BRUSSELS — In a bittersweet landmark, European Union leaders on Sunday approved an agreement on Britain’s departure next year — the first time a member country will have left the 28-nation bloc. It took leaders a matter of minutes at a summit in Brussels to endorse a withdrawal […]
Hong Kong : Fresh fears over headwinds facing the global economy saw Asian stocks follow Europe into the red Friday, in light holiday trading after US markets were closed for Thanksgiving. Investors brushed aside claims from Donald Trump he was hopeful of resolving the bitter trade dispute between the […]
NEW DELHI — Indian authorities were struggling Thursday to figure out how to recover the body of an American who was killed after wading ashore on an island cut off from the modern world. John Allen Chau was killed last week by North Sentinel islanders who apparently shot […]
Jaipur : The erstwhile royal family of Tonk has extended support to Congress candidate Sachin Pilot who is contesting the upcoming Assembly election from Tonk constituency in Rajasthan. The titular nawab of Tonk, Aftab Ali Khan, urged the members of his clan to vote for Pilot. The family has […]
Jaipur : US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is likely to reach Jaisalmer Thursday to attend a wedding, officials said. There was no official confirmation about the visit of Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, to the city, they said. “We have confirmation of the visit of the US president’s […]
NEW DELHI — An American is believed to have been killed by an isolated Indian island tribe known to fire at outsiders with bows and arrows, Indian police said Wednesday. Police officer Vijay Singh said seven fishermen have been arrested for facilitating the American’s visit to North Sentinel […]
Protesters angry over high fuel prices were expected to block access to French fuel depots and stop traffic on major roads for a fourth day Tuesday, incensed by the government’s refusal to scrap anti-pollution taxes. One person was accidentally killed and 528 people have been injured, 17 seriously, […]
China has sharply escalated cyberattacks on Australian companies this year in a “constant, significant effort” to steal intellectual property, according to a report published Tuesday. The investigation by Fairfax Media and commercial broadcaster Channel Nine comes just days after US Vice President Mike Pence accused Beijing at the […]
New Delhi : Indonesia is interested in buying sugar from India but wants latter to cut import duty on refined palm oil and the sweetener substantially to 45 per cent and 5 per cent, respectively, according to sources. An Indian delegation is scheduled to visit Indonesia this week to […]
Manila : Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in the Philippines Tuesday for his first state visit to the country, a traditional US ally that is a key prize as Beijing and Washington jostle for supremacy in the Pacific. China won a windfall partner with the 2016 election of President […]
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