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UK disagrees with India’s position on diplomatic parity that resulted in 41 Canadian diplomats leaving India

21 Oct 2023 11:33 AM IST

After 41 Canadian diplomats left India as a result of the standoff between the two countries, the United Kingdom expressed its disapproval of India’s actions and advocated for peaceful negotiation to resolve disagreements. An official from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) stated in a news release on

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan today after four years

21 Oct 2023 11:26 AM IST

Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and a three-time former prime minister of Pakistan, has landed at Dubai International Airport and is scheduled to depart for his own country in the coming hours. Nawaz Sharif declared, “With the grace of Allah, I am going to Pakistan

Australia keeps Chinese company’s strategic port lease, defying cancellation

21 Oct 2023 09:45 AM IST

The Australian government announced Friday it has decided not to cancel a Chinese company’s 99-year lease on strategically important Darwin Port despite U.S. concerns that the foreign control could be used to spy on its military forces. The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet said it decided after an investigation

UK PM Sunak’s Tories suffer huge losses at 2 by-elections

21 Oct 2023 09:45 AM IST

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s governing Conservative Party suffered huge losses in two by-elections on Friday, losing to the Opposition Labour Party, which overturned a sizeable Tory majority in the seats of Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth in England. While Sunak is touring the Middle East for crisis talks over the

Middle East crisis stirs oil supply concerns, gas queues unlikely

21 Oct 2023 09:42 AM IST

Fifty years after the 1973 Arab oil embargo, the current crisis in the Middle East has the potential to disrupt global oil supplies and push prices higher. But don’t expect a repeat of the catastrophic price hikes and long lines at the gasoline pump, experts say. The Israel-Hamas war is

Russia delivers 27 tonnes of food supplies for people in Gaza

21 Oct 2023 09:35 AM IST

Russia has delivered 27 tonnes of food supplies for civilians in the Gaza Strip set to be transferred from Egypt, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. Taking to X, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, “27 tonnes of food supplies delivered by Russia’s EMERCOM and transferred to

Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif reaches Dubai before heading to Islamabad today

21 Oct 2023 09:34 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has arrived in the UAE to meet a select group of people a day ahead of his return to Pakistan without the fear of immediate arrest upon landing, according to a media report on Friday. Sharif, also the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, landed

Italian PM Meloni announces separation from her husband

21 Oct 2023 09:33 AM IST

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Friday that she is separating from her partner and the father of her young daughter after nearly a decade together. In a statement posted on social media, Meloni said her relationship with Andrea Giambruno had ended. She said their paths had diverged “for some

Protesters march to US Embassy in Indonesia over Israeli airstrikes

21 Oct 2023 09:32 AM IST

Protesters marched from several mosques to the heavily guarded U.S. Embassy in Indonesia’s capital Friday to denounce the staunch American support for Israel and demand an end to Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. Similar protests also took place in front of the United Nations mission, a few kilometers (miles)

US issues caution for Americans travelling overseas amid Israel-Gaza war

21 Oct 2023 09:31 AM IST

Amid the Israel-Gaza war, increasing anti-US protests and potential terrorist attacks, the United States has issued a worldwide caution for Americans travelling overseas. The US State Department on Thursday issued a ‘worldwide caution’ alert as Middle East tensions soar. ‘’Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the

Gaza Under Heavy Israeli Fire, Town Near Lebanon Evacuated

21 Oct 2023 09:27 AM IST

Israel bombarded Gaza early Friday, hitting areas in the south where Palestinians had been told to seek safety, and it began evacuating a sizable Israeli town in the north near the Lebanese border, the latest sign of a potential ground invasion of Gaza that could trigger regional turmoil. Palestinians in

“Will target Hamas like human animals during and after the war”: Israeli Minister Avi Dichter

20 Oct 2023 15:15 PM IST

Israeli Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Avi Dichter said on Friday that the Hamas organisation have behaved like ‘animals’ and emphasised that his country will target Hamas like ‘human animals’ during and after the war. “You don’t need justification to fight against an organization like Hamas that have behaved