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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been admonished by the country's parliamentary standards panel for a "minor and inadvertent breach" related to a confidential investigation. The investigation focused on whether...

New Delhi (Agency): The entire proceeding was marked by a tussle between the western bloc, on one hand, and Russia and China on the other. The west wanted a strong...

On August 30, a meeting behind closed doors took place between Emmanuel Macron and the heads of opposition parties in Saint-Denis, Paris. It turned out that the doors were not...

NEW YORK, Sep 8 2023 (IPS) - Individually and collectively, member countries of the G20 are falling far behind in their greenhouse gas reduction goals and are failing to make...

India and Saudi Arabia have signed a significant Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on multiple fronts in the energy sector, aiming for renewable energy development, energy security, and climate change...

Home to around 520,000 people and famous for its sun-kissed atolls, the Maldives is said to be dizzyingly beautiful with underwater marine life that has complex kingdoms of corals scattered...

New Delhi (Agency): A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal reveals that the pursuit of "green growth" in high-income countries is inadequate to achieve the emission reductions necessary...

New Delhi (Agency): Hawkish US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has recently undertaken an official visit to China. She is the fourth such US official to visit in the past...

New Delhi (Agency): West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee may not have missed the mark when she predicted the other day that the Modi government might advance...

New Delhi (Agency):Changshan County, located in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, is now offering cash “rewards” to couples if the bride is aged 25 or younger. The reward of...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Aug 29 2023 (IPS) - On 20 August, Guatemala witnessed a rare event: despite numerous attempts to stop it, the will of the majority prevailed. Democracy was at...

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 2023 (IPS) - The United Nations will host six “high-level” meetings, including two summits of world leaders– over a short span of five consecutive days, beginning...