India’s top court frees convict in ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi’s case
The Supreme Court of India has released after 30 years a man jailed over the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv GandhiIndia’s top court has ordered the release of a man convicted over the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. A bench...
Russia-Ukraine live news: UN chief warns of global food crisis
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of a “global food shortage” in the coming months, but says talks can avert a crisis. Washington reopens its embassy in Kyiv after abandoning the diplomatic post shortly before the Russian invasion. President Joe Biden’s...
US embassy in Kyiv reopens after nearly three months of war
Washington remains committed to helping Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion, the US says, as embassy staff return to the capital.The United States has reopened its embassy in Kyiv, the US Department of State announced, nearly three months after withdrawing American...
Nine killed in clashes in Tajikistan’s restive eastern region
Tajikistan’s interior ministry says 70 ‘active members of a terrorist group’ were detained after deadly clashes in Gorno-Badakhshan.At least eight people have been killed in clashes between Tajik security forces and “anti-government militants” in a restive region...
US ‘confident’ NATO expansion issues will be resolved
Turkey has opposed NATO membership bids by Sweden and Finland, but US says concerns can be addressed.US President Joe Biden has said the bids by Sweden and Finland to join NATO would be successful, despite objections raised by Turkey to their applications. “I think... 