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London: Ireland's Indian-origin Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar Wednesday sent shockwaves across the country by announcing his sudden resignation citing “personal and political reasons”, triggering a leadership contest. The 45-year-old Taoiseach, as the Irish Prime Minister is known, made the announcement in an emotional statement delivered...

Karachi: Baloch insurgents armed with automatic assault weapons Wednesday stormed the Gwadar Port Authority complex in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province but security forces foiled the attack and claimed killing at least seven militants. The separatist Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) is opposed to China's investments in...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday. Modi congratulated Putin for winning a fifth term in office and asserted that dialogue and diplomacy were the way forward in resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Modi's call...

New Delhi: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev expressed his gratitude to President Doupadi Murmu in a phone call on Wednesday after the Indian Navy's successful rescue operation on the hijacked Bulgarian ship, MV Ruen. "President Droupadi Murmu received a telephone call from President Rumen Radev of...

Tokyo: Seven people died after a South Korean-flagged tanker capsized Wednesday in waters off the Japanese prefecture of Yamaguchi, local media reported. There were 11 non-Japanese crew on board the tanker, the Keoyoung Sun. Nine crew members were rescued, but seven of them were later...

London: The UK's information watchdog said it is assessing reports that hospital staff attempted to view Kate Middleton's private medical records while the Princess of Wales was admitted for abdominal surgery in London. The private hospital in central London, The London Clinic, where the 42-year-old...

Islamabad/Washington: The IMF Wednesday said it has reached a staff-level agreement with the new government in cash-strapped Pakistan on the final review of a USD 3 billion bailout, paving the way for the release of the last USD 1.1 billion tranche from the global lender....

Hanoi: Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a little over a year in the position, state media VN Express reported. His resignation takes place amid an intense anti-corruption campaign that has hit the highest echelons of the Communist Party. Thuong, 54, became president in...

Islamabad: Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan Wednesday approached the Supreme Court to form a judicial commission comprising serving judges to probe the authenticity of last month's elections marred by allegations of rigging. The general elections were held February 8 but Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Seoul: The defence chiefs of South Korea and Iraq agreed Wednesday to strengthen arms industry cooperation, Seoul's defence ministry said. Defence Minister Shin Won-sik and his Iraqi counterpart Thabet Mohammed Saeed Al-Abbasi made the agreement during their talks in Seoul where they discussed ways to...