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Newly-elected chief minister of India's Tamil Nadu state, Josephy Vijay, has ordered the closure of over 700 state-run liquor shops, according to a press statement released on Tuesday. It marks his first big move since he was sworn-in two days ago. What do we know about the Tamil Nadu TASMAC shop closure? A total of

The Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia confirmed on Monday that German politician Christian Schmidt, the top international envoy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, will resign after five years in office. The post of high representative was created after the 1992-95 Bosnian War to oversee the implementation of the US-brokered Dayton Peace Agreement, which

Russia concluded a temporary ceasefire which lasted for nearly three days with overnight strikes targeting Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday. "Russia itself chose to end the partial silence that had lasted for several days. Overnight, more than 200 attack drones were launched against Ukraine," said Zelenskyy on X. He shared pictures of the aftermath

European Union negotiators on Tuesday reached an agreement  on rules that aim to bolster the bloc's supply chains for essential medicines and reduce its dependence on drug manufacturers outside the bloc. The rules aim to combat the drug shortages that have occasionally affected the bloc in the past few years, where pharmacies have run low on

A mayor of a city in Southern California has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of acting as a foreign agent of the Chinese government, US officials said on Monday. Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, was charged in April to a single felony count of acting in the United States as an illegal

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday that he will not resign and said he will challenge the impeachment proceedings against him in court over the cash heist scandal. The announcement came a few hours after the South African parliament announced its intention to establish an impeachment committee as ordered by the country's highest

Skip next section Top House Democrat questions aim of Iran war in remarks to Hegseth May 12, 2026 Top House Democrat questions aim of Iran war in remarks to Hegseth Rosa DeLauro, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, addressed Hegseth and said the "question must be answered at the end fo this crisis: What

In March, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine of the UN Human Rights Council found that Russia had systematically deported and forcibly transferred Ukrainian children. These activities violate international human rights laws provisions and are classified as war crimes as well as crimes against humanity.  It also found that Russian authorities had "unjustifiably

The public broadcasters of three European countries, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia, on Monday, announced that they would boycott the 70th Eurovision Song Contest by not airing it. The song contest has been at the center of controversy with several countries calling on Eurovision's organizers to exclude Israel following the Gaza war. Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland and the Netherlands announced last year they were

 A 31-year-old man who was charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump at the annual White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner has pleaded not guilty on Monday. Cole A. appeared before Judge Trevor McFadden in a federal district court in Washington D.C. The man has been charged with attempting to assassinate the president, transportation of a firearm