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Australian police say Assyrian church stabbing was terrorist attack

The incident triggered clashes outside the church between police and an angry crowd of the bishop's followers who demanded the attacker be handed over to them. [...]

Taliban is ‘particularly committed’ to protect rights of Hindus and Sikhs: Spokesperson of Taliban ‘Justice Ministry’

The head of the Taliban’s political wing, Suhail Shaheen, had told The Hindu that the outfit had constituted a commission with the Justice Minister to restore property to the members of the two minority communities who were deprived of their homes and businesses by strongmen during the previous decades [...]

World donors pledge more than €2 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that world donors are pledging more than €2 billion in aid for Sudan after a year of war that has pushed its population to the brink of famine [...]

Myanmar is mired in conflict as the military, which seized power in a 2021 coup, battles multiple armed resistance groups across the country, suffering heavy losses in recent months [...]

Germany's Scholz calls for fair competition, warns against dumping during China visit

Mr. Scholz is visiting China against the background of looming E.U. tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and other trade-related tensions [...]

Philippine President says he won't give U.S. military access to additional local camps

The Biden administration has been strengthening an arc of security alliances in the region to better counter China [...]

Singapore PM Lee to step down on May 15, hands over power to deputy Lawrence Wong

Mr. Wong, who has the unanimous support of lawmakers in the long-ruling People's Action Party, will be sworn in at the national palace later the same day, it said [...]

Hezbollah claims attack on Israeli troops who had crossed border

It was the first time Hezbollah claimed such an attack in six months of near daily cross-border clashes between the Iran-backed group and Israel since the Gaza war broke out [...]

Europe joins U.S. in urging restraint by Israel after Iranian attack

Britain, France, Germany and the European Union's foreign policy chief all joined Washington and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in calling for restraint [...]

Manipur’s divided election

The year-long violence with no political intervention has left the people more concerned about their future than electoral politics.  [...]

Trinamool fights back in north Bengal

It is a tough battle for the BJP in north Bengal, where six constituencies vote in the first two phases. [...]

‘BJP is the fountainhead of corruption’: Sitaram Yechury

CPI(M) general secretary says the electoral bonds scheme legalised political corruption and had the potential to destroy democracy. [...]

Caught in a saffron storm

The BJP might win the three Muslim-dominant seats in Uttar Pradesh, but attributing it solely to Hindutva mobilisation would be a mistake. [...]

Collapse of NC-PDP front PAGD could benefit BJP

Fall of Gupkar alliance has triggered a showdown between NC and PDP, while disillusioned voters say the power struggle is against Kashmir’s interests. [...]

‘The SCs do not want a fill-in-the-blanks Chief Minister for Bihar’: Jitan Ram Manjhi 

The former Bihar Chief Minister says the Scheduled Caste communities want as CM someone who can resolve their long-pending problems. [...]

‘There is a groundswell of support for the RJD’: Tejashwi Yadav

The RJD leader says this Lok Sabha election is about “reclaiming all that is good and decent in politics and governance”. [...]

‘NDA is stronger in Bihar now’: Chirag Paswan

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president says his priority is to make Narendra Modi Prime Minister for the third time. [...]

Elections on postage: A journey into history

Stamps have played a vital role in building election awareness in India. Now they symbolise the country’s democratic triumphalism. [...]

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