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French minister won’t rule out snap election after PM Bayrou’s confidence-vote gamble

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

France could find itself heading for another snap parliamentary election, a government minister suggested on Tuesday, after opposition parties said they would vote to oust Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, coinciding with a decline in French markets. Bayrou jolted the political establishment out of its summer slumber on Monday with his unexpected move to seek a September 8 confidence vote on […]

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Tibet marks anniversary with songs, dances, reminders of Communist rule

August 21, 2025 revoi editor

Tibet marked its 60th year as a Chinese autonomous region on Thursday with songs, dances and a parade in its capital Lhasa with thousands cheering, holding little red flags, amid placards telling all to heed the Communist Party’s leadership. The festivities held at a massive square by the Potala Palace, the former winter residence of […]

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Union Ministers to lay papers on table, Parliament to hold special discussion on space programme

August 21, 2025 revoi editor

The Parliament is going to hold a special discussion on space programme today- the last day of the Monsoon Session. The session, which began on July 21, has seen heated debates and opposition protests over various issues. According to the list of business, several Union Ministers, including Pankaj Chaudhary, Nityanand Rai, Kirti Vardhan Singh, Shantanu […]

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Moscow calls on London not to hinder efforts to settle Ukrainian conflict: Russian Foreign Ministry

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

Russia has called on the UK authorities to refrain from actions that undermine Russia and the United States’ efforts to settle the Ukrainian conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. “Against the backdrop of the genuine desire demonstrated by the Russian and US leadership in Anchorage for a comprehensive, fair, and sustainable settlement of […]

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Taiwan ‘issue’ is an internal matter, China says in response to Trump

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Taiwan is an internal matter for China, Beijing’s foreign ministry said on Monday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump saying Chinese President Xi Jinping told him he will not invade the island while Trump is in office. Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News, ahead of talks in Alaska with Russian […]

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Zelenskiy, flanked by Europe, heads to Washington as Trump presses for Russia deal

August 18, 2025 revoi editor

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders will meet Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to map out a peace deal amid fears the U.S. president could try to pressure Kyiv into accepting a settlement favourable to Moscow. The leaders of Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and NATO hope to shore up Zelenskiy […]

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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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PM Modi, top BJP leaders attend NDA Parliamentary meeting

August 5, 2025 revoi editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and BJP National President JP Nadda arrived at the Parliament Library Building on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Parliamentary Party. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister Prahlad Joshi, and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut were […]

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Lok Sabha to take up Goa ST representation bill and Merchant shipping bill

August 1, 2025 revoi editor

The Parliament has a list of important businesses for Friday, which includes The Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2024, and The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024.’ According to the list of businesses in the Lok Sabha, the bills will be moved for passage. The House also […]

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Kremlin says it ‘noted’ Trump’s statement on shorter deadline for a ceasefire in Ukraine

July 29, 2025 revoi editor

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it had “taken note” of a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump that he was shortening his deadline for Moscow to sign up to a ceasefire in Ukraine or face sanctions. Trump set a new deadline on Monday of 10 or 12 days for Russia to make progress toward […]

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