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Rupert Murdoch exits top roles at Fox and News Corp

23 Sep 2023 10:23 AM IST

Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old Australian media magnate whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down as leader of both Fox’s parent company and his News Corp media holdings. Fox said that Murdoch would become chairman emeritus of both companies, effective at board meetings

King Charles visits Bordeaux’s urban forest and winery

23 Sep 2023 10:22 AM IST

After pageantry and politics in Paris, Britain’s King Charles III heads south on Friday to Bordeaux to focus on a more personal passion: the environment. Charles will meet emergency workers and communities affected by wildfires in the Bordeaux region last year, and visit an experimental forest designed to monitor the

Brazil firefighters combat late-winter wildfires

23 Sep 2023 10:22 AM IST

Firefighters were battling flames in Brazil’s northeastern Bahia state, fanned by strong winds and abnormally high temperatures for the season, authorities said. While it is still technically winter in Brazil, with spring due to start in a couple of days, a heat wave prompting record temperatures has swept across much

Accountability Court reopens 80 corruption cases in Islamabad

23 Sep 2023 10:17 AM IST

At least 80 high-profile corruption cases, including those against former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif and ex-president Asif Ali Zardari, would be revived following a recent landmark ruling by the Supreme Court, according to a media report on Friday. These are among the hundreds of cases closed as

Asian Games set stage for Syria-China strategic partnership announcement

23 Sep 2023 10:17 AM IST

China and Syria announced the formation of a strategic partnership on Friday as Chinese leader Xi Jinping kicked off a series of diplomatic meetings ahead of the upcoming Asian Games. Xi met Syrian President Bashar Assad in the southern Chinese city of Hangzhou, which is hosting the 15-day sports competition.

Ukraine strikes Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters with missiles

23 Sep 2023 10:16 AM IST

Ukraine carried out a missile strike on Friday on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, a Russian official said, and images on social media showed large plumes of smoke said to be coming from Sevastopol harbour in the annexed Crimea. The Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, didn’t offer

Azerbaijani-Armenian talks initiated amid regional conflict

23 Sep 2023 10:16 AM IST

Azerbaijan regained control of its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in a deadly two-day military offensive and held initial talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population on reintegrating the area into the mainly Muslim country, Azerbaijan’s top diplomat told the UN Security Council. Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s determination

G4 countries raise concerns about stagnation in UNSC reform process

23 Sep 2023 10:15 AM IST

The G4 countries of Brazil, Germany, Japan and India warned that the longer it takes to reform the UN Security Council, the more its effectiveness will be called into question and voiced strong concern over the persistent absence of meaningful progress in the matters in the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN). Foreign

Biden announces new military aid package for Ukraine

23 Sep 2023 10:14 AM IST

The United States will give USD 325 million in new security assistance to Ukraine, President Joe Biden has announced as he hosted his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House and vowed to defend the war-struck country from Russian aggression. The White House meeting on Thursday was the sixth

Etihad Airways earns third consecutive five-star rating at APEX Awards

22 Sep 2023 16:05 PM IST

The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) has rated Etihad Airways as a Five-Star Global Airline for the third consecutive year. At the APEX Awards Ceremony in Long Beach, California, the airline’s excellence was recognized with a rating. The world’s top-rated travel planning app, TripIt from Concur, worked with APEX to

Jaishankar to address the UN General Assembly on September 26

22 Sep 2023 15:54 PM IST

S. Jaishankar, the Indian delegation’s minister of external affairs, will travel to New York for a week to attend the UN General Assembly. A high-level session of the 78th UNGA is where Jaishankar, who is leaving for his trip to the US today, is expected to speak on September 26.

Canada’s Public Safety Ministry after threats to Hindu-Canadians,“No place for hate”

22 Sep 2023 11:18 AM IST

The country of Canada has denounced the “offensive and hateful” videos asking Hindus of Indian descent to leave the country, calling them an “affront” to all Canadians and the values they uphold. The Ministry of Public Safety of the Canadian government in a statement posted on X said, “There is