Priyanka Gandhi to make electoral debut in by-election
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, a scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, will make her electoral debut in a constituency recently won…
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Putin takes North Korea’s Kim for a drive around Pyongyang in Russian-made limousine
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday took North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a drive in a luxury…
Putin gets lavish welcome in North Korea with vows of support
SEOUL (Reuters) -Cheering crowds and lavish ceremonies greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang on Wednesday, where North Korean leader…
Step up in rare earth race
Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited a lithium processing plant in resource-rich Western Australia state yesterday, highlighting China’s push to secure…
Russia says it has plenty of scope to retaliate over plan to seize income from its assets
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has "significant amounts" of Western assets and property on its territory that could be targets for…
UN Haiti chief warns of ‘catastrophic’ impact of gang war displacements
(Reuters) - A top executive at the United Nations' migration agency on Tuesday warned of catastrophic humanitarian consequences for the…
Heavy floods, landslides kill at least nine
THE south reeled from heavy rains that triggered landslides that killed at least nine people, knocking out power for entire…
Polish prosecutors target former deputy minister in misuse of funds probe
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's top prosecutor has asked parliament for permission to detain and charge a former deputy justice minister…
Sudan and UAE clash at UN Security Council over Sudan civil war
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan and the United Arab Emirates clashed at the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday over accusations…