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EXPLAINERAcross 13 states, 88 constituencies go to the polls on April 26 in the second phase of the world’s largest election.The juggernaut of India’s mammoth parliamentary elections rolls into the second of seven phases on April 26 with all eyes on the southern states of Kerala and Karnataka. The ...

EXPLAINERA total of 102 constituencies in 21 states will vote on April 19 for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections.The first of seven phases of the Indian national election is set to kick off on April 19. These elections are for the 543 seats of the Lok ...

The US moved a step closer to banning TikTok after the House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday calling for the app’s Chinese developer ByteDance to divest from the company or be booted out of US app stores. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act passed ...

In 1950, Roald Dahl wrote a short story titled Poison. The tale, set in colonial India and often found in deckle-edged children’s anthologies, tells a riveting story about racism. In the story, a striped snake called a common krait slithers on the stomach of one of the main characters. ...

Islamabad, Pakistan — Nearly two weeks after the general elections in Pakistan, the contours of the likely new government are becoming clearer, with traditional political rivals Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) agreeing to a power-sharing formula. Having won 75 and 54 seats in the elections ...

EXPLAINERThe ex-PM denies he profited from the sale of ‘state gifts’ but prosecution says their value was concealed.A court in Pakistan has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 14 years in prison just a week before general elections, for unlawfully buying and selling ...

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan and Iran have agreed to de-escalate tensions after tit-for-tat military strikes on each other’s territory this week, but the episode reveals a lack of trust between the neighbours that will continue to plague relations even after the missiles and accusations have subsided, say analysts. On Friday ...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20231101/israeli-strike-on-jabaliya-refugee-camp-whats-known-so-far-1114637947.htmlIsraeli Strike on Jabaliya Refugee Camp: What’s Known So Far?Israeli Strike on Jabaliya Refugee Camp: What’s Known So Far?The strike was conducted amid ongoing escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict following the October 7 surprise large-scale attack on the Jewish state by the militant group Hamas.2023-11-01T11:38+00002023-11-01T11:38+00002023-11-01T11:38+0000worldisraelussaudi arabiavenezuelaegyptpalestinepalestine-israel conflictairstrikegaza strip/html/head/meta/@content/html/head/meta/@contenthttps://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/0b/01/1114637267_0:0:3032:1707_1920x0_80_0_0_ad2a21a29905d494de37ba4e3c1f55dd.jpgThe Israeli ...

A little over a month ago, Canada and India were still negotiating a bi-lateral deal that would increase trade and expand investment between the two countries. Now those talks have halted, Canada has implicated the Indian government in a murder on Canadian soil and, as of yesterday, India has ...

The tiny island of Lampedusa, south of Sicily, has become the symbol of Italy’s migrant crisis as news reports describe its small reception centre suddenly being overwhelmed by thousands of people arriving in hundreds of small boats. The number of migrants reaching Italy’s shores from northern Africa has soared ...