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By Mohamed Junayd MALE (Reuters) -People in the Maldives were voting on Saturday in a closely contested election for president of the Indian Ocean archipelago, seen as a battle for influence between India and China. President Ibrahim Solih, seeking a second five-year term in the Indian Ocean tourist destination, has championed an “India-first” policy during his time in power. He appears to be slightly ahead in the polls. The coalition […]

By Nandita Bose NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A multinational rail and ports deal linking the Middle East and South Asia will be announced on Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, a White House official said. The pact comes at a critical time as U.S. President Joe Biden seeks to counter China’s Belt and Road push on global infrastructure by pitching Washington as an alternative partner […]

By Nandita Bose NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A multinational rail and ports deal linking the Middle East and South Asia will be announced on Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, a White House official said. The pact comes at a critical time as U.S. President Joe Biden seeks to counter China’s Belt and Road push on global infrastructure by pitching Washington as an alternative partner […]

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Queenslander Michael Neser will return to the country of his birth to shore up Australia’s pace attack in the ongoing one day international series in South Africa, after more injuries hit the team. “Ness is an experienced all-format cricketer who will provide us with an extra fast bowling option should that be required for the remainder of the tour,” selector Tony Dodemaide said ahead of the second […]

By Shivangi Acharya and Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the G20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi on reviving the Black Sea grain deal, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Saturday. Russia quit the deal in July – a year after it was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey – complaining that […]

(Reuters) -Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a veteran South African politician, Zulu prince and controversial figure during the apartheid liberation struggle, has died, the presidency said on Saturday. He was 95. The founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party served two terms as Minister of Home Affairs in the post-apartheid government after burying the hatchet with the governing African National Congress party in 1994. “I am deeply saddened to announce the passing of Prince […]

By Ahmed Eljechtimi MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 600 people and injured hundreds more, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes in the country’s deadliest tremor since at least 2004. The magnitude 7.2 quake struck in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains late on Friday night. A local official said most deaths were in mountain areas that were hard […]

(Reuters) -Following are reactions from foreign governments to the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco’s High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing hundreds and destroying buildings in the deadliest tremor to hit the country in decades. INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI, INAUGURATING A G20 SUMMIT IN NEW DELHI “We pray that all the injured people get well soon. The entire world community is with Morocco in this difficult time and we […]

By Ahmed Eljechtimi MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake struck Morocco’s High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing at least 632 people, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes, state television reported. The number of injured stood at 329, state media reported on Saturday, citing an updated initial casualty toll from the Interior Ministry. A local official earlier said most deaths were in mountain […]