Washington, July 24 (IANS) Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for the post of US President, has a 19 percentage point lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump in favourability ratings among Indian Americans, according to internal polling by the Harris campaign.
Kathmandu, July 24 (IANS) Eighteen people were killed after a plane crashed during take-off at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on Wednesday, local media reported.
Paris, July 24 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron said that he will not pick a new prime minister before the end of the Olympic Games to avoid "disorder", local media reported.
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) It has been a fortnight-plus since the second round of the French parliamentary elections, and the country -- on the surface -- appears the same. President Emmanuel Macron is still in the Elysee Palace, Gabriel Attal is still Prime Minister, and National Assembly President Yael Braun-Pivet has been re-elected to the post. But appearances are deceptive.
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy landed in New Delhi on Wednesday for his first official visit since he assumed office.
London, July 24 (IANS) The contract for the Bibby Stockholm barge, which has been used by the previous Conservative-led government to house asylum seekers off the coast of Dorset in southwestern England, will not be renewed from the end of January 2025 as part of the Labour government's overhaul of the asylum system.
Ramallah, July 24 (IANS) The Israeli military and police have killed seven Palestinians in two clashes in the West Bank, said Palestinian sources.
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Talks on strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will feature majorly during UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy's flying visit to New Delhi on Wednesday.
Moscow, July 23 (IANS) Russia will retaliate against the West over its expropriation of the country's sovereign assets, and the response could be "harsh", top officials said on Tuesday.
Washington, July 23, IANS) US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle tendered her resignation on Tuesday, a day after she faced brutal bipartisan grilling at a Congressional hearing on the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for President, at an election rally in Pennsylvania on July 13.
