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Karnataka Approves Bill to Reserve Jobs for Locals, Sparking Industry Backlash
BENGALURU – Karnataka, the Indian state home to the tech hub Bengaluru, has approved a bill…
More Hot Spots Detected as Dry Season Hits Southern ASEAN Region
SINGAPORE – Hot spot activity in the southern ASEAN region, which includes Singapore, has increased recently,…
Huge Fire Extinguished at China Mall, but People Still Trapped Inside
BEIJING – A fire that erupted on July 17 at a shopping centre in south-western China…
Netherlands Commemorates 10th Anniversary of MH17 Airline Disaster
AMSTERDAM – On Wednesday, the Netherlands commemorated the 298 victims of flight MH17, which was shot…
Portugal’s Socialists Propose Budget Talks with Minority Government
LISBON – Portugal’s main opposition Socialists have proposed initiating negotiations in “good faith” with the center-right…
Malta’s Metsola to Head EU Parliament for Second Term
STRASBOURG – Roberta Metsola has secured broad support for a new term as president of the…
Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething Steps Down
LONDON – Vaughan Gething announced on Tuesday that he would step down as First Minister of…
Russia Mulls Banning Electric Scooters, Fining ‘Daredevil’ Riders
MOSCOW – Vycheslav Volodin, speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament and a close ally of…
UK Deputy PM Dismisses ‘Islamist’ Nuclear State Remark by Trump’s VP Pick Vance
LONDON – On Tuesday, Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner downplayed comments made by U.S. vice…
Baltic Countries to Leave Joint Power Grid with Russia and Belarus
VILNIUS – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have signed an agreement to decouple from the Soviet-era BRELL…
Bangladesh Deploys Police as Job Protests Flare Up
DHAKA – Thousands of riot police were deployed at university campuses across Bangladesh on Tuesday, following…