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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London. Photo: AP/File

UK and India sign a 'landmark' trade agreement after years of tough negotiations

UK and India sign a 'landmark' trade agreement after years of tough negotiations

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on X that the deal was “ambitious and mutually beneficial.” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called it a “landmark.”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on X that the deal was “ambitious and mutually beneficial.” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called it a “landmark.”
World 06 May, 2025
Pakistani national Sara Khan, left, married to Indian citizen Aurangzeb Khan, right, holding their children prepares to leave for Pakistan without her husband from the Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan, following New Delhi’s decision to order almost all Pakistani citizens to leave the country after last week’s deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Photo: AP

Pakistan says it has 'credible intelligence' India will attack within days

Pakistan says it has 'credible intelligence' India will attack within days

Cross-border exchanges of gunfire between soldiers have increased along the Line of Control, the de facto frontier that separates Kashmiri territory between the two rivals.
Cross-border exchanges of gunfire between soldiers have increased along the Line of Control, the de facto frontier that separates Kashmiri territory between the two rivals.
World 30 Apr, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks on stage at his campaign headquarters after the Liberal Party won the Canadian election in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Photo: Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP

Mark Carney warns Canadians in Liberal Party victory speech: 'Trump is trying to break us'

Mark Carney warns Canadians in Liberal Party victory speech: 'Trump is trying to...

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election on Monday, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election on Monday, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war.
World 29 Apr, 2025
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service, a soldier looks out of a shelter on the anti-drone firing position in Kostyantynivka, the site of the heavy battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine.

Russia declares a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for next week to mark Victory Day in World War II

Russia declares a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for next week to mark Victory Day in...

Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022 has developed a significant international dimension, further complicating negotiations.
Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022 has developed a significant international dimension, further complicating negotiations.
World 28 Apr, 2025
Vancouver police secure the scene after a car drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday April 26, 2025. Photo: Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP

Car kills and injures people attending street festival in Vancouver

Car kills and injures people attending street festival in Vancouver

The driver of a car struck revelers at a street festival in Canada, killing and injuring an unknown number of people at the event celebrating Filipino culture, police said.
The driver of a car struck revelers at a street festival in Canada, killing and injuring an unknown number of people at the event celebrating Filipino culture, police said.
World 27 Apr, 2025
In this photo provided by Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA, a black smoke rises in the sky as vehicles drive on the road after a massive explosion rocked a port near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, April 26, 2025. Photo: Mohammad Rasoul Moradi/IRNA via AP

A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 4, injures over 500

A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 4,...

A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, killing four people and injuring more than 500 others.
A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, killing four people and injuring more than 500 others.
World 26 Apr, 2025
People pay their respect to the late Pope Francis who will lie in state inside St. Peter's Basilica until Friday, at the Vatican, Thursday April 24, 2025. Photo: AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia

Trump and Zelenskyy among dignitaries converging on Rome for funeral of Pope Francis

Trump and Zelenskyy among dignitaries converging on Rome for funeral of Pope Francis

Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, but the group of poor people who will meet his casket in a small crosstown basilica are more in keeping with Francis’ humble persona and disdain for pomp.
Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, but the group of poor people who will meet his casket in a small crosstown basilica are more in keeping with Francis’ humble persona and disdain for pomp.
World 25 Apr, 2025
Members of airlines and tourism facility providers walk in a procession with posters during a protest against the killing of tourists by militants near Pahalgam in Kashmir, in Kolkata, India, Thursday, April 24, 2025. Photo: AP

Indian officials say troops exchanged fire with Pakistani soldiers in Kashmir

Indian officials say troops exchanged fire with Pakistani soldiers in Kashmir

Indian officials said the army had a brief exchange of fire with Pakistani soldiers along their highly militarized frontier in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, as the nuclear-armed rivals ramped up tit-for-tat diplomatic offensive following a deadly attack on tourists in the disputed area.
Indian officials said the army had a brief exchange of fire with Pakistani soldiers along their highly militarized frontier in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, as the nuclear-armed rivals ramped up tit-for-tat diplomatic offensive following a deadly attack on tourists in the disputed area.
World 25 Apr, 2025
FILE - Then-South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting of the National Security Council at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 22, 2022. Photo: Ahn Jung-hwan/Yonhap via AP

South Korea's former President Moon indicted for alleged bribery

South Korea's former President Moon indicted for alleged bribery

South Korean prosecutors indicted former liberal President Moon Jae-in on bribery charges Thursday, saying that a budget airline gave his son-in-law a lucrative no-show job during Moon's term in office.
South Korean prosecutors indicted former liberal President Moon Jae-in on bribery charges Thursday, saying that a budget airline gave his son-in-law a lucrative no-show job during Moon's term in office.
World 24 Apr, 2025

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