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Biden to host Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong at White House next week

US President Joe Biden will host Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the White House next week, Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced.

US to introduce new UN resolution to strengthen sanctions on N Korea: Envoy

The US will introduce a new UNSC resolution that will update and strengthen sanctions against North Korea in the wake of Pyongyang test firing a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)

Ukraine crisis: Music streaming giant Spotify suspends service in Russia

Spotify said it had no choice but to leave the Russian market, citing the law that essentially outlaws independent journalism

After Covid, its hijab challenge for Karnataka education dept as exams near

Karnataka education department, which successfully conducted board exams during the Covid pandemic in the last two years, is now facing the challenge of hijab issue.

72 attacks on Ukrainian healthcare facilities since February 24: WHO

There were a total of 71 deaths and 37 injuries as a result of these attacks, the SSA added

UN's World Food Program condemns attack on humanitarian convoy in Sudan

The UN humanitarian organisation disclosed that similar attacks occurred in December 2021 and March 2022 respectively

Ukrainian forces have dealt powerful blows to enemy: President Zelenskyy

As Moscow's invasion of Kiev has been underway for more than a month now, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy said that his country's forces "have dealt powerful blows to the enemy"

Global Covid caseload tops 478.6 mn, fatalities surge over 6.11 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 79,936,775 and 976,499, according to the CSSE

Turkey's Erdogan holds phone talks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone conversation to discuss the situation in Ukraine.

Indian football team clinches 2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship title

The valuable player of the tournament and the highest goal scorer was Lynda Kom who scored five goals in total

Boeing and Airbus Helicopters sign MoU to partner on H-47 Chinook

Boeing and Airbus Helicopters have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to partner on the H-47 Chinook in support of Germany's heavy-lift helicopter requirements.

Ukraine war causing German business sentiment to 'collapse': Ifo Institute

Sentiment among German companies "has collapsed" due to the Ukraine crisis, the Munich-based Ifo Institute for Economic Research has said.

EU Coordinator to travel to Iran to close gaps for nuclear deal talks

The European Union (EU) Coordinator for the Iran nuclear talks, Enrique Mora has said he will travel to Tehran on Saturday to close the gaps on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal

Congress appoints three new Secretaries in Gujarat ahead of polls

In a recent meet chaired by senior leader Rahul Gandhi, state leaders mentioned the option of poll strategist Prashant Kishor being brought in for strategy

US concerned with new surge of Covid-19 cases despite fall of deaths

There is wide concern in the US that another wave of Covid-19 is lurking somewhere ahead over the looming dominance of the BA.2 subvariant

Russia restricts flow of funds to 'unfriendly' countries, regions

Russia has imposed restrictions on the movement of funds that could be transferred to "unfriendly" countries and regions, its central bank has said.

Germany's Covid-19 infections twice as high as official numbers: Minister

Germany's actual daily Covid-19 infections were likely to be twice as high as the number of officially reported cases, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has said.

Russia announces completion of 1st stage of military operation in Ukraine

The main tasks of the first stage of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine have been completed in general, the Russian military has said.

Russia had its own problems and fault lines in handling 'NATO expansion'

In certain quarters it was believed in the early nineties that Russia was almost trapped into believing that it could even join NATO

Covid-19 pandemic induces population drop in 73% of US counties: Census

The toll of the Covid-19 pandemic was reflected in a natural decrease in 2021 in the population of nearly three-quarters of US counties versus the two previous years, the US Census Bureau has said.