In response to what China called a “vicious” and “provocative” and has decided to sanction US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her immediate family. The Chinese foreign ministry informed on Friday. “Despite serious concerns and firm opposition, Pelosi insisted on visiting Taiwan, seriously interfering in China’s internal affairs, …
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Former US president’s houses raided by FBI
Special Desk The FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The raids are said to be in connection of an investigation to check whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence. Donald Trump, sharing about the raids, said his Florida home was raided by …
Read More »Israel kills top militant
Special Desk Israel said it has killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in a crowded Gaza refugee camp, the second such targeted attack since it launched its military offensive against the militant group just before the weekend. Six children and several PIJ fighters – including leaders Khaled Mansour and Tayseer …
Read More »Al-Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in US drone attack
Special Desk Leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was killed by the US in a drone strike in Afghanistan. US President Joe Biden confirmed this sand said, “He (Zawahiri) played a key role in bombing on the US soil.” He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA …
Read More »Wickremesinghe is new Sri Lankan president
Special Desk Ranil Wickremesinghe, who had been Prime Minister of Sri Lanka six times has now been elected the 8th President of the crisis-hit country on Wednesday. Wickremesinghe faces the herculean task of leading the country out of its economic collapse and restoring order after months of mass protests. Wickremesinghe …
Read More »Indian touch in the race for new British PM
Special Desk As the race to replace Boris Johnson has begun and a new PM is being looked for in UK. There is an Indian connect too in it. Indian-origin Rishi Sunak is among the first few leaders to bid to succeed Johnson and Rishi Sunak might be the favourite …
Read More »Sri Lanka’s political crisis and national emergency
Special Desk Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and bodyguards fled the country on an Air Force plane to Male, the capital of the Maldives. The president informed Sri Lanka’s Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena that he will resign in a few hours, something that becomes irrelevant after the …
Read More »Shinzo Abe, former Japanese PM, dies after being shot during election campaign
Special Desk Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, an official from his political party said. Japan’s former PM and an internationally known face Shinzo Abe, 67, was shot at on Friday while he was campaigning in …
Read More »Japan’s former PM shot during a rally
Special Desk Japan’s former PM and an internationally known face Shinzo Abe, 67, was shot at on Friday while he was campaigning in Nara city. He has been taken to hospital. It is said he might have been shot from behind by a man with a shotgun. Chief Cabinet Secretary …
Read More »UK to choose a new PM
Special Desk Boris Johnson, 58, has announced he would step down following a slew of resignations from his top team that was in protest against him. Opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer had welcomed his impending departure. This has paved way for the selection of a new Prime Minister. “It is …
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