Hyundai Motor’s sales in India hit record ahead of planned IPO
Seoul, July 7 - Hyundai Motor, South Korea's leading automaker, saw its sales hit a record in India in the first half of this year, according to industry data on Sunday, as it has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) worth Rs
South Korea clocks record $37 bn in car exports in first half of 2024
Seoul, July 7 - South Korea's car exports are estimated to have reached a record $37 billion for the first half of the year, according to industry data on Sunday.
Jharkhand Cabinet expansion: Champai Soren, 10 others take oath; CM’s brother dropped
Ranchi, July 8 - Eleven ministers, including Champai Soren, took oath in the Hemant Soren cabinet in Jharkhand on Monday.
French President Macron rejects his PM Attal’s resignation
Paris, July 8 - French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's resignation on Monday after the ruling party failed to secure a majority in the snap legislative elections, French news channel BFMTV reported.
Downpours affect expressways, flights in China
Beijing, July 8 - Downpours lasting from Sunday noon to Monday morning have delayed flights and closed expressways in central China's Henan Province.
Russian envoy voices hope for better relations with South Korea despite soured ties
Seoul, July 8 - Russia hopes to maintain "safe lines" in its bilateral relations with South Korea and work to improve ties despite the current chill, its top envoy to Seoul said on Monday.
Thwarted Ukrainian attempt to hijack Tu-22M3 strategic bomber: Russia
Moscow, July 8 - Russia stopped an attempt by the Ukrainian special services to organise a hijack of a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber abroad, local media reported on Monday, citing Federal Security Service (FSB).
Another Mongolian opposition party accepts ruling party’s proposal for coalition
Ulan Bator, July 8 - Another Mongolian opposition party, the Hun Party, announced on Monday that it has agreed to form a coalition government with the ruling Mongolian People's Party (MPP).
Global temperature surpasses 1.5 °C above pre-industrial level for 12 months: Copernicus
Brussels, July 8 - June 2024 was the 12th consecutive month of global temperatures reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) level, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service on Monday.
Counter-terrorism officer killed in terrorist attack in Karachi
Islamabad, July 8 - A Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officer was killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police officials said.
One missing after landslide as heavy rains batter South Korea
Seoul, July 8 - Heavy rain pounded parts of the country's central regions on Monday, leaving a resident in the central county of Okcheon missing after a landslide and briefly stranding villagers in the southeastern city of Andong.
South Korea not to revoke striking doctors’ licences for breakthrough
Seoul, July 8 - The government is likely to halt the suspension of licences and other administrative steps against striking trainee doctors in an effort to seek a breakthrough in months-long medical service disruptions, officials said on Monday.
24 Bolivians face up to 25 years in prison for role in failed coup
La Paz, July 8 - Bolivia is putting 24 suspects on trial for their role in a failed coup attempt on June 26, with the possibility of facing up to 25 years in prison, Attorney General Cesar Adalid Siles Bazan has said.
Kim Jong-un’s sister slams S. Korea’s resumption of live-fire drills as ‘suicidal hysteria’
Seoul, July 8 - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong on Monday denounced South Korea's resumption of live-fire artillery drills near the border as "suicidal hysteria" and warned of possible military actions against such acts.
Hezbollah targets Israeli mountain base in ‘largest air attack’
Beirut, July 8 - Hezbollah has said that it attacked with drones at Israel's technical and electronic reconnaissance centre in Mount Hermon, north of Golan Heights, in response to Israel's killing of a senior Hezbollah member on Saturday.
Netanyahu insists on Gaza ceasefire deal allowing resumption of military operations
Jerusalem, July 8 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that he would only agree to a ceasefire deal with Hamas if it allows Israel to resume its military operations in Gaza following the release of hostages.
Kamala Harris’ husband tests positive for Covid
Washington, July 8 - US Vice President Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff recently tested positive for Covid-19, the latter's office has announced.
France exit polls project victory for Left-wing bloc, Macron’s party trails
Paris, July 8 - The far-right's stab at power in France, buoyed by its strong showing in the first round of the parliamentary elections, seems to have fallen apart as the leftist coalition is projected to win the maximum seats, as per exit
France seems to be heading for hung parliament, Left seen to prevail over far-right
Paris, July 7 - France's far-right National Rally seems still far from power, being unable to repeat its first-round surge in the second round of the parliamentary elections, as per exit polls on Sunday, while the country is heading for a hung house
Macron’s second ‘grenade’: Will Centrists-Left election ‘arrangement’ stave off far-right?
New Delhi, July 7 - The French are voting on Sunday in the second round of the crucial parliamentary elections, with President Emmanuel Macron's centrists in a tacit alliance of convenience with the second-placed hard-left ensemble to ward off the far-right, which topped