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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has discussed the war in Ukraine with leaders of the United States, Italy, France and Germany, a 10 Downing Street spokesperson has said, in advance of US President Donald Trump’s planned call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Monday. The flurry of diplomacy comes shortly after inconclusive direct Russia-Ukraine…

The USDA projected rice production in 2025-26 to be 148 mt in India and 145.28 mt in China. | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR This is another new normal from India. It has emerged as the world’s largest producer of rice, with its output in the 2024-25 season to June estimated at over 149 million tonnes…

In its latest assault on Gaza’s decimated healthcare system, Israel has once again targeted the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, this time with drones, as its forces are also carrying out a ground offensive in the north and south of the bombarded territory. Health officials said late on Sunday that fighting around the Indonesian Hospital…

Explosion reported in Al-Mayadeen, in the Deir az Zor countryside, also wounds several people. At least three people have been killed in a blast targeting a police station in the eastern Syrian town of Al-Mayadeen, the SANA state news agency has reported, citing a security source. The explosion in the Deir az Zor countryside on…

In the 2002 annual chairman’s letter of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren E. Buffett, the oracle of Omaha, wrote, “In our [along with Charlie Munger] view, derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction, carrying dangers that, while now latent, are potentially lethal.” Further, Mr. Buffet said he viewed the derivatives and the trading activities that go with…

Doctors discovered the cancer in Joe Biden last week after urinary symptoms and the detection of a prostate nodule. Former United States President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with “aggressive” prostate cancer, his office has said in a statement. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms developed and a prostate nodule was…

Austria’s new Eurovision Song Contest winner JJ returned home on Sunday 18 May to a warm welcome at Vienna’s Schwechat Airport after his victory in Basel. Fans, family, and media gathered and cheered as JJ smiled and posed for selfies. The 24-year-old, who is a counter tenor, took the title at the competition with the…

The recent India-Pakistan armed skirmish has sensitised everyone to the fact that drones are at the forefront of today’s wars. India started work on drone technology decades ago but fell behind in the race, presumably because its priorities were elsewhere — missiles and space — where it has been successful. But in drones, the country…

Portugal’s ruling centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) is poised to win the most votes in an early parliamentary election, but is short of a full majority, exit polls have shown, paving the way for more political instability in the country. Sunday’s election, the third in as many years, was called just one year into the minority…