An Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip killed two Palestinians on Sunday, the Gazan health ministry said, as Israel retaliated to a barrage of rocket fire from the enclave. The ministry identified…
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Cyclone Fani: Powerful storm slams into eastern India coast
Cyclone Fani has slammed into India’s eastern coastline, according to the country’s Meteorological Department. Heavy rain has been reported in the eastern state of Orissa, also called Odisha, which is directly in…
House Speaker Pelosi says US attorney general lied to Congress
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday accused the top US law-enforcement officer of committing a crime by lying to Congress, escalating the showdown between Donald Trump’s administration and the Democrats investigating him….
People are ‘maalik’ in democracy: Rahul
People are the ‘maalik’ (masters) in democracy, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Thursday, asking them to tell his party’s government what to do and it will be done. Addressing an election rally…
Thailand set for coronation of King Rama X, first in 69 years
Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn will be crowned this weekend in a pageantry-laden ceremony flecked by Hindu and Buddhist ritual, as Rama X furthers his primacy over one of the world’s richest monarchies…
From bodyguard to Queen, Thailand’s Suthida makes public debut
Thailand’s Queen Suthida, the former deputy head of the royal bodyguard, made her first official public appearance Thursday at the side of Rama X, just days before his coronation. The palace announced…
Hailing Venezuela revolt, US says Maduro was ready to leave
The United States charged Tuesday that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was on his way out, saying he had a plane ready and that senior officials were plotting to oust him, even as…
Rioting breaks out in Venezuela amid ‘attempted coup’
Demonstrators clashed with police on the streets of the Venezuelan capital Tuesday, spurred by opposition leader Juan Guaido’s call on the military to rise up against President Nicolas Maduro — who said…
US Army veteran arrested for plotting LA mass attack
A US Army veteran who was allegedly plotting a large-scale terror attack near Los Angeles as revenge for the recent mass shootings in New Zealand has been arrested, authorities said Monday. Mark…
Japan’s emperor to step down in 200-year first
Japan’s Emperor Akihito prepared Tuesday to become the country’s first monarch to abdicate in more than 200 years, handing the Chrysanthemum Throne to his son and ushering in a new imperial era….
Most Sri Lanka Islamist radicals killed or arrested: Wickremesinghe
Sri Lankan forces have killed or arrested most of the radical Islamists linked to the Easter suicide bombings and the country is ready to return to normality, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said…
Two Koreas mark Moon-Kim summit anniversary with different tones
North and South Korea Saturday struck different notes as they marked the first anniversary of a summit between their leaders that fuelled a whirlwind of diplomacy which has died down amid deadlock…