Modi skips election in Kashmir as critics dispute integration claims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is criss-crossing India in a marathon election campaign but, for the first time since 1996, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not contesting in Kashmir, where a 35-year uprising against Indian rule has killed tens of thousands of people
Japan bread recalled after rat parts found inside packs
.More than 100,000 packets of sliced bread have been recalled in Japan after parts of a black rat's body were discovered inside two of them, the manufacturer said Wednesday..Food recalls are rare in Japan, a country with famously high standards of sanitation, and Pasco Shikishima Cor
US warns Israel that Rafah invasion will jeopardise weapons supply
US President Joe Biden for the first time publicly vowed to withhold weapons from Israel if its forces make a major invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza while negotiations in Cairo on a ceasefire plan for the enclave were due to continue on Thursday
Patients, medics flee major Rafah hospital
Fearful medics and patients are fleeing a hospital in Rafah and transfers of the sick and injured via a border crossing with Egypt are at a standstill due to Israel’s military operation, doctors and residents said.
China, Serbia agree to follow a ‘shared future’
China and Serbia yesterday agreed to follow a “shared future” as President Xi Jinping visited the Balkan country, part of his bid to forge stronger relations with allies at the edge of the European Union.
School's out: how climate change threatens education
Asia is warming faster than the global average, and climate change is producing more frequent, longer, and more intense heatwaves
HK court bans protest anthem
Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal yesterday granted an application by the government to ban a protest anthem called “Glory to Hong Kong”, overturning a lower court judgment that had rejected such a ban because of its possible “chilling effects” on free speech.
INDIA ELECTION / BJP deletes X post accused of targeting Muslims
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party yesterday deleted a cartoon video posted on social media platform X that was criticised for targeting Muslims during an ongoing national election.
Afghan blast kills 3 Taliban security personnel
Three Taliban security personnel were killed when a motorcycle carrying an explosive device blew up near a military vehicle in northern Afghanistan being used in opium poppy eradication operations, an interior ministry spokesman said yesterday.
New blow for PM Sunak
Britain’s ruling Conservatives yesterday suffered their second defection to the main opposition Labour party in as many weeks, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Israel reopens Kerem Shalom border crossing for Gaza aid
Israel said it reopened the Kerem Shalom border crossing to humanitarian aid for Gaza Wednesday, four days after closing it in response to a rocket attack that killed four soldiers
Xi criticises Nato ahead of Serbia visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday criticised Nato for its “flagrant” bombing of the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia in 1999, warning Beijing would “never allow such tragic history to repeat itself”.
Police break up demos in Berlin, Amsterdam
Police yesterday broke up pro-Palestinian demonstrations at universities in Amsterdam and Berlin, which were inspired by similar demonstrations on campuses around the world.
Australian PM calls China warplane conduct ‘unacceptable’
Australia yesterday chastised China over its “unacceptable” behaviour in international airspace, accusing a Chinese warplane of firing flares in the path of one of its navy helicopters.
Russian plot to kill Zelensky foiled: Kyiv
Ukraine said yesterday it had unravelled a Russian plot to assassinate senior Ukrainian political and military figures, including President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Liquor Policy ‘Scam’: Delhi court extends pre-trial detention of Kejriwal
An Indian city court yesterday extended the pre-trial detention of opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal until May 20, legal news website Live Law reported, weeks before the capital votes in national elections.
China urges Israel to 'stop attacking Rafah'
China on Tuesday urged Israel to "stop attacking Rafah", after the Israeli army said it took "operational control" of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt
Third phase of Indian election: 25pc turnout in first 4 hours
A voter turnout of more than 25 percent was recorded today in the first four hours of polling in the third phase of India's Lok Sabha elections amid sporadic violence in West Bengal and reports of poll boycott in some villages of Uttar Pradesh
Putin takes oath for record fifth presidential term
Russian President Vladimir Putin was Tuesday sworn into office at a lavish Kremlin ceremony for a record-breaking fifth term with more power than ever before
People with Hajj visas can only travel to Jeddah, Medina and Makkah: KSA
Saudi Arabia has recently announced new rules regarding the issuance of Hajj visas, specifying that the visa will only permit travel to Jeddah, Medina, and Makkah
‘Target Israel and we'll target you’: US senators’ letter to ICC over seeking Netanyahu’s arrest
Twelve US Republican senators on April 24 sent a letter to Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of International Criminal Court (ICC), warning that the institution would face "severe sanctions" if it issues arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials
