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International donors meeting in Brussels say they will commit 7.5 billion euros, about $8.1 billion, in both grants and loans to support Syrians battered by war, poverty, and hunger for the rest of this year and beyond

South Africa’s four main political parties have begun a final weekend of campaigning before a possibly pivotal election that could bring the country’s most important change in 30 years

Ohio’s historical society is close to gaining control of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks now maintained by a country club where its members golf alongside the mounds

The U.S. State Department has set up an eight-person team known as “the firm” to provide help to countries cut off from Chinese trade

Finance officials from the Group of Seven rich democracies say they have moved toward agreement on a U.S. proposal to squeeze more money for Ukraine from Russian assets frozen in their countries

Syria's devastating civil war, now in its 14th year, remains largely frozen and so are efforts to find a viable political solution to end it

Some 2.5 million Mexicans — mostly women — are domestic workers, a profession that has come to encapsulate gender and class divisions long permeating Mexico

Inflation in the US saw a slower-than-expected rise in April, with the consumer price index (CPI) increasing by 3.4% year-over-year, according to the latest data. The core CPI, which strips out the volatile food and energy sectors, softened for the first time in six months.

The price change in 24 carat gold in the last one week has been 4.56% .whereas in the last month it has been 1.18%.The cost of silver is Rs.90990.0 per kg up by Rs.1050.0 per kg. Gold Price Today in Delhi is ₹73779.0/10 grams. Yesterday’s Gold Price on 27-05-2024 was ₹73252.0/10 grams.

Mizoram amid incessant rain on Tuesday morning, police said.The incident happened around 6 am in an area between Melthum and Hlimen on the southern outskirts of the town, they said.A body was recovered, while several others are trapped under the debris, they added.Although rescue operations are underway, incessant rains were affecting it, police said.The rains triggered landslides at several places in the state as well, officials said.Aizawl has been cut off from the rest of the country due to a landslide on National Highway 6 at Hunthar, they said.Besides, several intra-state highways have also been disrupted by landslides, they said.Meanwhile, all schools in the state were closed due to the rains.(This is a breaking news)Milestone Alert! Livemint tops charts as the fastest growing news website in the world

Also read | Allot or auction satellite telecom spectrum? Signal clarity, please Yet these are valuable bands because by squatting here, these companies have pushed up the costs of the competing bands for other telecom operators, and thus for the consumers. The never-ending legal disputes ensured that the department of telecom could not put these bands up for auction. Of course, the government, in its ceaseless attempt to maximise the revenue potential from auctions in the sector, possibly did not mind.

death of Iran’s president and the escalating war in Gaza, prices of Brent crude, the global benchmark, have stayed within $2 of $82 a barrel since the start of May. Part of the reason why OPEC is failing to keep prices high is because its members are failing to keep to their output targets. In March the group’s leaders and Russia extended production cuts, vowing a reduction of 2.2m barrels a day (b/d), or 2% of global supply, until the end of June, on top of 3.7m b/d of previously agreed cuts for 2024.

Hong Kong: During President Vladimir Putin's visit to China in mid-May, he said Russia and China are «jointly committed to promoting the establishment of a more democratic multipolar world order». To countries that do consider themselves democratic, Putin's notion was laughable, for both China and Russia are ruled tightly by autocratic rulers who have no intention of losing their grip on power. In fact, Professor Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Institute at SOAS University of London, told ANI, «The biggest challenge China faces in governance terms is the concentration of power in Xi's hands.»

While many parts of India are reeling under a heatwave, it’s a matter of relief that monsoon rain prospects this year are bright. The country is expected to receive above-normal rainfall during the June-September rainy season, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra. By IMD’s measure, rainfall will be 106% of the long-period average, with a model error of 4%.

Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, saying that Rahul Gandhi would likely go on vacation abroad. At the same time, Akhilesh Yadav would be found singing following the announcement of the Lok Sabha election results on June 4.As reported by ANI in Varanasi on Monday, Singh said, “In the sixth phase, we are about to touch the 400 mark and in the seventh phase, we will be crossing the 400 mark and that day, Akhilesh Yadav will be singing songs and Rahul Gandhi will go for his foreign trips as no option will be left for them. This country wants a strong government, not a compelled government."Also Read: Lok Sabha polls 2024: ‘Rahul Gandhi will not cross 40 seats, Akhilesh will not get even 4 on June 4,’ claims Amit ShahTalking about developmental works done in Varanasi during PM's tenure, Singh said, “Varanasi is the land of Kashi and whoever comes here is only at the orders of Baba Vishwanath.

Amazon's computing unit AWS is in talks with Italy to invest billions of euros in the expansion of its data centre business in the country as part of the tech giant's effort to boost its cloud offer in Europe, four people familiar with the matter said. Discussions between parties over the size and the location of the investment are ongoing, according to the sources, with one of them saying Amazon Web Service (AWS) is considering expanding its current site in Milan or building a new one.

Oil prices were steady in early Asian trading on Tuesday as investors awaited inflation data to assess future U.S. monetary policy and the production policy decisions from the OPEC+ meeting on June 2. The Brent crude July contract dropped 3 cents to $83.07 a barrel by 0038 GMT. The more-active August contract slipped 4 cents to $82.85.

banking tech startup Gravity has raised $1 million in a funding round led by early-stage venture fund Kettleborough VC. The funds will be employed to enhance “our engineering strength to build the product and take it to the next version, offering the best in product engineering we can,” cofounder and chief executive Satish Krishnaswamy told ET.

With the Joe Biden administration imposing massive new tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, some experts argue that a American-style tariff may not make sense for Canada.

defence ministry is tightening the monitoring of defence equipment being manufactured in India and has asked the industry to strictly follow end-user certification rules when it comes to exports, after some reports of equipment going into the «wrong hands» have come up. The Indian defence sector has seen a sharp increase in production of arms and weapons for both internal use and export orders in the past few years. Weapons manufacturing is on the rise throughout the world, given the Ukraine-Russia crisis, and multiple reports have emerged of weapons landing up on either side of the conflict without proper authorisation by the country of origin. The ministry is now looking to set up an internal portal that will monitor consumption patterns of imports being done by defence sector companies, particularly when it comes to explosives and primers.

US Air Force has released the first in-flight pictures of its new futuristic-looking nuclear stealth bomber B-21 Raider. It is capable of carrying missiles with nuclear warheads and it is significant because Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that if the existence of his country is at stake, he may be forced to use the nuclear weapon.