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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's resignation is more likely to cause a hiccup in the Bank of Japan's plan to steadily lift interest rates from near zero. Then there could be some acceptance of pause for a considerable period: not only in the way the leadership race of the ruling party shapes up but also in the way market moves become key in the political debate on the favoured pace of rate hikes, analysts say.

A blaze that broke out at London’s historic Somerset House on Saturday required around 125 firefighters to bring it under control, according to the London Fire Brigade. Smoke was seen rising over central London from the building’s roof as firefighters worked from a crane to douse the flames.

The Chinese firm TikTok argued in a federal appeals court on Thursday that the US Department of Justice overstated the social media app's ties to China, urging it to throw out a law necessitating China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok's US assets or face a ban.

California Governor Gavin Newsom Thursday floated a plan requiring oil refiners to maintain minimum reserves of gasoline to prevent price spikes. The California Energy Commission said that, on 63 days last year, California refiners maintained less than 15 days of gasoline supply—a situation in which the agency contends that spiked prices cost drivers $650 million.

Saadat Hasan 'Manto' - the controversial writer who traversed the South Asian subcontinent, having lived and worked in India before moving to Pakistan post the partition remains an enigma, decades after his death.

A group of shareholders has filed a lawsuit in the United States against Stellantis, claiming the European-American automaker defrauded them by concealing rising inventories and other weaknesses before it posted disappointing earnings, causing its stock price to fall.

Dakshin Kannada or South Canara district in the southern Indian state of Karnataka has been making headlines after the movie ‘Kantara’ highlighted the rich yet lesser-known tradition of ‘Bhoota Kola’.

Hurricane Debby, which recently left behind a trail of deadly destruction in Southeast Florida, also brought with it more than 100 pounds (45.36 kg) of cocaine. In two separate incidents, police have discovered massive amounts of narcotics along Florida's coast.

Individuals in Europe have started using DNA testing to obtain citizenship in other countries. Genetic genealogy tests were introduced in the year 2000, and since then, more than 40 million people around the globe have explored their ancestry.

Former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump has once again stirred up a controversy with personal attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump commented on Vice President Kamala Harris’ appearance, despite pressure from GOP allies to concentrate on policy issues instead of personal attacks.

A CCTV video showing three Delhi Traffic Police officers dividing the bribe money they took from a man has gone viral. In the viral video, one policeman is seen arguing with a man at the police check post in Gazipur near Trill Lauri Circle.

China's Colourful river Lantern and Song Festival sparks celebrations. Watch to know more.

United States is an accomplice in Israel's war in Gaza and cannot be considered a neutral mediator as it supplies the regime with weapons of war, Iran's acting foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani wrote on his x account late on Friday (August 16) night.

The Supreme Court of India on Sunday (August 18) took suo motu cognisance of the shocking and brutal rape and murder of a trainee female doctor at the RG Kar Hospital premises in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state.

A commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force was killed in a drone strike in southern Lebanon earlier today, the IDF says.

The latest source of contention between Beijing and Manila is Sabina Shoal, as the foreign ministry denounces "infringing behavior." Watch to know more.

With the World Health Organization declaring a global Public Health Emergency for Mpox, countries like India, Pakistan and China have all now sprung into action to protect their citizens from a possible outbreak. Watch in for more details!

The US Democratic National Committee (DNC) is set to host its convention in Chicago from August 19 to August 22, 2024, to celebrate Kamala Harris's nomination as the party's presidential candidate.

A 10-year-old was casually strolling on a beach in the UK with her mother when she came across five massive footprints. According to dinosaur experts, the footprints are of a Camelot that roamed the area around 100 years ago.