in turn help to boost its economy. The US’s financial assistance package to Ukraine is a strong sign of support for the country and a clear message to Russia that the US will not tolerate any further military aggression. It is also a sign that the US is committed to supporting Ukraine’s efforts to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.ConclusionThe US’s financial assistance package to Ukraine is a welcome sign of support for the country and a clear message to Russia that the US will not tolerate any further military aggression. It is also a sign that the US is committed to supporting Ukraine’s efforts to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity. The aid package will help Ukraine build up its defense capabilities and economic reforms, which will in turn benefit its economy and security. ...

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