Politics

Indian authorities reimposed some restrictions in parts of Kashmir on Sunday ahead of the Muslim festival Eid, amid fears that large gatherings could trigger renewed protests against Delhi’s withdrawal of special rights for the region. Indian...

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday swung a lower court judgment to transfer imprisoned former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from the southern city of Curitiba to a penitentiary in the state of Sao Paulo. Lula,...

Puerto Rico will get its third governor in less than a week on Wednesday just hours after the bankrupt U.S. territory’s supreme court ruled that Pedro Pierluisi’s assumption of the office was unconstitutional. Justice Secretary Wanda...

Democratic presidential front-runner and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden climbed a fierce defense of Barack Obama’s legacy on Saturday after several of his White House opponents attacked that record in debates this week. Biden, performing...

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday toured one of a chain of far-eastern islands required by Japan, sparking a protest from Tokyo. Paying a visit to Russia’s Sakhalin Island, Medvedev also agreed to Iturup, one...

China declared a stark reminder Wednesday that its troops could be deployed in Hong Kong if city officials requested help in maintaining “public order” after weeks of sometimes violent protests. Hong Kong has been plunged into...

Former soldier Mark Esper was declared as 27th US secretary of defense Tuesday after gaining Senate confirmation, filling America’s longest-ever Pentagon authority vacuum as Washington faces mounting stresses with Iran and strives to settle the long-running...

Boris Johnson has been elected new Conservative leader in a ballot of party members and will become the next UK prime minister. He beat Jeremy Hunt comfortably, winning 92,153 votes to his rival’s 46,656. The former...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday pledged to keep alive his plans to amend the country’s pacifist constitution, despite failing to secure a “supermajority” in upper house elections. His ruling coalition retained its majority in the...

Jatiya Party Chairman H M Ershad passed away at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka at the age of 91, said Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR). The JS chairman breathed his last at Combined Military Hospital (CMH)...