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Starmer's position significantly weakened after the Labour Party's poor showing in the recently concluded regional polls, followed by the resignations of four junior ministers and UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting.

US President Donald Trump has made a major statement on Taiwan following his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying that China firmly rejects Taiwan’s independence. The remarks have renewed global attention on one of the most sensitive flashpoints in US-China relations amid rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait.

Bubu Munshi-Eklund, a Bengali singer trained at Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata, married Swedish journalist Lars Eklund and has been living in Lund since 1983. She founded the Lund International Tagore Choir around 2011-2012.

Under the revised framework notified by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), importers will now require prior government approval to bring several categories of silver bars into India.

The Botany teacher, Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, allegedly disclosed important questions from Botany and Zoology and made the students note down the same in their notebooks and also mark in their textbooks. Most of the questions tallied with the actual NNET-UG paper held on May 3.

On May 1, six armed IRGC fighters tried to infiltrate Kuwait's Bubiyan Island. One Kuwaiti soldier was injured, four Iranians were captured, and two escaped. It's the most significant Iran-Gulf border incident in years — and it's barely made headlines.

While the world watches Iran's standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, a brutal internal crackdown is intensifying. Women face mass arrests, political prisoners are being executed, and families of the dead are being silenced. Here's what's happening inside Iran.

A Bahrain-led UN resolution demanding freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz has won backing from 112 countries — but Iran has dismissed it. With global oil supplies at stake and US-Iran tensions still simmering, the world is watching what comes next.

Kamal Haasan on Saturday met newly sworn-in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, and submitted six major requests aimed at addressing the concerns of the Tamil film industry. Read on to know more.

Amid growing social media attention over his form, Punjab Kings seamer Arshdeep Singh could be battling physical constraints, according to Andrew Leipus.

The Surinamese-Hindustani community, with a population of nearly 120,000 in the Netherlands, is the largest and oldest Indian-origin community in continental Europe.

In 2008, Sweden’s Volvo Group and India’s Eicher Motors formed a 50:50 joint venture, VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV). Volvo contributed advanced technology and Euro-VI engine expertise; Eicher brought intimate knowledge of India’s punishing roads and a vast after-sales network.

With fuel prices constantly fluctuating, finding a car that delivers excellent mileage is critical. Automakers now offer advanced pure petrol and strong hybrid models that achieve between 25.19 km/l and 27.97 km/l, allowing drivers to drastically cut their daily running costs.

The move aimed to ease the burden on passengers and airlines, which are reeling under pressure from rising fuel costs amid the continuing conflict in West Asia and the closure of the vital Strait of Hormuz.

As China and United States compete to dominate the world, a history reference defines the rivalry of the 21st century. On Gravitas Plus, Shreya Upadhyaya explains the Thucydides trap and why it matters today.

Using Bayesian evolutionary modelling, the researchers tested several theories linked to handedness, including tool use, diet, habitat, body mass, social organisation, brain size and movement patterns.

Pakistan lawmakers have warned that the worsening security crisis in Balochistan now resembles a “civil war” amid rising militant attacks, political unrest, human rights allegations and growing resentment over economic marginalisation.

Ajay Devgn has postponed the release of Dhamaal 4 to ensure an easier theatrical run for Kumar’s Welcome To The Jungle. The decision has been taken after discussions between the two actors themselves. Read on to know more.

A man has lost at least S$4.9 million (US$3.8 million) to a Strait of Hormuz funding assistance scam, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Thursday (May 14), as it advised members of the public to be vigilant against scams involving the impersonation of senior government officials. In a news release, police said the scammers – who appear to be targeting business professionals who have had prior interactions with government officials – would impersonate government officials, including the secretary to the Cabinet, to inform the victim to attend a virtual meeting with the Singapore president, ministers, and other officials.