The world’ largest economies grouped in the G20 will hold their annual heads of state or government summit next year in Rio de Janeiro, state Governor Claudio Castro said. Brazil will take over the rotating presidency of the G20 from India on Dec. 1. “It’s official,” Castro announced in a Twitter post on Monday night….
A British-led group of European countries has asked for expressions of interest to supply Ukraine with missiles with a range of up to 300 km (190 miles) in what would be another step-up in military support for Kyiv against Russia’s invasion. The call for responses from companies who could provide such missiles was included in…
The death toll from flooding in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo crept higher on Tuesday as aid workers found more bodies among the muddy devastation and as wounded residents succumbed to their injuries in an underequipped local clinic. The floods, in a remote, mountainous area of South Kivu province, ripped through the riverside villages of…
Two Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air attack on a car in the southern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian ambulance paramedics. The attack on Tuesday took place only hours after Israel carried out a series of attacks on the blockaded territory in the early hours of the day, killing at least 13 people, including…
The credit line is part of about $4bn in emergency assistance extended by India during the peak of Sri Lanka’s financial crisis last year. India has extended a $1bn credit line for Sri Lanka by one year, a Sri Lankan official says, giving the crisis-hit island nation a backup infusion of dollars for essential imports….
The world must invest more to develop new vaccines and tackle a surge in tuberculosis (TB) fuelled by the impact of COVID-19 and conflicts including in Ukraine and Sudan, health officials and activists say. “End TB now,” chanted protesters at a crowded meeting of top United Nations health leaders on Monday at the UN headquarters…
The deepening crisis in Myanmar looks to be a heightened priority as members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet in Indonesia after an aid convoy carrying diplomats from the region came under fire in the troubled country’s east. The officials escaped unharmed, and no group has claimed responsibility for the unprecedented attack in Shan…
In a fight between generation wealth and hard work to earn money, which would come out as the winner? This is certainly a question that has been debated with people choosing this side or the other. A post recently shared by Twitter user Dr Shubham Sharma has sparked another debate regarding the topic. In his tweet he…
Love can often blossom in unexpected ways. This post shared on Reddit captures one such sweet love story that will melt your heart. Turns out, this love story started when a man tried buying a cabinet to store “a bunch of china” that his late grandmother left for him. The story has gone viral and won people’s…
Piers Morgan has come out in support of Prince William for his ‘dignified silence’ at the coronation in the presence of his brother Prince Harry. The Sky News Australia host wrote his recent column after the much-awaited coronation ceremony that took place last weekend. Prince Harry was present at the coronation ceremony of his father King…
