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October 8, 2024 12:17 PM

Myanmar and South China Sea to test ASEAN relevance in upcoming summit

Southeast Asian leaders will meet in Laos this week as Myanmar's civil war and mounting tensions in the South China Sea risk corroding the ASEAN grouping's central role in the region. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has, since it was founded in 1967, created complex pol...

October 7, 2024 9:24 PM

PM Modi’s 23-Year Legacy: Key Initiatives from Gujarat to National Impact

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his political journey as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. Over the past 23 years, he has implemented transformative initiatives that have reshaped governance and development, scaling many from state-level successes to national prominence as Prime Minister. Nirmal ...

October 7, 2024 5:22 PM

How the world is marking Oct. 7 attack on Israel, start of Gaza war

People around the world were holding vigils, ceremonies and protests to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza, as fighting raged on in the enclave on Monday. The militants killed some 1,200 people and took about 250 hostages to Gaza on Oct. 7 l...

October 7, 2024 4:46 PM

Mohun Bagan out of Champions League Two after missing match in Iran, AFC says

Mohun Bagan Super Giant are out of the AFC Champions League Two after not travelling to Iran for a group stage match against Tabriz-based Tractor SC scheduled for Oct. 2, the day after Iran launched ballistic missiles towards Israel. The club's matches in the competition are now null and void with ...

October 7, 2024 4:47 PM

Who are Pakistan’s ethnic militants behind attack near Karachi airport?

Two Chinese nationals were killed in an explosion near the international airport of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday night, the Chinese embassy in Pakistan said, in what it described as a "terrorist attack". Separatist militant group the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsi...

October 5, 2024 5:39 PM

US officials struggle to quash Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories

In the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Helene in the United States this week, a new storm emerged on social media - false rumors about how disaster funds have been used, and even claims that officials control the weather. Local and national government officials say they are trying to combat th...

October 5, 2024 12:14 PM

What are countries doing to get their nationals out of Lebanon?

Nations worldwide have prepared contingency plans to evacuate citizens from Lebanon after a dramatic escalation in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese armed movement Hezbollah, backed by Iran. Although no country has launched a large-scale military evacuation yet, some are chartering aircr...

October 4, 2024 2:26 PM

Israel blocks Lebanon’s main crossing to Syria, targets Hezbollah in Beirut

Israeli strikes sealed off Lebanon's main border crossing with Syria early on Friday, hours after an intense Israeli attack on Beirut's southern suburbs that is thought to have targeted the heir apparent to Hezbollah's slain secretary general. The strikes added to fears inside Lebanon that Israel's...

October 4, 2024 11:52 AM

France looks to host 30,000 Indian students, strengthen economic ties

The French Ambassador to India, Thierry Mathou, on Friday said that France aims to host 30,000 Indian students in the coming year, as part of its broader objective to foster people-to-people exchanges within the Indo-French bilateral relationship. Mathou emphasised that this initiative is a key pri...