WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden was speaking Thursday morning with China’s Xi Jinping, the fifth conversation of their presidencies, as the two leaders chart the future of their complicated relationship at a time of simmering economic and geopolitical tensions. The call, which began at 8:33 a.m. EDT, comes […]
LONDON, July 27 – There have been more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox reported globally from 78 countries, with the majority in Europe, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. The WHO declared the outbreak a global health emergency on Saturday. So far, 98% of cases outside the […]
SYDNEY — U.S. officials say they have little fear that China would attack Nancy Pelosi’s plane if she flies to Taiwan. But the U.S. House speaker would be entering one of the world’s hottest spots, where a mishap, misstep or misunderstanding could endanger her safety. So the Pentagon is developing plans for […]
Shipping companies are not rushing to export millions of tons of grain trapped in Ukraine, despite a breakthrough deal to provide safe corridors through the Black Sea. That is because explosive mines are drifting in the waters, ship owners are assessing the risks and many still have questions over how […]
July 26 – European Union countries approved a weakened emergency plan to curb their gas demand, after striking compromise deals to limit the cuts for some countries, as they brace for further Russian reductions in supply. read more ECONOMY, DIPLOMACY * A deal agreed by EU states to curb […]
EDMONTON, Alberta — Pope Francis is presiding over his first big Mass in Canada on Tuesday to honor grandparents, a day after he apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in severing generations of Indigenous family ties by participating in Canada’s “disastrous” residential school system. Tens of thousands of people were […]
A delegation of the Central Secretariat Official Language Service Group-A officers today called on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh to apprise him of their pending promotions JULY 26, 2022 After granting mass promotion to over 8,000 government employees in one go, the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) […]
Summary Executed include democracy figure, Suu Kyi ally Families say not allowed to retrieve bodies U.S., France, Japan condemn executions Executions aimed to send chilling message – rights groups July 25 – Myanmar’s ruling military announced on Monday it had executed four democracy activists accused of aiding “terror […]
MASKWACIS, Alberta — Thousands of Indigenous people converged Monday on the small Alberta prairie community of Maskwacis to hear a long-awaited apology from Pope Francis for generations of abuse and cultural suppression at Catholic residential schools across Canada. Francis was scheduled to arrive in mid-morning at the site […]
COLOMBO, July 24 – A rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s attorney general, seeking the arrest of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role in the South Asian nation’s decades-long civil war. The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) […]
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