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London: The race to replace Boris Johnson has begun after the British prime minister quit as Tory leader following a dramatic turn of events over the past few days, and there are two heavy-weight Indian-origin candidates - former Attorney...

Nara(Japan): Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot here while giving a campaign speech on Friday and rushed to a hospital in a state of cardiac arrest, media reports say.Shinzo Abe reportedly remains in the hospital without vital...

London: Following the wave of resignations of Tory leaders, Boris Johnson on Thursday stepped down as the UK Prime Minister, however he will serve until a new leader takes over. Johnson said he is sad to give up 'the best...

Colombo: New Zealand and the United Kingdom have issued fresh warnings to their citizens not to make non-essential travel to Sri Lanka, a newspaper reported on Thursday.The travel advisories against visiting Sri Lanka, which was slightly relaxed just weeks...

London: As more UK ministers continue to resign, Boris Johnson will step down as Prime Minister on Thursday, according to sources.Sky News quoted a No 10 source as saying that Johnson has spoken to Tory 1922 Committee chairman Sir...

New Delhi: A total of 18,930 new infections of Covid-19 were recorded in India, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.According to the bulletin issued by the Health Ministry, the total caseload rose to 4,35,66,739 while the overall toll rose...

Washington: Ahead of President Joe Biden's visit to Israel, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed US' support for bilateral partnership and in countering threats, including those from Iran.Spokesperson Ned Price said, "Blinken on Wednesday (local time) spoke...

Beijing: A civilian helicopter crashed in the southwestern suburbs of Beijing, killing both pilots, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said on Thursday."On July 6, at around 3:30 pm (local time), a Bell 505 helicopter belonging to...

Hong Kong: China’s Foreign Ministry slammed the United States Wednesday for pressuring the Netherlands to ban ASML Holding NV from selling mainstream chipmaking technology to China, according to state news agency Xinhua.“It is another example of the United States...

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he will resign if he realizes that the British government cannot continue its work.The statement came after half-a-dozen Ministers quit Johnson's government over the past two days due to a...