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US asks UK court to allow Julian Assange to face espionage charges in US
The United States asked Britain’s High Court on Wednesday to overturn a judge’s decision that Julian Assange should not be ...

US asks UK court to permit extradition of WikiLeaks’ Assange-
By PTI LONDON: The United States asked Britain’s High Court on Wednesday to overturn a judge’s decision that Julian Assange ...

ADB, AIIB processing USD 2 billion loan for India to buy COVID-19 vaccines-
By PTI BEIJING: China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) along with the Asian Development (ADB) are currently processing a USD ...

Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor, who taught others about opposing nuclear weapons, dies at 96
Sunao Tsuboi, a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing who made opposing nuclear weapons the message of his life, including ...

Germany to end national ‘epidemic’ situation next month-
By PTI BERLIN: The German parliament will not extend the “epidemic situation of national scope” when it expires next month, but ...

Iran’s president says cyberattack that paralyzed gas stations was meant to create disorder
Iran’s president said Wednesday that a cyberattack that paralyzed every gas station in the Islamic Republic was designed to get ...

Sri Lankan president appoints task force led by controversial monk for One Country, One Law’-
By PTI COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a 13-member task force, headed by a hardline Buddhist monk ...

Nepal’s Chief Justice refuses to step down amidst allegations of colluding with government-
By PTI KATHMANDU: Nepal Supreme Court Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana has refused to resign from his post amidst allegations ...

Indian-origin Singaporean fined for hosting in-laws’ wedding dinner during COVID restrictions-
By PTI SINGAPORE: An Indian-origin Singaporean was fined SGD3,000 for hosting a dinner involving at least 20 people to celebrate ...

Italy hosts a climate-focused G20 as geopolitics shift-
By PTI ROME: The leaders of Russia and China aren’t coming. Turkey nearly set off a diplomatic incident on the ...