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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a fresh loan of about $1 billion to Pakistan under the ongoing Extended Fund Faci­li­ty. India registered its protest by abstaining from voting at the crucial IMF meeting, pointing out that rewarding continued sponsorship of cross-border terrorism sends a dangerous message to …

Vatican City: Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave to elect a new pope to guide the Roman Catholic Church. Thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square waiting …

Lebanon on Sunday began the first stage of long-delayed municipal elections, the first vote since a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah and after a new national government was formed. Polls opened at 7:00 am (0400 GMT) for voters in the Mount Lebanon district, a heavily populated area with mixed …

Sydney: In the well-heeled Sydney beachside suburb of Bondi Junction, early voters leaving a pre-poll centre said they had Donald Trump and the global economy on their mind. Australia holds a national election on Saturday, and a campaign coinciding with the US president’s stop-start tariffs and volatile diplomacy is bolstering …

New Delhi: The opposition has unanimously decided to have a full discussion on the Waqf Amendment Bill today and will vote against it in parliament.  The decision came at a meeting last evening, which was attended by all Opposition parties.  “We have decided to actively participate in the discussion of …

New Delhi: A Wisconsin man who voted for President Donald Trump says he does not regret his decision, even after federal immigration authorities arrested his wife upon their return from their honeymoon. Bradley Bartell’s wife, Camila Munoz, a Peruvian citizen, overstayed her visa but was working toward obtaining permanent residency …