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German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach attends a press conference on controlled supply of cannabis to adults, in Berlin, on October 26, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Germany unveils cannabis liberalisation plan, with caveats

The plan calls for the sale of cannabis to adults at licensed outlets, and the aim is to combat the black market

26 Oct 2022 4:10 PM IST

Britains King Charles III greets newly appointed Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London on October 25, 2022, where he was invited to form a government. - Britains King Charles III on Tuesday appointed new Conservative leader Rishi Sunak as the second prime minister of his reign, shortly after accepting the resignation of Liz Truss. (Photo: AFP)

Rishi Sunak takes charge as UK's first Indian-origin PM after meeting...

The 42-year-old former Chancellor of Exchequer, a devout Hindu, is the youngest British prime minister in 210 years

25 Oct 2022 4:52 PM IST

Rishi Sunak will take charge as Britains first Indian-origin Prime Minister after an audience with King Charles III on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Aberto Pezzali)

Rishi Sunak to take charge as UK Prime Minister after meeting King...

The former chancellor will then make his first prime ministerial address on the steps of 10 Downing Street

25 Oct 2022 9:37 AM IST

Dark clouds hover in the sky as a fisherman folds his fishing net, ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Sitrang, in South 24 Parganas district. (PTI Photo)(

Cyclone Sitrang hits Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of people...

At least five people had been killed in the districts of Barguna, Narail, Sirajganj and the island district of Bhola

25 Oct 2022 7:30 AM IST

Rishi Sunak, front-runner to the British PM post (Photo: AP)

Rishi Sunak set to become first Indian-origin PM of United Kingdom

One of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster, Sunak will become the country's first leader of colour

25 Oct 2022 7:03 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at an event to introduce new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Xi Jinping secures third term as China leader: State media

President Xi was picked as the party's general secretary for another five-year term in a closed-door vote

23 Oct 2022 11:31 AM IST

Britains Finance minister Rishi Sunak said that hundreds of thousands of people have already lost their jobs, and sadly in the coming months many more will. (AP Photo)

Rishi Sunak holds firm as bookies' favourite to replace Liz Truss as...

The 42-year-old is holding a solid 55 per cent lead with the Oddschecker betting odds aggregator

21 Oct 2022 5:26 PM IST

In this file photo taken on July 25, 2018, Pakistans cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan speaks to the media after casting his vote at a polling station during the general election in Islamabad. (AAMIR QURESHI / AFP)

Pakistan's Election Commission disqualifies ex-PM Imran Khan for five...

The ECP also announced that action would be taken against him under the corrupt practices laws

21 Oct 2022 3:34 PM IST

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the Francis Crick Institute in London, Monday, July 11, 2022. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)

Boris Johnson eyes comeback bid as UK Tories pick new leader

Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt are among the bookmakers' favourites along...

21 Oct 2022 2:55 PM IST

Britains Prime Minister Liz Truss addresses the media in Downing Street in London, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Truss says she resigns as leader of UK Conservative Party. (Photo: AP)

Liz Truss resigns as British Prime Minister

She has been in office for just 45 days - the shortest tenure of any British prime minister

20 Oct 2022 7:26 PM IST

Elon Musk (AP file image)

Musk says he's 'excited' about buying Twitter, but overpaying

Twitter had filed a lawsuit to hold Musk to the terms of the deal he inked after the Tesla chief sent word he was...

20 Oct 2022 10:44 AM IST

Police block the perimeter at the scene of Russian shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, after some explosions rocked Kyiv in the early morning. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russian 'kamikaze drones' strike Kyiv: Ukraine

The attacks come exactly a week after Russia unleashed a massive wave of missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital and...

17 Oct 2022 12:36 PM IST