Canada’s Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden plan to meet next month, the prime minister’s office said on Friday, following a call between
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Brazil Prez invokes Ramayana, thanks India for vaccine supply
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi by saying “dhanyavaad” for supplying the “sanjeevni booti” (the vaccine) against the coronavirus
Russia welcomes US offer to extend nuclear pact, seeks ‘details’
The New START treaty, which is due to expire on February 5, is seen as a rare opportunity for compromise between Moscow and Washington,
Biden administration to review US-Taliban deal
Navalny’s supporters head to protests despite crackdown
Supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny were preparing to rally in dozens of cities across Russia on Saturday even as authorities vowed a
In pics: US President Joe Biden’s redecorated Oval Office
Papua New Guinea hit by 5.7 magnitude earthquake
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake was registered on Saturday in the eastern part of Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor was
India, China to hold 9th round of talks to resolve border dispute
India and China will hold the ninth round of Corps Commander-level military talks tomorrow to address the ongoing military standoff in Eastern Ladakh, Indian
Covid-19: Pride and caution in Wuhan on lockdown anniversary
A year ago Saturday, Wuhan shocked the world by confining its 11 million anxious citizens to their homes, beginning a traumatic 76-day lockdown that
Trump shuns ‘ex-presidents club’ – and the feeling is mutual
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton recorded a three-minute video from Arlington National Cemetery after President Joe Biden’s inauguration this
$1B Mega Millions prize a result of long odds, slow sales
Hong Kong orders thousands to stay home in two-day lockdown
Thousands of Hong Kongers were ordered to stay in their homes on Saturday for the city’s first coronavirus lockdown as authorities battle an outbreak
Portugal holds presidential election as Covid- cases spiral
Portuguese voters – largely confined to their homes due to a strict Covid-19 lockdown – will pick a new president on Sunday, but many
Pak anti-terrorism court jails Hafiz Saeed’s 3 aides
A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court has sentenced three leaders of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) terrorist organisation to six months in prison in
Wuhan marks a year since Covid lockdown as others scramble
The Chinese city of Wuhan marked one year since the start of its traumatic 76-day coronavirus lockdown Saturday, while the pandemic raged elsewhere and
Larry King, broadcasting giant, dies at 87
King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Ora Media, the studio and network he co-founded, tweeted. No cause of death was given,
Russia detains 1,614 people at Alexei Navalny rallies
Russian police detained an estimated 1,614 people at unauthorised rallies held on Saturday across the country in support of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, the
Sexual abuse accusations surge in Ethiopia’s war
The young coffee seller said she was split from family and friends by an Ethiopian soldier at the Tekeze river, taken down a path,
Putin pays condolences over death of Lary King
In foreign policy reset, Biden to review Taliban deal
The Biden administration will review the Trump dispensation’s “peace deal” with the Taliban to determine whether the insurgent group has reduced attacks in Afghanistan