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WHO pushes countries to raise prices on sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50%

July 3, 2025 revoi editor

The World Health Organisation is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50% over the next 10 years through taxation, its strongest backing yet for taxes to help tackle chronic public health problems. The United Nations health agency said the move would help cut consumption of the products, which […]

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India, US to sign new 10-year Defence Framework this year

July 3, 2025 revoi editor

India and the United States have agreed to sign a new 10-year US-India Defence Framework by the end of this year, US Senior Defence Spokesperson Colonel Chris Devine has said. According to a statement from the Pentagon, US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh agreed during a phone conversation on […]

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EAM Jaishankar meets heads of US FBI and National Intelligence

July 3, 2025 revoi editor

External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S. Jaishankar met with two top US intelligence officials – Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard – on Wednesday. In a post on X, Jaishankar noted that he had a “good exchange on the global situation and bilateral cooperation” with Gabbard. […]

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The Nayak moment: Thailand gets a new PM–for just one day!

July 2, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In the 2001 Hindi movie “Nayak: The Real Hero,” actor Anil Kapoor, playing the role of a TV cameraman Shivaji Rao, becomes the Chief Minister for a day, in place of the incumbent played by Amrish Puri. Thailand’s politics has just delivered a Nayak-like moment as, amid a political upheaval, […]

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The Dalai Lama: China objects to his successor, says will appoint its own

July 2, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Dalai Lama, who fled Tibet and took refuge in India in the late 1959s, is on course of naming his successor, to the chagrin of China which annexed Tibet some six decades ago, claimed its “approval” was necessary. According to Tibetans, Tenzin Gyatso, the present Dalai Lama, is the […]

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Gaza: After 58,000 deaths, Trump says Israel ready for a 60-day ceasefire

July 2, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit next week, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Israel has agreed to finalise 60-day Gaza ceasefire, and also urged terror outfit Hamas to accept the deal. The ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, which has claimed nearly 58,000 lives, started […]

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Roving Periscope: “A billion people back Musk,” China says as it fishes in US troubled waters!

July 2, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Chinese are smiling ear-to-ear. “A billion people are backing you,” their social media users boasted, as Beijing was transfixed as US President Donald Trump’s public spat with his one-time ‘inseparable’ backer, Elon Musk, intensified. Since nothing unofficial can be made public in China, even on social media, this popular […]

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US bombing ‘seriously damaged’ Iran’s Fordow nuclear site: Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi

July 2, 2025 revoi editor

The U.S. bombing of Iran’s key Fordow nuclear site has “seriously and heavily damaged” the facility, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in an interview with CBS News. “No one exactly knows what has transpired in Fordow. That being said, what we know so far is that the facilities have been seriously and heavily damaged,” […]

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Japan PM says determined to protect national interests amid tariff stalemate

July 2, 2025 revoi editor

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Wednesday he was determined to protect his country’s national interests as trade negotiations with the U.S. struggled and President Donald Trump threatened even higher tariff rates on the Asian ally. “Japan is different from other countries, as we are the largest investor in the United States, creating jobs,” […]

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Iranian President Pezeshkian Signs into Law Suspending Cooperation with UN Nuclear Monitor

July 2, 2025 revoi editor

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has signed into law a bill suspending cooperation with the United Nations’ nuclear monitor, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iranian state media reported on Wednesday. This is one of the most drastic steps Iran has made in its standoff with international powers on its nuclear activities. State broadcaster of Iran […]