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Takeaways from former top UK official's testimony on the Mandelson appointment scandal

New Delhi, April 23 -- A former top British official on Tuesday revealed behind-the-scenes details about how scandal-tainted politician Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, came to be approve... Read More


Ukraine completes Druzhba pipeline repairs, hoping to unlock blocked EU loan

New Delhi, April 22 -- Ukraine has completed repairs on a damaged oil pipeline and is preparing to resume flows, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, while warning that there is no guarantee Ru... Read More


Pope criticizes colonization of Africa's minerals as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea

New Delhi, April 22 -- Pope Leo XIV arrived in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday on the fourth and final leg of his Africa journey, and denounced the "colonization" of Africa's minerals and the "lust for p... Read More


Fired former UK official says he felt political pressure to approve Mandelson as US ambassador

New Delhi, April 22 -- The former head of Britain's foreign service said Tuesday he was pressured by Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office to rush through the confirmation of Peter Mandelson as British... Read More


Trump picks a University of Minnesota professor to lead his economic council

New Delhi, April 22 -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated University of Minnesota economist Christopher Phelan to be the next chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, a key p... Read More


Mauritania lawmakers are charged with insulting president over racial bias claims

New Delhi, April 22 -- Two female opposition lawmakers in Mauritania have been charged with insulting the president after accusing him of adopting a discriminatory attitude towards Black people and de... Read More


Iran's leadership survived US-Israeli bombardment. But talks to end the war present a new challenge

New Delhi, April 22 -- After U.S.-Israeli bombardment eliminated Iran's supreme leader and much of its top echelons, the Islamic Republic's leadership didn't fall apart - but negotiations to end the w... Read More


Nearly 500 alleged MS-13 members are on a mass trial in El Salvador

New Delhi, April 22 -- Prosecutors in El Salvador opened a massive, joint trial of nearly 500 alleged members of the MS-13 gang on charges that include homicide, extortion and arms trafficking. The t... Read More


Israel pauses for Memorial Day, a public day for mourning in the shadow of war

New Delhi, April 22 -- Israelis marked the country's annual Memorial Day on Tuesday, a somber day of reflection filled with ceremonies at cemeteries and sirens when the whole country stops for two min... Read More


Gunman who fired on tourists at Mexican pyramid carried materials related to 1999 Columbine massacre

New Delhi, April 22 -- The gunman who opened fire on tourists at Mexico's iconic Teotihuacan pyramids carried materials that were apparently related to the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School, auth... Read More