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As G7 bashes him, Putin to make 1st foreign trip since Ukraine war
Putin's last known trip outside of Russia was a visit to China's Beijing in early February.
Updated on Jun 27, 2022 09:00 AM IST
Written by Manjiri Sachin Chitre | Edited by Swati Bhasin
Cannabis use has risen with legalization and Covid lockdowns: UN report
Cannabis has long been the world's most widely used drug and that use is increasing while the cannabis on the market is getting stronger in terms of its tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content, said the report.
Published on Jun 27, 2022 07:08 AM IST
Reuters |
Ghislaine Maxwell put on suicide watch: Lawyers
They said Maxwell was transferred after reporting threats to her safety by MDC staff to the federal Bureau of Prisons' inspector general.
Published on Jun 27, 2022 04:55 AM IST
Reuters |
G7 leaders mock Putin in jokes about stripping off
- "Jackets on? Jackets off? Do we take our coats off?" British Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked as he sat down at the table in Bavaria's picturesque Elmau Castle, where Chancellor Olaf Scholz was hosting the summit of seven powerful democracies.
Updated on Jun 27, 2022 05:39 AM IST
AFP |
At least 20 dead in South African club; cause not yet known
- It is unclear what led to the deaths of the young people, who were reportedly attending a party to celebrate the end of winter school exams.
Published on Jun 27, 2022 01:14 AM IST
AP |
US Supreme Court decision spurs French government into action
- The landmark ruling by the conservative-majority court on Friday overturned almost five decades of constitutional protections for abortion in the United States, allowing individual states to regulate the procedure.
Updated on Jun 27, 2022 01:10 AM IST
AFP |
G7 unveils rival to China’s BRI
- “Together with G7 partners, we aim to mobilise $600 billion by 2027 in global infrastructure investments,” the White House said shortly ahead of a speech by Biden unveiling the proposal.
Updated on Jun 27, 2022 05:45 AM IST
Agencies |
Russia slides towards default as payment deadline expires
- A grace period on about $100 million of missed bond payments - blocked because of wide-ranging sanctions - was set to end on Sunday night, fast approaching as this paper was going to print.
Published on Jun 27, 2022 12:21 AM IST
Agencies |
Russian missiles rock Kyiv as G7 leaders hold summit
- One person died and four people, including a seven-year-old girl, were taken to hospital following the early morning strikes, said city mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Published on Jun 27, 2022 12:04 AM IST
AFP |
The genesis and the impact of America’s abortion ban verdict
Friday’s judgment is undoubtedly a victory for Republican Party, social conservatives and the country’s Christian Right.
Updated on Jun 27, 2022 12:08 PM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington
Four G7 powers impose gold export ban on Russia, announces Britain
- Worth 12.6 billion pounds ($15.5 billion) to the Russian economy in 2021, gold – a refuge commodity in times of turmoil – is a major export for the country.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 09:53 PM IST
AFP |
Bangladesh’s Padma Bridge is a Chinese success story, claims media
China’s official media has closely tracked the development of the bridge, given that the China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group (MBEC) has been behind its construction
Published on Jun 26, 2022 04:44 PM IST
Curious case of Pakistan's Sajid Mir, mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks
- This is the curious case of Sajid Mir, one of the masterminds of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, India, in 2008.
Updated on Jun 26, 2022 03:38 PM IST
ANI | , Islamabad
South Africa makeshift nightclub death toll climbs to 20: Safety official
- "The number has increased to 20, three have died in hospital. But there are still two who are very critical," head of the provincial government safety department Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe said on local TV.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 03:06 PM IST
AFP |
US president Joe Biden says ‘G-7 to ban Russian gold in response to Ukraine war’
Biden and his counterparts will huddle on the summit's opening day Sunday to discuss how to secure energy supplies and tackle inflation, aiming to keep the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from splintering the global coalition working to punish Moscow.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 02:05 PM IST
AP |
‘Do something’: Joe Biden signs rare bipartisan gun control legislation
Calling it a ‘monumental day’, US President Joe Biden acknowledged that the law doesn’t go far enough but claimed it would save lives
Published on Jun 26, 2022 01:51 PM IST
Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices as US delegation arrives
The announcement came a day after Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said there would be an indefinite delay in getting new shipments of oil.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 12:44 PM IST
AFP |
China’s Dandong warned of risks for continuous Covid flareups
The Chinese city of Dandong, which borders North Korea, reported seven asymptomatic cases for Saturday -- half the total number of cases in all of mainland China for the day.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 12:16 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Your body belongs to Christ: Anti-abortionists see divine hand in court ruling
Texas has been among those states leading the charge to restrict access to abortions. A law that came into effect last year bans the procedure when fetal heart activity can be detected -- usually around six weeks, a time few women are even aware they are pregnant.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 08:46 AM IST
AFP |
Staff found planting spy device in Imran Khan's room. Here's what happened next
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has alleged that his life is in danger, claiming he has recorded a video naming people who are involved in a conspiracy to eliminate him.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 08:46 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Aryan Prakash
Was cash strapped Sri Lanka duped by China in Hambantota Port?
Chinese built Hambantota has become a millstone around Sri Lanka's neck as the seaport has landed Colombo in a dragon debt trap and is a commercially unviable with little hope of traffic revival in future.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 07:37 AM IST
US WWII destroyer found off Philippines
- The USS Samuel B Roberts went down during a battle off the central island of Samar on October 25, 1944 as US forces fought to liberate the Philippines -- then a US colony -- from Japanese occupation.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 06:37 AM IST
AFP |
Taliban's urgent appeal to West after deadly earthquake ravages Afghanistan
The 6.1-magnitude quake that struck the east of the country early on Wednesday destroyed or damaged 10,000 homes and injured about 2,000 people.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 05:53 AM IST
Reuters |
Fresh transport strikes hit UK, mainland Europe
- Tens of thousands of rail workers in the UK staged the latest day-long walkout over pay and job security, hampering weekend plans for those already hit by similar strikes on Tuesday and Thursday.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 04:51 AM IST
AFP |
WHO says monkeypox not currently a global health emergency
- WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus convened a committee of experts on Thursday to advise him whether to sound the UN health agency's strongest alarm over the outbreak.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 04:39 AM IST
AFP |
After occupying key Ukraine city, Russia focuse shifts to Lysychansk
- The capture of the industrial hub of Severodonetsk is an important strategic win for Moscow as it seeks to gain full control over the east of the country.
Updated on Jun 26, 2022 05:43 AM IST
AFP |
UK's Johnson urges G7 not to 'give up' on Ukraine
- "Ukraine can win and it will win. But they need our backing to do so. Now is not the time to give up on Ukraine," Johnson said in a statement on the eve of a Group of Seven wealthy nations summit in the Bavarian Alps.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 04:34 AM IST
AFP |
'Islamist terror' suspect arrested in deadly Norway attack
- The suspect, who was already known to security services, was arrested quickly after the shooting started around 1:00 am (2300 GMT Friday) in central Oslo.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 04:32 AM IST
AFP |
Fresh protests as new US abortion reality takes shape
- The deeply polarized country woke up to a new level of division: between states that will now or soon deny the right to abortion, enshrined since 1973, and those that still allow it.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 04:31 AM IST
AFP |
