Follow The Times of India - Rest of the World, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/timesofindiadiatimes56 Mon, 04 Dec 2023 01:15:31 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXsYIFNGg4XxiejEQ2Mq9rY ]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 03:09:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXsYIFNGg4XxiejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXbX_MIm-zyyV1cWWor9YPv ]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 02:56:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXbX_MIm-zyyV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcU9VltSqBU293n9ye8UNv30 The Philippines claimed on Monday that it carried out a "special operation" to dismantle a floating barrier constructed by China at a prime fishing spot in the South China Sea, a move that could rekindle tensions in Asia's most contentious regions after years of calm. On Sunday, the Philippines voiced indignation and published photographs of Chinese coastguard policing a lengthy, ball-buoy barrier near Scarborough Shoal, a rocky outcrop 200 kilometers from the Philippines that has been the location of years of intermittent flare-ups over sovereignty and fishing rights.]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 21:23:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcU9VltSqBU293n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXQmXZqqJzO5ClmFkX7M1Jw Japan's "Cool Biz" initiative, which encourages workers to dress in lighter and more casual attire during the summer months, is not only helping to reduce energy consumption but also serving as a model for other countries to combat greenhouse gas emissions. The initiative has been successful in Japan, with over 86% of workplaces participating, and has gained popularity among women who found business suits uncomfortable. The success of Cool Biz was achieved without any rules or financial incentives, but rather through the government's encouragement of politicians and business leaders to set an example by dressing more casually.]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 21:41:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXQmXZqqJzO5ClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUhdctmSpiPWnn9ye8UNv30 On Sunday, Pope Francis issued a special greeting to China's "noble" people, giving them a special shout-out at the end of a Mass celebrated in neighboring Mongolia during the first-ever papal visit, which was mostly overshadowed by Beijing and its crackdown on religious minorities. Francis called the former and present bishops of Hong Kong, Cardinal John Hon Tong and Cardinal-elect Stephen Chow, to the altar, clasped their hands, and wished the congregation, which included many mainland Chinese pilgrims, well.]]> Sun, 03 Sep 2023 13:40:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUhdctmSpiPWnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUZwL7od5stYF1cWWor9YPv South Korea unveiled on Tuesday financial aid of 520 billion won ($394 million) for Ukraine next year, an eightfold increase from this year.The aid package includes 130 billion won for reconstruction, 260 billion in humanitarian aid and another 130 billion won through international organisations, according to South Korea's 2024 budget.]]> Tue, 29 Aug 2023 05:54:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUZwL7od5stYF1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUZwL7od5stYClmFkX7M1Jw Bernardo Arevalo's victory in Guatemala's presidential election has been ratified by the supreme electoral tribunal, despite a new attempt to suspend his party. Arevalo, a center-left candidate, won the second-round run-off in August, but his party Semilla faced threats of exclusion from the election.]]> Tue, 29 Aug 2023 05:31:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUZwL7od5stYClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcW88BYH7TiemuzdsCmHakzH South Korea's government plans to increase its budget spending for 2024 to nearly $497 billion, marking the smallest increase in two decades. The finance ministry's annual spending plan aims to prioritize fiscal discipline amid weakening tax revenue and slower economic growth. The conservative Yoon Suk Yeol administration aims to improve the government's fiscal position and has refrained from excessive spending to boost growth.]]> Tue, 29 Aug 2023 04:11:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcW88BYH7TiemuzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcU_YVc54e2Pcnn9ye8UNv30 Following a boom in business brought on by the World Cup, Qatar Airways is enthusiastic about Brazil and the entire Latin American market as part of a goal to expand its worldwide network. The Doha-based airline announced record annual revenue of $21 billion in 2022, an increase of 45% from the previous year, and a net profit of $1.21 billion, largely due to the massive influx of travelers it carried to the FIFA World Cup in the Middle Eastern nation.]]> Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:41:35 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcU_YVc54e2Pcnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcV2wqAiOLvsL3n9ye8UNv30 The first-ever meeting between Libya's top diplomats and Israel's top diplomats was sent for an investigation by Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, the leader of the government of national unity in Tripoli. Dbeibah remained vague when asked why Maongoush would be looked at. However, a 1957 legislation in Libya, which has historically been opposed to Israel, makes it unlawful to normalize relations with that country.]]> Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:15:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcV2wqAiOLvsL3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUiTRut5avoouzdsCmHakzH Arab mayors and several Arab and Jewish parliamentarians expressed fury when Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that his government will restore subsidies for Arab towns that he had banned on the grounds that they were funding crime. The previous cabinet may have used part of the budget funds intended for Arab local councils as a political payoff that "criminals and terrorists" might obtain, according to Smotrich, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist-religious administration.]]> Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:47:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUiTRut5avoouzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUQcT6SM4pKysb1naedg1wr Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of Foxconn, has announced that he will run as an independent candidate in Taiwan's 2024 presidential elections. Gou, who previously failed to secure the nomination from the Kuomintang party, has been holding campaign-like rallies and criticizing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's policies. He has pledged to bring peace to the Taiwan Strait and avoid conflict with China. Gou must gather 300,000 voter signatures by November 2 to qualify as a candidate. The current favorite to win the election is Vice President William Lai of the Democratic Progressive Party.]]> Mon, 28 Aug 2023 05:03:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUQcT6SM4pKysb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcU7gprAcXz_wHn9ye8UNv30 As the country advances toward a full reopening after three years of epidemic isolation, state media claimed on Sunday that North Korea has permitted citizens who were left stuck abroad by its rigorous Covid limitations to come home. Since the beginning of 2020, the nation had closed its borders to protect itself against Covid-19, which made it impossible for even its own citizens to leave.]]> Sun, 27 Aug 2023 07:11:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcU7gprAcXz_wHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcWHhc_qKKhSLsb1naedg1wr In Canada, Meta is accused of putting lives in danger by obstructing news links at a critical time when thousands have evacuated their homes and are in need of wildfire updates that once would have been extensively disseminated on Facebook. Nearly 20,000 people in Yellowknife and hundreds more in tiny towns were told to leave the Northwest Territories as flames spread, according to 35-year-old Kelsey Worth, who described the situation as "dangerous."]]> Sat, 26 Aug 2023 05:09:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcWHhc_qKKhSLsb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXwM8G1Wzfj5aCY3L745TL_ On Saturday, New Zealand revealed a new route to residence for those escaping the conflict in Ukraine. According to Immigration Minister Andrew Little, those who enter New Zealand on a temporary Special Ukraine Visa by March 15 of the following year will be eligible for permanent residency.]]> Sat, 26 Aug 2023 04:40:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXwM8G1Wzfj5aCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcW-xgRIfSnxeqCY3L745TL_ Russia on Friday scolded US President Joe Biden for expressing his lack of surprise that Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had been killed in a plane crash and cautioned that it was not appropriate for Washington to make such remarks.]]> Sat, 26 Aug 2023 02:08:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcW-xgRIfSnxeqCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXuD2y9HPQFp5s0ohxaO6Yr Niger's military rulers have given the French, German, Nigerian, and US ambassadors 48 hours to leave the country, escalating tensions over the threat of military action by ECOWAS to reverse the coup. France rejected the ultimatum, stating that it does not recognize the military rulers' authority. ECOWAS urged Niger's coup leaders to reconsider their position and demanded an immediate return to civilian rule. ECOWAS has also applied sanctions against Niger to pressure the new regime. The coup has increased tensions in the Sahel region, where three other governments have fallen to military rebellions since 2020.]]> Sat, 26 Aug 2023 01:39:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXuD2y9HPQFp5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcW6huatC4uDhCejEQ2Mq9rY The Kremlin has denied allegations that it was involved in a plane crash that killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who had conducted a mutiny in Russia. US intelligence officials suspect that the plane was intentionally downed, with some suggesting it was an assassination ordered by President Putin. However, Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesperson, dismissed these claims as "absolute lies" and stated that there is not enough evidence yet. Prigozhin had reportedly made enemies in Russia, Ukraine, and the West.]]> Sat, 26 Aug 2023 01:19:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcW6huatC4uDhCejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcVCSPKsx7VvKiejEQ2Mq9rY The attacks range from the exotic - poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent - to the more mundane of getting shot at close range. Some take a fatal plunge from an open window.Over the years, Kremlin political critics, turncoat spies and investigative journalists have been killed or assaulted in a variety of ways.]]> Fri, 25 Aug 2023 22:27:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcVCSPKsx7VvKiejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXenp4H5iy2BSlmFkX7M1Jw The presumed death of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash benefits Russian President Vladimir Putin in the short term, eliminating a powerful figure who defied his authority. However, it also deprives Putin of a useful player who advanced Russian interests in conflicts like the Ukraine war and across Africa. The cause of the crash is still unknown, but there is speculation of vengeance for Prigozhin's previous mutiny. While the assumed involvement of the Kremlin may suit Putin's purpose, analysts believe it could lead to a struggle for control of Prigozhin's business empire.]]> Fri, 25 Aug 2023 21:03:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXenp4H5iy2BSlmFkX7M1Jw