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Myanmar: After the bloody coup in 2021, military junta to hold phased elections from Dec 28

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Nearly five years after it toppled a democratically-elected government, China-supported Myanmar’s military junta, fighting a long civil war, on Monday announced the first phase of general elections to begin on December 28 which, however, critics have already derided as a sham, the media reported. The National League for Democracy, led […]

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Global shares scale fresh tops in Asia, oil slips on truce talks

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Share markets edged higher in Asia on Monday ahead of what is likely to be an eventful week for U.S. interest rate policy, while oil prices slipped as risks to Russian supplies seemed to fade a little. A general risk-on mood saw indices in Japan and Taiwan make record peaks, while Chinese blue chips reached […]

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to arrive in India today for key talks with EAM Jaishankar, NSA Doval amid Trump tariffs

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive in New Delhi on Monday for a two-day visit, during which he is scheduled to hold a crucial bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar and engage in boundary talks with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval. The visit is seen as part of ongoing efforts […]

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Russia strikes on Kharkiv kill three, injure 17, Ukraine says

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

A Russian air attack overnight on a residential area in Kharkiv killed three people, including a toddler, and injured 17, Ukrainian authorities said on Monday, as the United States presses Kyiv to take a quick deal to end a war Moscow started. A drone attack killed the two-year-old boy in Ukraine’s second-largest city early on […]

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Flash floods devastate Buner, Pakistan after rare cloudburst kills hundreds

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Aziz Ahmed, a local schoolteacher in Buner, northwestern Pakistan, said the thunder accompanying recent torrential rains was so loud he thought the “end of the world had come”. Water, rocks and trees were swept down the mountainside after two days of intense monsoon rains, burying people and homes in their path. “You can say that […]

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British actor Terence Stamp dies at 87

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

British actor Terence Stamp passed away at the age of 87 on Sunday morning. His family confirmed the news but did not reveal the cause or place of death. Stamp, with a career that spanned six decades, was best known for playing General Zod in the Superman films. The actor first rose to fame with […]

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Ukraine: India hails Trump-Putin Summit, says efforts “highly commendable”

August 16, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India on Saturday applauded the Summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, held in Alaska, and called their efforts towards making peace in Ukraine “highly commendable.” In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “India welcomes the Summit meeting in Alaska between US […]

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Lightening robbery: In 90 seconds, robbers loot valuables worth $2 mn!

August 16, 2025 revoi editor

New Delhi: In a mid-day daring crime, four masked robbers broke into a family-owned jewelry store in Seattle, USA, on Thursday and made off with diamonds and other items worth USD 2 million (Rs. 17.53 crore) in just 90 seconds, the media reported on Saturday. Videos from the West Seattle store’s CCTV surveillance cameras showed […]

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Roving Periscope: No ceasefire, no deal in Alaska, but ‘great progress’; “Next time in Moscow!”

August 16, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: It wasn’t quite unexpected. After preaching fire and brimstone, US President Donald Trump met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at Anchorage, Alaska, for three long hours on Friday. The self-appointed, lifelong dealmaker could reach no deal at all, not even a ceasefire in Ukraine—indeed, his ‘peace talks’ with Putin had […]

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US Threatens to Further Hike Secondary Tariffs on India if Trump – Putin Talks Fail in Alaska

August 14, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Aug 14: The United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that the secondary tariffs on India could go up if “things don’t go well” during talks between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Last week, Donald Trump imposed tariffs totalling 50 per cent on India, […]