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Numerous Israelis took to the streets on Saturday night to voice their opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government’s plans, which critics claim endanger democracy and freedoms. Days after the inauguration of the most right-wing and religiously conservative administration in the nation’s 74-year history, protesters gathered in Tel Aviv, …

India’s counter-response to terrorism “emanating” from Pakistan and to “aggressive” cross-border skirmishes with China, according to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, showed that the country will not be “coerced” by anyone. The minister said that the Indian Air Force’s airstrikes on Balakot in 2019 in response to the Pulwama terror …

Following complaints that the government was withholding information about the status of the pandemic, China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December. The death toll included 54,435 fatalities from other illnesses when Covid-19 was combined with other illnesses and 5,503 deaths from respiratory …

On Saturday, the country’s naval chief said that Indonesia sent a warship to its North Natuna Sea to watch over a Chinese coast guard vessel operating in a resource-rich maritime region that both nations claim as their own. The ship, CCG 5901, has been sailing in the Natuna Sea since …

The Taliban invasion of Afghanistan put Indian companies’ infrastructure projects in jeopardy. Still, even worse, the Afghanistan International Bank is trying to covertly cash bank guarantees even though it has invoked force majeure clauses and isn’t fully paid for the work already completed. This was disclosed in a petition KEC …

According to the head of the International Monetary Fund, China’s transition from a Covid Zero policy to more normal functioning will likely be the most crucial factor for global growth in 2023. He urged China to move forward with its economic reopening. Even though growth slows from an anticipated 3.2% …

People worldwide are making their travel plans for 2023 after ringing in the new year. The New York Times has recommended 52 places to visit this year to assist you in making your decision. Kerala, known as “God’s own country,” has also been included. Kerala, a state in southern India, …

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is bringing back more than souvenirs from his whirlwind diplomatic tour, including space defense, US troop deployments, and a “hugely significant” deal with Britain. In meetings with Group of Seven allies in Europe and North America this week, the Japanese leader has focused heavily on …

On Wednesday and Thursday, hundreds of employees of Goldman Sachs, a central Wall Street bank, were let go as the company started laying off as many as 3,200 people globally. It is believed that 700 to 800 employees of the company who worked in India were let go due to …

After a protracted major refit in Russia, which has been subject to significant sanctions and embargoes by the US-led western countries since it invaded Ukraine in February last year, India is having “some problems” transporting one of its diesel-electric submarines home. But the $5.43 billion (Rs 40,000 crore) contract signed …