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Yet to take a call on VP pick, likely announcement this week: Trump

He added that Senators JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum were under consideration, in response to a question from Hannity, who floated those names

Hungary PM meets Xi during surprise China visit; Russia-Ukraine on agenda

In a video he posted from a Beijing airport tarmac on Monday on X, Orban hailed China as the only world power "clearly committed to peace''

As China-Russia come closer, Nato deepens relations with Asian partners

The leaders of New Zealand, Japan and South Korea for the third year in a row will attend the NATO summit, which starts Tuesday in Washington, DC, while Australia will send its deputy prime minister

Any plan must respect Ukraine's sovereignty: US on Modi-Putin official meet

State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said this on Monday when he was asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ongoing visit to Russia and his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Modi-Putin summit talks: Ukraine conflict, economic agenda to be in focus

Last night, the Russian president hosted a private dinner for the Indian prime minister at the former's residence in Novo-Ogarevo on the outskirts of Moscow

From terrible bosses to boring jobs: Chinese youth 'sell' work woes online

A recent search found over 500 posts selling 'annoying jobs', 'terrible bosses', and 'hated colleagues', with prices from 2 yuan (Rs 22) to 80,000 yuan (Rs 918,277)

World's 10 best airports for 2024: Qatar's Hamad Int'l Airport ranks first

The data analysis spans from May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024, and includes 17,550 airport ratings that were collected by surveying passengers from 64 countries about their most recently used airports

'Houthis could free detained political leader under swap deal,' says UN

The office of UN special envoy Hans Grundberg convened a meeting in Oman with the International Committee of the Red Cross over the weekend to facilitate talks centred on a prisoner exchange

Parkinson's expert's White House visits: The story behind the meetings

Official visitor logs indicate that Kevin Cannard, a longtime supporter of the White House Medical Unit, visited the residence eight times between July 2023 and March 2024

Women politicians' share rises in Japanese politics, but challenges remain

Multiple women competing for a top political office is still rare in Japan, which has a terrible global gender-equality ranking, but Koike's win highlights a gradual rise in powerful female officials

US encouraging partnerships in Nato, friendly nations in Indo-Pacific: WH

Biden will welcome Nato leaders and the first lady and he will host a 75th anniversary commemoration event at the Mellon Auditorium on Tuesday

Taiwan to produce new kamikaze drones to repel potential Chinese invasion

The upgraded versions are expected to be produced in small batches and included in the regular annual budget

Canada fails in domestic military spending, an outlier in Nato: Report

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Washington, DC to participate in this year's Nato summit that formally begins on Tuesday

Biden not being treated for Parkinson's, says White House after NYT report

Dr. Kevin O'Connor, the White House doctor, issued a letter on Monday night that said Biden has not seen a neurologist outside of his normal annual physical

Biden's biggest donors powerless, unable to convince him to step aside

On MSNBC's Morning Joe, he dared anyone who thinks he shouldn't seek reelection to challenge him at the Democratic convention

Russian tycoons pocket $11 bn in dividend incomes on war economy boom

In May, private investors invested 116.3 billion rubles on the Moscow Exchange, a monthly record so far in 2024

Bolsonaro embezzled $1.2 mn worth of jewellery from Saudi Arabia: Police

Bolsonaro has not commented on the indictment, but has previously denied any wrongdoing involving the jewellery

India a strategic partner, says US in backdrop of PM Modi's Russia visit

This is Modi's first trip to Russia since its invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago

Biden firm on his candidature, says it's time for intra-party drama to end

Democratic voters are split on whether Biden should remain the Democratic Party's nominee for president, or whether there should be a different Democratic nominee

Far-right groups from France, Hungary to be new political force in EU Parl

The new bloc, dubbed Patriots for Europe, is made up of 84 EU lawmakers and will be led by Jordan Bardella, the 28-year-old protg of Marine Le Pen