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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus. (AP)

Belarus-' president faces a tough election as he seeks sixth term in...

Incumbent Alexander Lukashenko has made it clear he wonâ€™t hesitate to quash any protests against the results of...

9 Aug 2020 2:15 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin leads a cabinet meeting via video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 16, 2020. (AP)

Russiaâ€™s Putin expected to visit India in October

India has time-tested strategic ties with Russia especially in the defence sector but Russia also has close ties with...

7 Aug 2020 5:36 PM IST

Youngsters flow to unauthorised rave parties as virus shuts nightclubs in Paris

Youngsters flow to unauthorised rave parties as virus shuts nightclubs...

Licensed nightclubs have been closed in France since March under measures to contain the coronavirus epidemic

7 Aug 2020 12:07 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron hugs a resident as he visits a devastated street of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP)

France doesnâ€™t want to run Lebanon: Emmanuel Macron

He said he was asked by people in the street to -'return to the mandate-' when Lebanon was a French protectorate a...

7 Aug 2020 11:26 AM IST

UK court plays video of Nirav Modis death threats to Dummy Directors. (PTI Photo)

Fugitive merchant Nirav Modi-'s trial in UK will start in September

Modi-'s judicial remand is further extended to August 27 and next month-'s trial will deal with a second extradition...

6 Aug 2020 4:17 PM IST

A man uses a garden hose to drench his house as a wild fire burns in the background, in La Couronne, near Marseille. (AFP)

Forest fire in southern France rages on

Some 1,800 firefighters are battling the blazes, which broke out on Tuesday afternoon, fanned by strong winds

5 Aug 2020 2:01 PM IST

Asked about the developments in Russia, the WHO stressed that all vaccine candidates should go through the full stages of testing before being rolled out. (Representational Image: AFP)

COVID-19 vaccine: WHO asks Russia to follow established guidelines

Russia had announced that it will launch vaccine mass production by September and turn out -'several million-' doses per...

5 Aug 2020 12:12 PM IST

Former pope Benedict XVI posing for a picture at the airport in Munich, southern Germany in June 2020, after visiting his brother and before his departure.

Reports say former pope Benedict XVI is -'extremely frail-'

The former pontiff largely stayed out of the public eye since he became the first pope in 600 years to resign, citing...

3 Aug 2020 11:12 AM IST

Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people. (AP)

Over 1 million minks culled in Europeâ€™s breeding farms due to COVID...

Officials say it is â€˜plausibleâ€™ that some workers in the farms could have contracted the coronavirus from the minks,...

2 Aug 2020 1:02 PM IST

Britain considering a coin to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi

As part of a global reassessment of history triggered by the death of George Floyd, UK also seems to be re-examining...

2 Aug 2020 9:21 AM IST

The speed at which Russia is moving to roll it out has prompted some Western media to question whether Moscow is putting national prestige before science and safety. (Representational Image: AFP)

Russia to have mass COVID vaccination campaign by October

Russian health minister says Moscowâ€™s research facility has completed clinical trials and paperwork is being prepared...

1 Aug 2020 3:24 PM IST

Former 21st Century Fox chief executive James Murdoch, son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, has resigned from News Corps board, according to a document released July 31 by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).(AFP)

Disagreements over editorial content: James Murdoch quits News Corp

James was seen as the successor to the family media empire, built to success by his father and media giant Rupert...

1 Aug 2020 1:42 PM IST