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May 26, 2019 11:53 AM

Ireland votes overwhelmingly to relax strict divorce law

<span style="color: #222222;">Ireland has voted by an overwhelming majority to relax its constitutional restriction on divorce. <br />''<br />''The step is the latest in a series of reforms to modernise the charter of th...

May 26, 2019 8:53 AM

Bong Joon Ho's 'Parasite' strikes gold at Cannes this year

<span style="color: #222222;">South Korean director Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" bagged the Palme d'Or at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival in France. Bong Joon Ho received the festival's coveted top prize from French cinema icon Cath...

May 26, 2019 8:21 AM

10 injured as gunmen open fire outside New Jersey bar in US

<span style="color: #222222;">In US, at least 10 people injured after two gunmen fired into a crowd outside a bar in New Jersey's capital city yesterday. Authorities said that five men and five women were taken to a hospital with gunshot injuries. <br /&am...

May 26, 2019 8:19 AM

At least 25 Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush

<span style="color: #222222;">In Nigeria, at least 25 soldiers and a number of civilians were killed in an ambush by the Boko Haram militants in the northeastern part of the country yesterday. Militants opened fire as the soldiers were escorting groups of evacuees fro...

May 26, 2019 8:17 AM

Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa's president

<span style="color: #222222;">Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a five-year term as South Africa's President yesterday. Head of the African National Congress Ramaphosa was officially elected as President by Parliament during its first sitting following the sixth g...

May 25, 2019 8:32 PM

US ambassador calls for Beijing dialogue with Dalai Lama

<span style="color: #222222;">The US ambassador to China has called upon Beijing to open a substantive dialogue with the Dalai Lama. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;&amp...

May 25, 2019 5:02 PM

US President Trump reaches Japan on four-day visit

<span style="color: #222222;">US President Donald Trump reached Japan today for a four-day visit. <br />'' <br />'' Japanese and US officials hail the relationship between Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

May 25, 2019 4:07 PM

UN lauds gender balance in Indian peacekeeping troops

<span style="color: #222222;">UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed gratitude for India's contribution to the United Nations and its peacekeeping missions. <br />'' <br />'' He stressed on...

May 25, 2019 2:08 PM

US troops boost threat to international peace: Iran

<span style="color: #222222;">Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said, the US decision to deploy 1,500 additional troops to West Asia is a threat to international peace.<br />'' <br />'' Talking to officia...

May 25, 2019 1:18 PM

UAE condemns terrorist attack on mosque in Kabul

<span style="color: #222222;">The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a mosque in Afghan Capital, Kabul during Friday prayer that has resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.<br />'' <br />'' In a stat...

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