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LONDON: Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised Britain’s “unique bonds” with India as he and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi formally signed a recently announced UK-India trade deal during talks on Thursday. Starmer hailed the agreement as a “landmark moment” for both countries as he hosted India’s leader at his Chequers country estate, northwest of London. … Read more
[The German automaker said that the U.S. import duties erased about $1.5 billion from its profit in the first half of the year.
At least nine people, including children, were killed in central Vietnam when a bus crashed early on Friday, the government said. The accident, which took place at 1:45 am in the central province of Ha Tinh, left another 16 injured, the government said in a statement. Traffic accidents are common in Vietnam, with road crashes killing … Read more
A new restoration of a 2003 Italian docudrama by Michelangelo Frammartino captures the beauty and tragedy of rural life in Southern Italy.
Thailand has rejected mediation efforts from third countries to end the ongoing conflict with Cambodia, insisting that Phnom Penh cease attacks and resolve the dispute solely through bilateral talks, the Thai Foreign Ministry said on Friday. This follows Thursday’s deployment of an F‑16 fighter jet, which bombed a military target in Cambodia after artillery volleys … Read more
For almost eight years, an Indian man hid a range of criminal activities behind fake diplomatic missions before finally being caught this week.
BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH: Thailand scrambled an F-16 fighter jet to bomb targets in Cambodia on Thursday after artillery volleys from both sides killed at least 11 civilians, as border tension boiled over into rare armed conflict between the Southeast Asian countries. Both blamed each other for starting a morning clash at a disputed area of the … Read more
Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, is launching a pilot experiment that aims to use its Community Notes system to identify popular posts from users with differing opinions. The trial, announced on Thursday via the Community Notes X account, will involve selected contributors rating posts based on why they like or dislike a particular post, … Read more
Wrestling stars and celebrities around the world are paying tribute to Hulk Hogan, the WWE Hall of Famer and pop culture icon, who has died aged 71, World Wrestling Entertainment confirmed on Thursday. Hogan, born Terry Bollea, was one of the most influential figures in the history of professional wrestling, helping elevate the sport to … Read more
Visitors can grab a map and follow the trail to outdoor sculptures at the Clark Art Institute. But be ready for a surreal encounter.