India’s Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi is stopped by police along with other lawmakers during a protest against what they say are electoral malpractices, in New Delhi, India on August 11, 2025. Opposition, critics allege large-scale rigging impacting polls results. Election Commission of India denies charges — first ever in history. Rahul Gandhi demands ECI to release digital voter rolls for audit. …
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US President Donald Trump said Monday that he hopes to meet again with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, possibly later this year, as he held White House talks with South Korea’s new progressive leader, Lee Jae Myung. Hours before Lee’s first long-planned visit to the White House, Trump took to social media to criticize what he called a “Purge or …
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A man operates a heavy-lift drone to clear trash dumped at the Everest Base Camp. — AFP KATHMANDU: A team of drone operators joined climbers and guides at Everest Base Camp this climbing season, armed with heavy-duty drones to help clear rubbish from the world’s highest peak. Tonnes of trash — from empty cans and gas canisters, to bottles, plastic …
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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. — Reuters Trump calls Putin, says talks “good” but fumes at Kyiv strikes. Claims Putin avoids Zelensky “because he doesn’t like him.” Rubio meets Ukraine, EU allies, backs settlement talks. Voicing optimism about ending the Ukraine war, US President Donald …
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US President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. — Reuters US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he expects to visit China later this year or shortly afterwards, signalling that relations between the world’s two largest economies are showing …
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This undated image shows Carbon capture plant of cement manufacturer Heidelberg Materials at Brevik, Norway. — AFP The world’s first commercial service offering carbon storage off Norway’s coast has carried out its inaugural CO2 injection into the North Sea seabed, the Northern Lights consortium operating the site said Monday. Northern Lights, led by oil giants Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies, involves …
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This collage shows handout pictures of plates containing samples of a beef Wellington meal laced with toxic mushrooms and Ian Wilkinson, the only guest to survive a toxic mushroom lunch with Australian murderer Erin Patterson. — AFP/File The only guest to survive a toxic mushroom lunch with Australian murderer Erin Patterson said Monday he feels “half alive” without his wife …
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Nuclear talks between Iran and Britain, France, and Germany are set to take place in Geneva on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported. “Iran and the three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear agreement, along with the European Union, will hold a fresh round of discussions at the deputy foreign minister level in Geneva,” state television said Monday. This will mark …
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks during a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Tehran, Iran, July 12, 2025. — Reuters Meeting will be second since Iran’s 12-day war with Israel. Iran has suspended cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog. EU offers to extend sanctions deadline if Iran resumes talks: FT. TEHRAN: Nuclear talks scheduled for Tuesday between Iran and Britain, France …
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A worker stands in front of the main dam of the Three Gorges Dam Project on the Yangtze River in Yichang, China’s Hubei province, August 29, 2002. — Reuters Beijing building world’s largest dam upstream of India. India fears Chinese dam will reduce flow on major river. Delhi says mega dam of its own will mitigate risks. PARONG, INDIA: India …
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