Veteran US politician Mitch McConnell announced on Wednesday (Feb 28) that he will step down as leader of the Republican Party in the Senate in November. The 82-year-old is the longest-serving Senate leader in history.

Veteran US politician Mitch McConnell to step down as Republican leader in Senate

A train ran over two persons at Kalajharia railway station on Wednesday (Feb 28) in Jamtara, a city in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Initial reports claimed that at least 12 lost their lives, but later India-based news agency PTI said the toll stood at two.

Express train runs over people in India's Jamtara, at least two dead

Qin Gang, China's former foreign minister, has resigned from the national legislature, state media reported on Tuesday (Feb 27) citing an official statement. Qin became the matter of major controversy globally when he was removed from office after disappearing from the public eye for a month.

China’s ex-FM Qin Gang, missing from public view since months, resigns as lawmaker

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has penned a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to consider the country's political stability in any further bailout talks, the news agencies Reuters reported on Wednesday (Feb 28) citing two people familiar with the matter.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party asks IMF to consider nation’s instability in further bailout talks

Another member of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cabin crew, has reportedly gone missing while on duty, Pakistan-based DAWN newspaper reported. The air hostess was identified as Maryam Raza, who landed in Canada's Toronto on PIA flight PK-782 from Islamabad on Monday.

Air hostess of Pakistan International Airlines goes 'missing' from Canada

The South Korean government said on Wednesday (Feb 28) that the birth rate in the nation fell to a record low, even after investing millions and billions of dollars into efforts to encourage women to have more children.

South Korea’s birth rate falls to record low in 2023, govt data shows

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (Feb 28) was seen listening closely to German singer Cassandra Mae Spittmann. PM Modi met the singer and her mother in Palladam, which is in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

WATCH: PM Modi applauds German singer as she sings devotional song 'Achyutam Keshavam'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (Feb 28) slammed the ruling party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu for allegedly using a 'China rocket' picture in a newspaper advertisement aimed at promoting the proposed second launch pad of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the state.

PM Modi slams DMK government for ‘China rocket’ in newspaper ad, calls it ‘insult’ of ISRO scientists

The White House said on Tuesday (Feb 27) that the United States would not send troops to fight in Ukraine. Germany, Britain, Spain, Poland and the Czech Republic have already distanced themselves from any suggestion they might commit ground troops to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

US among several NATO allies that rule out sending troops to fight in Ukraine

Hungary's parliament on Monday (Feb 26) ratified Sweden's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The parliament has cleared the final obstacle for the expansion of the military alliance spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Hungary’s parliament ratifies Sweden’s NATO bid, Swedish prime minister calls it ‘historic day’

Russia on Tuesday (Feb 27) claimed that its forces have captured the Ukrainian village of Sieverne near Avdiivka as they made further progress in the eastern part of the war-torn nation.

Russia claims to have captured Ukrainian village near Avdiivka

Ridouan Taghi, who is a Dutch drug kingpin, received a life sentence on Tuesday (Feb 27) for a series of murders his gang committed between 2015 and 2017. The trial, which lasted six years, emerged to be one of the largest in the Netherlands.

Drug kingpin Ridouan Taghi gets life sentence in one of Netherlands’ biggest trials

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