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UK police arrest seven Iranians in counter-terrorism probes

May 4, 2025 14:29 IST

The arrests were made in Swindon, west London, Stockport, Rochdale and Manchester, police said, adding that officers were in contact with the site of the suspected target to provide relevant support.

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Putin says he hopes there will be no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

May 4, 2025 13:53 IST

The Russian President also said that his country has the strength to bring the conflict in Ukraine to a 'logical conclusion.'

South Korea’s main conservative party nominates Kim Moon Soo as its presidential candidate

May 3, 2025 12:41 IST

The People Power Party says Kim won the party ticket to run for the June 3 election during a party primary.

Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say

May 3, 2025 12:35 IST

The 38-year-old woman was reportedly carrying the bomb to place it outside a nearby bank.

Brazil’s social security minister steps down amid pension fraud investigation

May 3, 2025 11:05 IST

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's administration said in a statement he accepted Carlos Lupi's resignation Friday during a meeting in the president's office.

Drone strikes vessel carrying aid to Gaza

May 2, 2025 14:37 IST

Malta’s government said 12 crew members and four civilians were on board and no casualties were reported.

Trump meets Polish nationalist candidate ahead of presidential election

May 2, 2025 13:21 IST

The people of Poland will vote in the first round of a presidential ballot on May 18. Cultivating good relations with the United States is important for a country that sees Washington's support as essential for its security.

Vatican firefighters install a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for the papal election

May 2, 2025 12:57 IST

After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, the ballots of the cardinals are burned in a special furnace to indicate the outcome to the outside world.

Donald Trump: Right now, China occupies Bagram air base in Afghanistan

May 2, 2025 11:39 IST

The US had vacated Bagram, its biggest airfield in the country, in July 2021.

Trump makes first judicial nomination since returning to White House

May 2, 2025 10:53 IST

Trump announced on social media that he is nominating Whitney Hermandorfer, a former clerk for three conservative Supreme Court justices, to fill a vacancy on the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals.

US ready to work with Canada’s new PM, US trade representative says

May 1, 2025 13:25 IST

'I think the new prime minister is a serious person,' US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said.

North Korea and Russia begin building their first road link

May 1, 2025 11:58 IST

Relations and exchange programs between the two countries have been flourishing in recent years, with North Korea supplying ammunitions and troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.

About 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded fighting for Russia: South Korea

April 30, 2025 11:51 IST

In a closed-door parliamentary committee briefing, South Korea's National Intelligence Service said North Korea had suffered 4,700 casualties, including 600 deaths, on the Russia-Ukraine battlefronts.

Layoffs, closures and gaps in oversight expected after hundreds of DOJ grants are canceled

April 30, 2025 02:12 IST

The disabilities nonprofit had to lay off nearly half its 26 workers after the government canceled $3 million in direct grants, about $1 million of which had already been spent, and ended pass-through grants from other organizations.

US Treasury expects to borrow $514 billion in second quarter

April 29, 2025 02:08 IST

The Treasury also announced it expects to borrow $554 billion in the third quarter, assuming a cash balance of $850 billion at the end of September.

China’s foreign ministry says Xi and Trump did not have a call recently

April 28, 2025 14:50 IST

The claim came as the US President said in an interview that Xi Jinping had called him.

Israel’s Gaza aid blockade contested in International Court of Justice hearing

April 28, 2025 11:33 IST

Since March 2, Israel completely cut off all supplies to the 2.3 million residents of the Gaza Strip, and food stockpiled during a ceasefire at the start of the year has all but run out.

South Korea’s main opposition party taps former party chief as presidential candidate

April 27, 2025 16:48 IST

Yoon's ouster prompted a snap election set for June 3 to find a new president, who will be given a full, single five-year term.

US forces deploy anti-ship missiles in Philippines, stage live-fire drills near China hotspots

April 27, 2025 13:34 IST

At least 260 Australian personnel also joined, with smaller observer delegations from Japan and other countries.

Campgrounds and visitor centers at federal lakes are closing amid Trump’s budget cuts

April 27, 2025 10:49 IST

US Army Corps of Engineers said it will focus resources on fewer sites to maintain the 'full range of services' visitors expect, according to spokesman Douglas Garman.

Twelve Niger soldiers killed in attack, two suspects detained, says army

April 26, 2025 23:05 IST

The attack took place on Friday near the tri-border region of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali, epicentre of a jihadist insurgency in West Africa linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State.

A New York man is charged with hiding his role in the Rwanda genocide to get US citizenship

April 25, 2025 20:53 IST

At an initial court appearance, Nsabumukunzi pleaded not guilty to visa fraud and attempted naturalization fraud and was released on $250,000 bail.

Brazil’s former President Fernando Collor arrested after corruption conviction

April 25, 2025 21:28 IST

President Fernando Collor, who led the country from 1990 to 1992, was sentenced to eight years and 10 months, to be served initially in prison, rather than under house arrest.

Japan puts together economic package to help ease tariff pain, PM Ishiba says

April 25, 2025 14:02 IST

The package includes stronger support for corporate financing, as well as subsidies to lower gasoline prices by 10 yen per litre and partially compensate electricity bills for three months from July.

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China, Russia and Iran jointly discuss Iran’s nuclear programme with IAEA: Reports

April 25, 2025 13:49 IST

The joint meeting on Thursday between the IAEA representatives and the nuclear agency's director general came after Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi visited Beijing this week.