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India’s Modi seen unstoppable after surprise state polls sweep

NEW DELHI: India’s opposition faces a “herculean task” in next year’s general elections against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which...

Deputy Russian army corps commander is killed in Ukraine

MOSCOW: Major General Vladimir Zavadsky, deputy commander of Russia’s 14th Army Corps, has been killed in Ukraine, a top regional official said on Monday. The...

Global consortium of governments, industry and investors spearheads innovative investment strategy for zero-emission vehicles

Dubai, 4 December 2023 – Today, at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Government of the United Kingdom (as the ZEV Transition Council...

Irish operations a key element in Pfizer’s growth plan

The global chairman and chief executive of pharma giant Pfizer has said the company is committed to Ireland. Albert Bourla said the firm's operations in...

Tanzania flood, landslide death toll rises to over 50

DAR ES SALAAM: The death toll from floods and landslides in northern Tanzania following torrential rains over the weekend has risen to more than...

UK PM Sunak committed to bringing net migration down ‘significantly’

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak believes net migration to the United Kingdom is too high and needs to be reduced “significantly”, his spokesman...

WHO board to hold emergency session on Gaza health situation

GENEVA: The World Health Organization will hold an extraordinary session of its Executive Board on Dec. 10 to discuss health conditions in Gaza and...

At least 13 killed in gunfight in India’s Manipur

GUWAHATI: At least 13 people were killed in a gunfight between two unknown militant groups in India’s restive Manipur state on Monday, a police...

Palestinians lose jobs as Israeli firms seek foreign replacements

When Taha Amin-Ismail Khalifeh dialled into a conference call with his Israeli employer last month, the Palestinian hotel worker expected a briefing on how...

UK’s Hunt says he hopes to reverse public investment freeze

LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Monday that he hoped in future to reverse the decline in public investment which is forecast...

Iran, Cuba seek closer ties to confront US sanctions

TEHRAN: Iran and Cuba vowed Monday to strengthen relations and stand together against sanctions imposed on them by the United States. “What can neutralise the...

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