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Cartier uses images of Amazon tribe devastated by illegal gold mining

17 May 2023 02:40 AM IST

Until two months ago, Cartier’s website showed Yanomami children playing in a green field. The French luxury jewelry brand said it was working to promote the culture of the Indigenous people and protect the rainforest where they live, in a vast territory straddling Brazil and Venezuela.But the project that the

Zelenskyy’s European tour meant to replenish Ukraine’s arsenal and build political support

17 May 2023 02:36 AM IST

Volodymyr Zelenskyy set off across Europe with a long shopping list. Ukraine’s president will head home with much of what he wanted—though not the Western fighter jets he seeks to defend against Russian air attacks. European leaders promised Zelenskyy an arsenal of missiles, tanks and drones during a whirlwind three-day

Biden is just ‘pop’ at granddaughter’s graduation from penn university

17 May 2023 02:33 AM IST

Joe Biden took a brief break from being president on Monday to focus on being “pop,” attending his granddaughter Maisy Biden’s graduation from the University of Pennsylvania. Maisy is the youngest daughter of Hunter Biden and his former wife, Kathleen Buhle, who both attended the ceremony. Also present were Maisy’s

Defence ministers from Japan, China inaugurate hotline to avoid clashes

17 May 2023 02:26 AM IST

The Japanese and Chinese defense ministers inaugurated their long-awaited hotline on Tuesday as a step to build trust and improve communication at a time when Japan and other neighbours are concerned about Beijing’s increasingly assertive military activities. Japan’s Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada and his Chinese counterpart, Li Shangfu, talked for

Prosecutor ends probe of FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation

17 May 2023 02:23 AM IST

A special prosecutor found that the FBI rushed into its investigation of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and relied too much on raw and unconfirmed intelligence as he concluded a four-year probe that fell far short of the former president’s prediction that the “crime of the century”

Stage set for ouster of Ecuadorian President or lawmakers

17 May 2023 02:18 AM IST

Quito: A showdown between Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso and the opposition-led National Assembly could result in either side being booted from office this week as lawmakers seek to try him for embezzlement and he mulls exercising his constitutional power to dissolve the legislature. Lawmakers will continue impeachment proceedings against the

Pakistan high court extends Imran Khan’s bail in two cases until 8 June

17 May 2023 02:11 AM IST

A Pakistan high court on Tuesday extended bail of former prime minister Imran Khan in two cases pertaining to inciting violence and sedition until 8 June. A single bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) heard the pleas in cases pertaining to allegations against top officers of state institutions and

Council of Europe summit in Iceland seeks to hold Russia to account for Ukraine war

17 May 2023 02:05 AM IST

Leaders from across the continent were heading toward Iceland early Tuesday for a rare summit of the 46-nation Council of Europe that will once more step up support for member state Ukraine and condemn expelled Russia for inflicting war on its neighbour. And after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stocked up

Russia launches ‘exceptional’ nighttime air attack on Kyiv

17 May 2023 01:57 AM IST

Ukrainian air defences thwarted an intense Russian air attack on Kyiv early Tuesday, shooting down all 18 missiles aimed at the capital, officials said. Loud explosions boomed over Kyiv as the nighttime attack combined Russian missiles launched from the air, sea and land in an apparent attempt to overwhelm Ukraine’s

US report on religious freedom based on misinformation, flawed understanding: India

17 May 2023 01:27 AM IST

India rejected the US State Department report on international religious freedom and said it was based on “misinformation and flawed understanding.” According to a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs, spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “We are aware of the release of the US State Department 2022 Report on

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