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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that New Delhi is committed to enhancing ties with Beijing during a key meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a regional security forum on Sunday. Modi is in China for the first time in seven years to attend a two-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation … Read more
The writer-director Nicholas Colia infuses his feature debut with sensitivity and the sweet awkwardness of youth.
Thousands of Australians joined anti-immigration rallies across the country on Sunday that the centre-left government condemned, saying they sought to spread hate and were linked to neo-Nazis. March for Australia rallies against immigration were being held in Sydney and other state capitals and regional centres, according to the group’s website. “Mass migration has torn at … Read more
PARIS: Joao Neves scored a stunning hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain maintained their perfect start to the French Ligue 1 season in spectacular fashion on Saturday, winning 6-3 away to Toulouse. Ousmane Dembele netted two penalties and Bradley Barcola was also on target for PSG, while Charlie Cresswell, Yann Gboho and Alexis Vossah all scored for … Read more
MADRID: Real Madrid claimed a third straight La Liga victory with a 2-1 triumph over Real Mallorca on Saturday to continue their perfect start to the campaign. Atletico Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at Alaves, leaving them without a win in their first three La Liga matches. Arda Guler and Vinicius Junior scored … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Sunday, Chinese and Russian state media reported, for a regional security summit that China hopes can counter Western influence in global affairs. For the rare four-day visit to Russia’s neighbour and largest trading partner, Putin arrived to a red carpet welcome, … Read more
GAZA STRIP: The Red Cross warned on Saturday that any Israeli attempt to evacuate Gaza City would put residents at risk, as Israel’s military tightened its siege on the area ahead of a planned offensive. Gaza’s civil defence agency said that since dawn Israeli attacks had killed 47 people in the territory already devastated by … Read more
Western brands have started to regress on this global movement, but not before impacting the local fashion scene LONDON: Body positivity has never been more mainstream. Since the hashtag #BodyPositivity first gained traction in 2012, it’s become a cultural force, with over 43 billion views on TikTok and 12 million Instagram posts dedicated to promoting … Read more
SANAA: The prime minister of Yemen’s Houthi government and several other ministers were killed in an Israeli strike on the capital Sanaa, the news agency run by the group said on Saturday, citing a statement by the head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat. A number of others were wounded in Thursday’s strike, … Read more
TIANJIN: China’s role in upholding multilateralism is fundamental, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Chinese president Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a security forum meeting on Saturday. Xi in turn said China would always be a “reliable partner” to the UN and continue to provide “stability and certainty”. Guterres is in China’s northern port … Read more
