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China brands drop Mbappe for 'offending national sentiments'

Ukraine, Russia say US-brokered truce holding in ravaged city

India orders evacuations as Cyclone Arnab looms

Dutch broadcaster pulls out of Eurovision over Israel 'sensitivities'

Delhi grants minimum monthly pay and DA to about 4,000 MCD health workers

Critical coal inventories affect nearly half of India’s domestic power plants

Ather Energy shares climb 14% after quarterly profit and expansion plan

FCNR(B) deposit drive puts sharper margin pressure on private banks

Gold ETF flows turn negative after 13 weeks as bullion loses 4%

Noel Tata requests records of September 17 Tata Sons board meeting

Pakistan's last antique restorers give old treasures new life

Reparations calls to dog King Charles's tough Caribbean trip

India braces for Cyclone Arnab with evacuations

Global rates and foreign outflows remain key risks for Indian markets

Ukraine's Avdiivka empties in face of Russian assaults

On a narrow asphalt strip scarcely visible late at night, a Ukrainian soldier sped along with his lights off at the wheel of a large armoured Humvee jeep.

Dutch govt talks in chaos as Wilders-appointed 'scout' quits

Already difficult talks to form a government coalition in the Netherlands after Geert Wilders's shock election win were thrown into disarray Monday as the man tasked with overseeing them resigned.

Pope's condition after illness 'good and stable': Vatican

Pope Francis is improving after suffering from flu symptoms at the weekend, the Vatican said Monday, noting that the 86-year-old pontiff was postponing some appointments during his recovery.

New Zealand to scrap world-leading anti-smoking laws

New Zealand's plans for world-leading anti-smoking laws will be revoked, Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday after being sworn in as prime minister, in a move described as a "huge win for the tobacco industry".

COP28 host UAE ready for rising heat risk, says minister

The United Arab Emirates is ready for soaring temperatures that are feared to make parts of the Gulf uninhabitable by the end of the century, the oil power's climate change minister told AFP.

Six pupils go on trial over 2020 beheading of French teacher

Six teenagers went on trial in Paris on Monday for their role in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, the first of two trials in a case that horrified France.

Pandya returns to Mumbai, Green to Bangalore in IPL trade

Hardik Pandya has been traded to his former franchise Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans with Cameron Green moving from Mumbai to Royal Challengers Bangalore, the IPL said on Monday.

Frenchman Trochet lighting the Olympic flame for Flag football

The lessons that a 20-year-old Pierre Trochet learned when a business he started up "crashed" served him well, as within two decades he succeeded in securing Flag football a coveted spot at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Gangs, extortion in Bangladesh camps driving Rohingya sea exodus

Holding his son's hand in a temporary shelter in Indonesia, Rohingya Mohamed Ridoi says he made the dangerous 12-day sea journey from massive refugee camps in Bangladesh to escape the pervasive threats of kidnapping, extortion and murder.

Families of Malaysia Airlines plane crash victims call for new search

Relatives of dozens of Chinese passengers who died when a Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared almost 10 years ago called Monday for a new investigation, as a Beijing court began hearing their fresh appeal for compensation.

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