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Beginning of the end of ISS: The US space agency, Nasa, said the deorbit of the space station by 2030 will pave the way for planned commercial space stations

Nasa initiates process to dismantle ISS, SpaceX to design deorbit vehicle
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 12:44 PM IST

The general election campaign over the past five weeks has clearly shown that he hasn't got the instinctive touch of some of his predecessors, such as Tony Blair or even Boris Johnson

Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 12:42 PM IST

The upcoming Presidential debate will be the second face-off between Joe Biden and Donald Trump after a chaotic debate in 2020. The debate comes less than five months before the November 5 election

Biden vs Trump Round 2: Expect fireworks over economy, immigration and more
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 12:35 PM IST

President Donald Trump's decision in 2018 to unilaterally withdraw America from the Iran nuclear deal saw crushing sanctions reimposed and largely cut Tehran out of the world's economy

No matter who wins Iran's election, much may hinge on the 'Great Satan' US
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 12:31 PM IST

Welcome to the neighbourhood, Ball said Wednesday as he greeted a van full of Hawaii reporters invited by Maui County officials to tour certain fire-ravaged sites

Maui highlight steps toward rebuilding as 1-yr mark of wildfire approaches
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 12:04 PM IST

Texas also the had the biggest jump last year in the overall population, adding 473,000 people

Texas added more Hispanic, Asian and Black residents than any other state
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 11:59 AM IST

The asylum halt, which took effect June 5 and has led to a 40 per cent decline in arrests for illegal crossings, applies to all nationalities

Biden's asylum halt falls hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 11:50 AM IST

Sri Lanka still needs to convince bondholders to restructure about $12.5 billion in international bonds, on which the global lender said it hopes to see swift progress in the near future

Sri Lanka deal key milestone towards restoring debt sustainability: IMF
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 11:27 AM IST

This is the third UN meeting with Afghan envoys in Qatar's capital, Doha, but the first that the Taliban are attending. They weren't invited to the first and refused to attend the second

Women's rights will be raised at UN meeting with Taliban, says official
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 11:14 AM IST

Amirhossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, 53, dropped his candidacy and urged other candidates to do the same so that the front of the revolution will be strengthened

First candidate drops out of Iran presidential election amid voter apathy
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 10:59 AM IST

WestJet, which is backed by Onex Corp and competes with Air Canada, has been facing demands from employees for better working conditions and higher salaries

Canada's WestJet Airlines to cancel flights again after 2nd strike notice
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 10:47 AM IST

Vienna, the capital city of Austria, was crowned the most liveable city in the world for third year running. The city achieved perfect scores in stability, healthcare, education, and infrastructure ca

World's most liveable cities for 2024: Vienna clinches top spot once again
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 10:27 AM IST

The closely watched gauge of business conditions follows a flurry of largely downbeat economic indicators in May

China's industrial profits growth slows sharply in May amid patchy recovery
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 10:25 AM IST

Terms aren't finalised and the size of the tender offer could change depending on interest from both insider sellers and buyers

Musk's SpaceX tender offer said to value company at record $210 billion
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 10:20 AM IST

We have filed over a hundred protests, we have already made a similar number of demarche, Marcos told reporters. We have to do more than just that

Philippines should 'do more' than just protest China actions, says Marcos
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 10:04 AM IST

Arce, a former economist known for keeping a low personal profile, was at one time Morales' protege and crafted the economic plan for Morales' successful 2005 presidential run

Who is Bolivia's President Arce? Former economist who survived coup attempt
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 9:51 AM IST

The meetings were decided by the countries' leaders at an August summit at Camp David

US, Japan, and S Korea vow cooperation to boost security, economies
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 9:34 AM IST

In Thursday's 90-minute debate, candidates will appear at a uniform podium, be given a pen, paper and bottle of water and cannot use props or notes, CNN said

Biden vs Trump presidential debate: Where to watch and what to expect?
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 9:27 AM IST

The report stated that senior US officials continued to raise concerns about religious freedom issues with their Indian counterparts in 2023

Rise in anti-conversion laws, hate speech in India concerning: Blinken
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 9:20 AM IST

They will also ask EU institutions to work out the details of a 50 billion euro loan for Ukraine that would be serviced by profits generated by Russian central bank assets frozen in the West

EU leaders to agree on top jobs, strategic agenda amid Russia-Ukraine war
Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 9:17 AM IST