Bengal braced for a tense Friday with a shutdown-like scenario as CM Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress and opposition parties BJP and CPM announced separate protests targeting RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the rape and murder of a postgraduate resident doctor on August 9 sparked national outrage.

Kolkata Rape & Murder Case: Bengal on the boil

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for legislative assembly elections for Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. The voting for the legislative assembly in Jammu and Kashmir assembly will be held in three phases, while Haryana will vote in a single phase. Watch in for more details!

India: Election Commission announces dates for Jammu-Kashmir & Haryana assembly polls

Al-Aqsa Mosque, the holy site located in Jerusalem's old city has become a flashpoint amid the already volatile region of West Asia. This week, Israel's national security minister visited the contested compound with dozens of Israelis.

Ben Gvir's visit to holy site draws anger

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris held their first joint event since Biden exited the 2024 race and endorsed her to take his place atop the Democratic ticket.

US elections 2024: Biden, Harris hail landmark deal to lower medication prices

US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would support a new election in Venezuela, after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also floated the idea, despite rebuffs from Venezuela’s ruling party and its opposition which both claim victory in the July 28 contest.

Venezuela elections: Biden backs Lula da Silva's plea for fresh polls

Thaksin Shinawatra's daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been approved as Prime Minister following frenzied discussions precipitated by the ouster of Srettha Thavisin. She became the youngest person to assume the post. Watch in for more details!

Thailand gets youngest-ever Prime Minister: Paetongtarn Shinawatra

The Russia-Ukraine war is taking a new turn. Ukrainian troops are advancing and making big gains in Russia. Ukraine has set up a military administrative office in Russia's western Kursk region.

Ukraine set up military office in Kursk; claims control over 80 settlements including town of Sudzha

More delays for astronauts stuck in space as Nasa ponders return. Nasa has again delayed a decision about how to bring home two US astronauts stuck in space on the troubled Boeing Starliner mission. The US space agency said in a press conference on Wednesday that it will make a call by the end of August.

More delays for astronauts stuck in space, NASA to decide return by end of August

Talks aimed at ending Sudan's shattering 16-month-old civil war began on Wednesday in Switzerland although the absence of the military dampened hopes for imminent steps to alleviate the country's humanitarian crisis.

Sudan crisis: Sudanese army skip truce talks in Switzerland

Russia is on the search for trench diggers. But Why? Scores of job ads for trench diggers and construction workers in the Kursk region have appeared online. Reportedly, these diggers will build defences in the Kursk because of Ukraine’s surprise invasion. As per sources, at least 30 listings for trench diggers appeared on the classifieds website Avito.

Russia hiring trench diggers after Kursk invasion

In a bid to prevent a direct war between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, US. Special envoy and French Minister arrive in Lebanon. We tell you what happens.

Top diplomats arrive in Lebanon

Sweden on Thursday (August 15, 2024) announced the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of Mpox, which the WHO has declared a global public health emergency. The country’s public health agency confirmed that it was the same strain of the virus that has surged in the Democratic Republic of Congo since September 2023, known as the Clade 1b subclade.

Sweden confirms first case of Mpox virus outside Africa

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