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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, walks with Taiwans Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, left, as she arrives in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences (AP)

Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan, defying China threats

Pelosi, second in line to the presidency, is the highest-profile elected US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years

3 Aug 2022 8:27 AM IST

Ayman al-Zawahiri. (AP)

Al-Qaeda chief Zawahiri killed in US drone strike in Kabul

The 71-year-old Egyptian surgeon, on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list, had a USD 25 million bounty on his head

3 Aug 2022 6:56 AM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and U.N. Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, sit as Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, top left, and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, top right, exchange documents during a signing ceremony at Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. (Vadim Savitsky, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Amid war, Russia, Ukraine seal landmark grain deal to relieve global...

The two sides inked separate but identical agreements in the presence of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and...

23 July 2022 11:57 AM IST

Sri Lankas new president Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses the media representatives during his visit at the Gangaramaya Buddhist temple in Colombo. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president

Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka at the Parliament complex before Chief Justice...

21 July 2022 11:29 AM IST

President elect Ranil Wickremesinghe greats supporters upon his arrival at a buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP)

Wickremesinghe elected new Sri Lankan president; protesters demand his...

Wickremesinghe secured 134 votes in 225-member House while his nearest rival and dissident ruling party leader Dullas...

21 July 2022 12:12 AM IST

Protestors burn an effigy of acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as they demand his resignation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Voting begins to elect Sri Lanka's new president in three-cornered...

A candidate has to cross the magical figure of 113 in the 225-member House to win the election

20 July 2022 10:37 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks to Irans President Ebrahim Raisi on the sideline of the summit of Caspian Sea littoral states in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on June 29, 2022. (AP file image)

Putin heads to Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey

Putin is seeking to bolster ties with Tehran, a fellow target of severe U.S. sanctions and a potential military and...

19 July 2022 11:21 AM IST

A man wears a headband with a slogan against interim Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe as he waves the Sri Lankan national flag near the Presidential secretariat in Colombo (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

State of emergency declared in Sri Lanka ahead of July 20 presidential...

The government gazette dated July 17 imposing a state of emergency in the troubled nation was issued on Monday morning

18 July 2022 1:28 PM IST

The Pakistan High Commission in India, in a goodwill gesture, has issued a three-month visa to Varma, who was only 15 years old when her family moved to India during the Partition in 1947. (Image credit: Facebook)

90-year-old Indian woman revisits Pakistan after 75 years to see her...

Varma, who is from Pune, said her family was living on the Devi College Road in Rawalpindi when the Partition took place

17 July 2022 11:09 AM IST

Sri Lankas Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana speaks during a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI)

Sri Lankan Parliament meets to announce president's vacancy

During the 13-minute special session, Dhammika Dassanayake, Secretary General of Parliament, announced the vacancy for...

16 July 2022 11:55 AM IST

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa sings the national anthem of Sri Lanka during the countrys Independence Day celebration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb. 4, 2022. (AP file image)

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya leaves for Singapore from Maldives

Rajapaksa has departed from the Maldives on Saudi Airline flight SV 788 to Singapore, sources said

14 July 2022 1:37 PM IST

A protester waves a national flag outside president Gotabaya Rajapaksas office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Rajapaksa still in Maldives, awaits private jet to depart for...

Rajapaksa, his wife Loma and their two security officers were expected to leave for Singapore on board SQ437 from Male...

14 July 2022 10:41 AM IST