BBC News: India has confirmed its first death caused by monkeypox in the southern state of Kerala. A 22-year-old man, who had recently travelled to the state from the United Arab Emirates, died on Saturday. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said the man had initially tested positive for the virus abroad. Samples tested after his […]
India Today: Rishi Sunak’s campaign to be elected the Conservative Party leader and the next British Prime Minister suffered a blow on Saturday as a former candidate endorsed his rival Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. Tom Tugendhat, the Tory backbencher and chair of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee who was in the initial shortlist before being […]
India Today: President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 again on Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said, in a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-viral drug. -Advertisement- White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a letter that Biden “has […]
One of Ukraine’s richest businessmen has been killed with his wife in “massive” Russian shelling of the southern city of Mykolaiv. Oleksiy Vadatursky, 74, and his wife Raisa died when a missile hit their home overnight, Ukrainian media said. Mr Vadatursky owned Nibulon, a group involved in grain exports. He had also received the “Hero […]
BBC News: The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, is beginning a tour of Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, her office says – with no mention of a possible visit to Taiwan. There has been intense speculation that she may visit the self-ruled island. Taiwan is claimed by China – which […]
India Today: As the race to become the next UK prime minister enters the final lap, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has been rated a 90 per cent shot to succeed former Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the head of the UK Conservative Party and the prime minister, according to betting exchange firm Smarkets. Former […]
ABC News: Thousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric breached Iraq’s parliament on Saturday, the second time in a week, to protest the government formation efforts lead by Iran-backed groups. Iraqi security forces initially used tear gas and sound bombs to try to repel the demonstrators and caused several injuries witnessed by journalists for […]
India Today: President Droupadi Murmu has expressed hope that the long-standing bilateral partnership between India and Sri Lanka based on shared heritage and deep people-to-people ties will strengthen further as she felicitated her newly-appointed Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe. Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s eighth president on July 21 after he was elected […]
Reuters: The United States and Japan launched a new high-level economic dialogue on Friday aimed at pushing back against China and countering the disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two long-time allies agreed to establish a new joint research center for next-generation semiconductors during the so-called economic “two-plus-two” ministerial meeting in Washington, Japanese […]
BBC News: At least 16 people have died due to historic flash flooding caused by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky, the US state’s governor has said. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said that he expects the death toll to continue to rise. President Biden declared the floods “a major disaster” on Friday and ordered federal aid […]
