Botswana objects to G7-EU diamond-tracking system

Gaborone, Botswana — African diamond producers, led by Botswana, are demanding a review of the tracking and verification system that European Union and G7 nations introduced March 1. Under the arrangement, diamonds entering EU an ...

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Friday, 12 April 2024
A monumental case, unfolding in a court of law and a court of public opinion - Trump goes on trial

Bakken: The scene is very dramatic: A former president is on trial, for the first time. Trump is facing relatively minor charges that are not complex, and the evidence should not require a complex presentation. But the aura surround ...

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Friday, 12 April 2024
India’s space startup postpones maiden rocket launch for second time

NEW DELHI: Over the weekend, Indian aerospace startup Agnikul Cosmos postponed the maiden launch of its Agnibaan rocket for the second time due to technical issues. After the rocket maker delayed the Agnibaan launch last month wi ...

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Friday, 12 April 2024
Waiting for change, Haitians endure hell on Earth

Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Jameson Jacques has been living in a makeshift shelter in Haiti’s capital with his three children since gang members torched his house, killing his parents. Like him, many people in Port-au-Prince have bee ...

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Friday, 12 April 2024
Sudan’s silent suffering, a year into generals’ war

Port Sudan, Sudan — Millions displaced and on the brink of famine. Sexual and ethnic violence. Infrastructure destroyed. Aid workers say a year of war between rival generals in Sudan has led to catastrophe, but the world has turned ...

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Friday, 12 April 2024
"We need to urgently address prolonged situation on our borders": PM Modi on ties with China

New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Noting that the relationship with China is important and significant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that there is need to urgently address the "prolonged situation on our borders" so that t ...

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Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Ministry of Commerce and Industry hosts international symposium on health governance

New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): In a concerted effort to address the intricacies of health governance within the global political landscape, the Ministry of CommerceIndustry, Government of India, orchestrated the grandiloquent In ...

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Wednesday, 10 April 2024
China’s credit rating outlook downgraded

The credit ratings agency Fitch downgraded its outlook on China’s credit rating Wednesday. The agency released a statement citing "increasing risks to China’s public finance outlook" as its reason for cutting its outlook from sta ...

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Wednesday, 10 April 2024
PM Modi to hold rally in Nagpur today in support of NDA’s Ramtek candidate

Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], April 10 (ANI): After holding election rallies in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar and Chandrapur in Maharashtra, in addition to taking out a colourful roadshow down South, in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra M ...

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Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Met office predicts rain, thurnderstroms in some parts of Madhya Pradesh in next 24 hours

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 10 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh has been experiencing a change in weather conditions as it received rainfall, along with thunderstorms in several regions for the last few days. The meteorological d ...

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Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Pakistan announces cricket team for T20I series against New Zealand

ISLAMABAD, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced its national team on Tuesday for the upcoming Twenty20 International (T20I) home series against New Zealand. The PCB named the 17-member squad, which is l ...

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Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Ukraine says Russian warship in Baltic Sea out of service after fire

KIEV, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The Russian missile ship Serpukhov stationed in the Baltic Sea has been rendered out of service by fire, the Focus.ua media outlet reported Tuesday, citing a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence. ...

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Tuesday, 09 April 2024
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