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By Abhishek Khajuria So, the results of the elections in France are out now. Over the course of the past 9 days, the French voted in a two-round Parliamentary election to decide the 577 members of the 16th National Assembly of the country. The elections were marked by voter apathy, so much so that the second round … Read More “Emmanuel Macron and France: A collective quandary” »
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday was faced with trying to salvage a ruling majority and with it his economic reform agenda after voters punished his centrist Ensemble alliance in France’s parliamentary election. While Ensemble secured the largest number of lawmakers in the 577-seat National Assembly, it fell comfortably short of the threshold required for an … Read More “France’s Emmanuel Macron hunts for way to salvage a ruling majority” »
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team arrives in Sri Lanka on Monday for talks on a bailout programme, but time is short for a country just days from running out of fuel and likely months from getting any relief money. Sri Lanka is battling its worst financial crisis since independence in 1948, as decades of … Read More “IMF delegation visits crisis-hit Sri Lanka with time running out” »
The dark sea of huddled forms is almost impossible to take in at first. The grimy, bent figures resemble residents of some vast, squalid dungeon. In the filthy riverbed nearby, scattered lifeless figures look like the aftermath of a battle, or an air crash. There are close to 1,000 drug addicts sheltering under this bridge … Read More “Inside the Taliban’s new drugs hell” »
US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American Radha Iyengar Plumb to a top Pentagon position. Currently serving as the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Plumb was on Wednesday nominated to the post of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. Prior to her appointment as Chief of Staff, Plumb … Read More “Joe Biden nominates Indian-American Radha Iyengar Plumb to top Pentagon position” »
President Joe Biden told the largest federation of labor unions on Tuesday that he is working to rebuild the US economy around workers, an attempt to draw a contrast with Republicans who have increasingly attracted blue-collar votes. “We should encourage unions,” Biden said. “I am not just saying that to be pro-union. I’m saying it … Read More “Joe Biden focuses on workers as high inflation remains a risk” »
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his top deputies have pushed for a crackdown on officials who abuse their power and commit other “unsound and non-revolutionary acts,” state media reported Monday, as Kim seeks greater internal unity to overcome a COVID-19 outbreak and economic difficulties. It wasn’t clear what specific acts were mentioned at … Read More “North Korea plans crackdown as Kim Jong Un pushes for internal unity” »
By ELLIOT SPAGAT, JOSHUA GOODMAN and CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) – When leaders gather this week in Los Angeles for the US Summit, the focus will likely diverge from common political changes – migration, climate change and galloping inflation – and instead shift to something Hollywood thrives on: drama of the red … Read More “Biden struggles to avoid America’s Summit Flop in Los Angeles | World news” »
TThe power of an image cannot be underestimated, especially in times of war when reality on earth can be difficult to understand. The Telegraph’s photographers have been reporting on the conflict since day one, across the country to capture everything from refugees on the run to the discovery of mass graves to life on the … Read More “Telegraph photographers choose their most moving images of the Ukraine war” »
TThe invasion of Ukraine was just hours old when Russia’s flagship Moscow famously was told to ‘go f – k yourself’ by a lone but resolute Ukrainian voice on Snake Island. Three months later, the seemingly insignificant rock outcrop in the Black Sea has gained almost mythical status as a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. But … Read More “Why Ukraine just does not want to let it go” »
