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Indian, Chinese armies hold talks on Ladakh’s Depsang plains

Senior military commanders from India and China on Saturday met in the Daulat Beg Oldie sector and held talks on reducing tensions along the contested Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, with focus on thinning the buildup of...

Highest single-day spike takes Maharashtra’s Covid-19 tally past 5 lakh

Maharashtra reported a highest single-day spike of 12,822 new Covid-19 taking the state’s tally past the 5 lakh mark, a health department official said. Maharashtra’s Covid-19 tally now stands at 5,03,084 which is one-fourth of the country’s tally of over...

Turkmenistan to let WHO conduct independent coronavirus sampling

The World Health Organization has secured permission to conduct independent sampling in officially coronavirus-free Turkmenistan, after expressing “serious concern” over rising pneumonia cases there, a WHO official said. A Saturday state television report showing a teleconference involving Turkmenistan’s leader Gurbanguly...

Canada to impose ‘dollar-for-dollar’ retaliatory tariffs on US goods

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asserted his government will implement “dollar-for-dollar” retaliatory measures after US president Donald Trump announced new tariffs on imports of Canadian aluminum. Canada and the United States have had bitter exchanges over tariffs imposed by...

‘Can’t afford to rebuild’: Furious Lebanese count their losses from blast, plan demonstration

As Beirut mourns its dead and grapples with the scale of rebuilding after this week’s massive blast, some Lebanese activists planned to demonstrate in the city on Saturday, angered by the government’s response to the disaster. Tuesday’s port explosion, the...

US President Trump among world leaders to take part in Lebanon Aid Conference

Global leaders including US President Donald Trump will participate in an international aid conference on Sunday to support Lebanon, as the country, crippled by corruption, a banking crisis and growing popular defiance against the authorities, is seeking massive relief...

Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion

Residents of Beirut confronted a scene of utter devastation on Wednesday, a day after a massive explosion at the port rippled across the Lebanese capital, killing at least 100 people, wounding thousands and leaving entire city blocks flooded with...

‘Most powerful ever to rip through Beirut’: City reels from huge blast, death toll climbs to at least 100

Lebanese rescue workers dug through the mangled wreckage of buildings on Wednesday looking for survivors after a massive warehouse explosion sent a devastating blast wave across Beirut, killing at least 100 people and injuring nearly 4,000. Officials said the toll...

Meghan Markle’s friends can stay anonymous in privacy case, says UK judge

A British judge ruled Wednesday that the Duchess of Sussex can keep the names of five close friends secret while she brings a privacy invasion lawsuit against a British newspaper — but he chided both sides in the case...

Beirut: French president Emmanuel Macron traveling to Lebanon after deadly explosion

French President Emmanuel Macron is traveling to Lebanon on Thursday to offer support for the country after a massive, deadly explosion. Macron’s office told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the French leader will meet with Lebanese political leaders. It...

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Macron Sues Candace Owens Over False Gender Claims About France’s First Lady

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have filed a defamation lawsuit in the United States against conservative...