Sri Lanka’s Mahinda Rajapaksa set to visit India
Colombo | Sri Lanka’s Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa will visit India during which he will address a forum on the future ties between the two nations,...
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Thai princess to run for PM with Shinawatra party
Bangkok | A Thai princess will stand as a candidate for prime minister in upcoming elections for a party run by the divisive Shinawatra political clan,...
Pakistan to send delegation next month to finalise draft agreement on Kartarpur Sahib Corridor
Islamabad | Pakistan on Thursday said it will send a delegation to India next month to discuss and finalise draft agreement for setting up a corridor...
May, Juncker hold ‘robust’ Brexit meet, agree new talks
Brussels | Britain and the EU agreed on Thursday to hold more talks to try to avoid a no-deal Brexit, after a “robust” meeting between Prime...
President Trump nominates World Bank critic David Malpass for top job
Washington | US President Donald Trump has nominated noted economist David Malpass to head the World Bank and ensure that the bank’s dollars are spent “effectively...
UK economy ‘not prepared’ for no-deal Brexit: Bank Of England chief
London | Britain’s economy is “not yet prepared” for a disorderly no-deal departure from the European Union next month, Bank of England governor Mark Carney warned...
Bangladesh seals off border with Myanmar amid fresh influx of refugees
Dhaka | Bangladesh has sealed off its border with Myanmar to stop further influx of refugees fleeing the troubled Rakhine state, Foreign Minister A K Abdul...
Trump nominates David Malpass for World Bank president
Washington | US President Donald Trump has nominated a senior Treasury official David Malpass as the next president of the World Bank. If voted by...
Taliban say Moscow talks with Afghan politicians ‘very successful’
Moscow | Two days of unprecedented talks with high-ranking Afghan politicians in Moscow were “very successful”, the Taliban said on Wednesday, despite disagreements over women’s rights...
ISIS caliphate has been decimated: Donald Trump
Washington | ISIS has been decimated, US President Donald Trump has said, adding that sometime probably next week, he will formally announce to have 100 percent...