India and the United Arab Emirates deepened their strategic partnership on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and signed a series of agreements covering energy, defence, investment, maritime cooperation and...

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US President Donald Trump hailed his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as a historic breakthrough between “two great countries”, describing the summit as a “G-2 moment” with major implications for global politics and trade. Speaking after returning to the...

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App-based cab drivers and delivery workers across India have called for a temporary nationwide strike on Saturday to protest rising fuel prices and what they describe as inadequate payment rates from platform companies. The Gig and Platform Services Workers Union...

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Police in Lucknow have detained an assistant professor from Lucknow University’s zoology department after allegations surfaced that he offered to leak examination question papers to a female student in exchange for inappropriate favours. The case was registered at...

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Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire for another 45 days following two days of negotiations in Washington, providing a temporary diplomatic breakthrough despite continued violence along the border. The extension, announced by the US State...

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US President Donald Trump described Taiwan as a “difficult” issue for Washington, stressing the geographic distance between the United States and the self-governing island while signalling caution over direct military involvement. Trump also criticised previous US...

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