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Sao Paulo: Brazil's federal police arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro preemptively Saturday, days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, officials said. A close aide said the embattled former leader was taken to the police force headquarters...

Johannesburg: World leaders from the Group of 20 rich and developing economies broke with tradition and adopted a declaration at the start of their summit in South Africa Saturday despite opposition from the United States, which is boycotting the two-day talks in a diplomatic rift...

Johannesburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday briefly met Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni just ahead of the opening session of the G20 Leaders' Summit at Nasrec in South Africa's Johannesburg. Both leaders shook hands and exchanged warm greetings, displaying the strong rapport that has deeply strengthened...

Washington: With his new 28-point plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump is resurfacing his argument that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn't “have the cards” to continue on the battlefield and must come to a settlement that heavily tilts in Moscow's favour....

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has again claimed to have solved the conflict between India and Pakistan, repeating his assertion during a meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office. Mamdani flew to Washington DC for his first meeting with...

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump said he had a "very productive meeting” with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and expressed confidence "he can do a very good job”, as the two adopted a mutually warm tone after months of engaging in bitter rhetoric...

New Delhi: Chinese nationals will now be able to apply for tourist visas for India through Indian missions and consulates around the world as the two countries step up efforts to rebuild ties following the resolution of the eastern Ladakh military stand-off. In July, India...

Johannesburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said he was looking forward to "productive discussions" with world leaders on key global issues as he arrived here to attend the G20 Leaders' Summit being hosted by South Africa. Modi arrived at Waterkloof Air Force Base (AFB) in...

Mumbai: The rupee plunged 98 paise to close at its lifetime low of 89.66 against the US dollar Friday, due to a huge demand for the greenback in the domestic forex market amid widespread selling pressure in local and global equities and trade-related uncertainties. Concerns...

Patna: The Home portfolio of Bihar, which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar kept with himself all through his nearly 20-year-long tenure, has been given to his deputy, BJP leader Samrat Chowdhury, this time, according to an official notification issued Friday. On the other hand, the Finance...