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NITI Aayog proposes national caregiving framework, social security for caregivers in ageing India
NITI Aayog wants caregivers recognised as informal workers with social security, plus a national council, registry and t...
Eight Russian Parties Sign Election Observation Pact; Three Major Forces Hold Out
Russia's Public Chamber has signed election monitoring agreements with eight of eleven parties, while the Communist Part...
Duma's Hotel Tender for New Deputies Fails After Only One Bid
The State Duma reopened its search for hotel rooms for ninth-convocation lawmakers without Moscow housing, but the 189.1...
UK PM Burnham Faces Backlash Over Foreign Holiday After Just 15 Days in Office
Andy Burnham’s decision to take a foreign holiday two weeks into his premiership has ignited a Labour row, with critics ...
Beijing Rejects Japan's Defense White Paper, Warns of 'New Militarism'
China's defense ministry dismissed Japan's 'Defense of Japan 2026' as false narratives meant to justify military expansi...
AfD's Unfunded Eastern Promises May End in a 'Blue' Awakening
Germany's AfD could take power in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but its pledges—€2.5bn a year in one state a...
Justice Department Monitors Polling Sites in Four Michigan Cities for Primary
Federal voting-rights staff are monitoring polls in Detroit, Hamtramck, Lansing and East Lansing during Michigan's prima...
Federal Plan Would Force Colorado River Cuts on Arizona, California and Nevada
A federal proposal would cut Colorado River deliveries to Arizona, California and Nevada by up to 3 million acre-feet a ...
How Fake News Drove a Deadly Migrant Surge at Ceuta
False social media claims that Spain's border was open sent tens of thousands of young Moroccans toward Ceuta, left at l...
Brazil downgrades diplomatic ties with Argentina after Milei insults Lula
Brazil has formally downgraded its diplomatic representation in Argentina, replacing its ambassador with a chargé d'affa...
Mamdani's City-Owned Grocery Plan: 30% Discounts, But at What Cost to Taxpayers?
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's five public grocery stores promise 30 percent discounts on staples, but critics question...
US Revokes Visa of Brazil's Ambassador Viotti, Diplomat Calls It Lowest Point in Ties
Washington revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador Maria Luiza Viotti in the latest escalation of a retaliation cycle th...
Armed Man Arrested at Trump's Los Angeles Golf Course Ahead of Fundraiser
A man with a loaded pistol and ammunition was detained at Trump's Rancho Palos Verdes golf club days before a fundraisin...
Hungary's Public Broadcaster Reverses Two Appointments After PM's Two-Word Comment
Hungary's public broadcaster withdrew the appointments of Gábor Hajdú and Miklós Borsa to M1 Híradó a day after announci...
Negative Equity Gaffe Hands Coalition Ammunition on Labor Housing Policy
A minister's mix-up over negative equity gives the Coalition a line of attack on Labor's tax and housing policies, but t...
Japan and Mexico Agree to Launch High-Level Economic Dialogue This Fiscal Year
Foreign Minister Motegi and Mexico's economy secretary agreed to hold the first Japan-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogu...
Bihar, MP and Gujarat Bypolls: BJP Loses Bankipur but Holds Manjalpur
Prashant Kishor wins Bankipur on debut, Congress holds Datia and BJP keeps Manjalpur — a result Akhilesh Yadav calls the...
China Watch: Xi's Purge Reaches Wang Qishan's Inner Circle Ahead of 21st Party Congress
Xi Jinping's purge has reached Wang Qishan's network, with a top anti-corruption official sidelined and several former a...
UK MPs Demand Clarity on Science Policy as DSIT Abolition Leaves Portfolios in Limbo
A UK parliamentary committee is pressing ministers to confirm responsibilities and staffing two weeks after DSIT's aboli...
Most Young Africans Back Pragmatic Ties With Trump Despite USAID Cuts, Survey Shows
The 2026 African Youth Survey finds 52% of young people want leaders to engage Washington, even as 46% expect the USAID ...
Namibia's New China Deals Put Its EU Partnership — and Its Industrial Strategy — to the Test
Fresh Chinese agreements across energy, mining, infrastructure and agriculture collide with the EU's €1.3bn Global Gatew...
Six Days After Kumamoto Quake, Japan PM Visits Evacuation Centres and Readies ¥200bn in Reserves
Six days after the July 28 earthquake, Japan's prime minister toured evacuation centres in Hikawa and said Tokyo will un...
Japan Releases ¥24.2bn in Reserves as Kumamoto Quake Response Continues
Prime Minister Takaichi announced ¥24.2 billion in reserve spending, an expected 'extremely severe disaster' designation...
25 US States Sue Trump Administration Over New Section 301 Tariffs
A coalition of 25 US states challenges the administration's latest tariffs as illegal, arguing that the forced-labour ra...
Egypt's Sisi Orders Continued Care for Poorest Citizens, Reviews Cash Subsidy Plan
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met ministers in New Alamein to review food reserves, the Future Egypt silo complex and a...
Egypt Says Food Reserves Cover 6 Months as Cash Subsidy Study Advances
Egypt's supply ministry says strategic stocks cover about six months for most staples, and a cash-support overhaul is be...
Sisi Orders Push for Food Self-Sufficiency, Cash-Based Subsidy Reform
Egypt's president directed ministers to build longer strategic food reserves, expand cash-based support and tighten subs...
108 Kindergarten Assistants in Narva Lose Jobs as Estonian Language Rule Takes Effect
Estonia's requirement that kindergarten assistants speak Estonian at B2 level has led Narva to terminate 108 contracts; ...
Zelensky Hopes to Force Russia to Peace by Autumn as Drone and Oil Strikes Escalate
Zelensky says drone strikes, sanctions and diplomacy could force Russia to accept peace by autumn, while attacks on oil ...
Trump Halts Iran Strike Plan Pending Quick Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
Trump says the US will pause military action against Iran if a quick deal can reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end Tehran...