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India is the biggest whiskey-drinking nation in the world. Roughly 230 million cases are consumed here annually, accounting for nearly half of global whiskey sales, according to the International Wine and Spirits Research, the global authority on beverage alcohol data. But US-made bourbon brands, such as Maker's Mark, have long remained a niche product in India

Florence sits at the kitchen table. Her husband is there, her daughter, too. They laugh together, share a meal — just as they used to. But there is one difference: both her husband and daughter have been dead for years. "As if we have never been separated," she says. Florence has never experienced dreams with such intensity before.

Foreign ministers from the US, India, Japan and Australia — the four nations that make up the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, better known as the Quad — are set to meet in New Delhi over three days from Sunday to discuss Indo-Pacific security, energy supplies and emerging technologies. The meeting comes as China continues to test

Alexander Lukashenko's regime went to great lengths to arrest Raman Pratasevich. On May 23, 2021, Belarusian authorities forced a Ryanair plane on its way from Athens to Vilnius, in Lithuania, to land in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, sparking global outrage. As soon as the plane touched down, Pratasevich, the former editor-in-chief of Nexta, a Belarusian media networkthat was largely distributed via

Voters in Cyprus will head to the polls on May 24 for what is shaping up to be one of the most significant parliamentary elections in decades. Although the parliament holds limited powers within the presidential system of the Republic of Cyprus, the outcome of the election is expected to shake up the country's political

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The 2026 Cannes Film Festival, it seems, has war on its mind. An extraordinary number of movies at this year's festival, which concludes on May 23, deal with the experience of life in wartime. In Lukas Dhont's Belgian World War I drama "Coward," young soldiers in the trenches confront ideas of heroism and masculinity. "Visitation," the latest film

What you need to know about Trump and US-Cuba relations Trump has signalled taking a tougher stance on Cuba, with potential intervention Cuba's ties to Russia and China make a negotiated solution unlikely, Marco Rubio says Washington is increasing pressure on Havanna, including the indictment of former leader Raul Castro The US renewed threats of possible

Highways have been blocked for weeks, and now the situation is growing ever more tense in the city of La Paz, where Bolivia's government is based. Local journalists reported that demonstrators have begun detonating small charges of dynamite to express their discontent. Protesters have stormed public buildings and set up dozens of blockades, leading to fuel