NARA, Japan, July 8 (AP) — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation’s most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a c
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TOKYO, July 8 (AP) — Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan and was airlifted to a hospital but he was not breathing and his heart had sto
London, July 7 (PTI): Even before Boris Johnson stepped out of 10 Downing Street on Thursday to deliver his resignation speech as Conservative Party leader and triggering a leadership race for a new British pri
London, July 7 (PTI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Thursday announced his resignation as Conservative Party leader after he was abandoned by his close allies in the wake of a series of scandals that rock
Beijing, July 7 (PTI) As External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Bali on Thursday, China said the situation at the border is "stable" and both the cou
Kyiv, July 7 (AP) Foreign analysts say Russia may be temporarily easing its offensive in Ukraine as the Russian military attempts to reassemble its forces for a renewed assault. On Wednesday, Russian forces
London, July 7 (PTI) Moments after the news broke on Thursday of Boris Johnson's decision to step down as Conservative Party leader and therefore as the British Prime Minister after days of high political d
United Nations, July 6 (AP): World hunger rose in 2021, with around 2.3 billion people facing moderate or severe difficulty obtaining enough to eat -- and that was before the Ukraine war, which has sparked incr
MOSCOW, July 6 (AP) — A top Kremlin official warned the U.S. Wednesday that it could face the “wrath of God” if it pursues efforts to help establish an international tribunal to investigate Ru
Colombo, July 6 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday said he had a "very productive" conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to negotiate a credit line for purch
London, July 6 (PTI) A defiant British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday vowed to "keep going" as he appeared before a hostile crowd of parliamentarians, not only from the Opposition benches b
London, July 6 (PTI) For British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, this year has been about firefighting one crisis after the next as he once again faces a hostile crowd in the House of Commons on Wednesday. It
Brussels, July 6 (AP) European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that the 27-nation European Union needs to make emergency plans to prepare for a complete cut-off of Russian gas in the wake o
Borodyanka, July 5 (AP) Valentyna Klymenko tries to return home as late as possible to avoid the darkness of her war-damaged home outside Ukraine's capital. She visits friends, goes to the well for water or
Brussels, July 5 (AP) The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approval
Colombo, July 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Tuesday that Sri Lanka will organise a donor conference of friendly countries like India, China and Japan once a staff-level deal is
POKROVSK, Ukraine, July 4 (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last remaining b
ROME, July 4 (AP) — Pope Francis has dismissed rumors he plans to resign anytime soon and that he hopes to visit Moscow and Kyiv after traveling to Canada later this month. Francis also told Reuters in
Kyiv, July 3 (AP) Russia's defence minister said Russian forces took control Sunday of the last major Ukrainian-held city in Ukraine's Luhansk province, bringing Moscow closer to its stated goal of seiz
ROME, July 2 (AP) — Pope Francis urged the people and leaders of Congo and South Sudan on Saturday to “turn a page” and forge new paths of reconciliation, peace and development. Franci
