British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will on Monday unveil plans to tighten immigration rules, confronting an issue that has bedeviled successive governments and fuelled the rise of a new anti-immigrant party that could threaten the country’s political establishment.
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On his trip this week to the Middle East, US President Donald Trump will visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, though his most pressing regional challenges concern two other countries: Israel and Iran.
The US and China have arrived at an agreement that they will withdraw their previously announced reciprocal tariffs and counter tariffs for an initial period of 90 days.
The US has discussed the current situation between India and Pakistan with the UK, emphasising the need for both neighbours to maintain the “ceasefire”.
Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, after the Kremlin rejected an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the more than 3-year war.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will brief Parliament’s Standing Committee on External Affairs on the current situation with Pakistan on May 19.
Thirteen people, all women and children, died, and 14 were injured in a collision between a trailer and a goods truck in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday.
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna will retire on Tuesday, marking the end of his tenure as the 51st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Pakistan contacted India in desperation after its armed forces damaged several of its military sites and airbases during the three-day conflict following ‘Operation Sindoor’.