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United Kingdom supermarket giant, Tesco, said on Friday that its chairman, John Allan, would step down next month following newspaper allegations over his conduct towards women. “We are well advanced in our search for a new chair and will make an announcement in due course,” interim chair Byron Grote said...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of five Central Asian countries have signed the Xi’an Declaration and adopted the List of Outcomes of the China-Central Asia Summit. The two-day summit concluded on Friday in Xi’an City, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of five Central Asian countries have signed the Xi’an Declaration and adopted the List of Outcomes of the China-Central Asia Summit. The two-day summit concluded on Friday in Xi’an City, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday delivered a keynote address at the China-Central Asia Summit held in the city of Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. The summit, which runs from Thursday to Friday, was attended by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmen President...

Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral and related events following her death last September cost UK taxpayers nearly £162 million ($201 million), the government revealed on Thursday in its first public estimate. The elaborate state funeral for Britain’s longest-serving monarch, held on September 19, entailed a vast security operation for hundreds...

China and Eritrea both expressed opposition to hegemonic and interference acts as the two leaders met on Monday. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Isaias Afwerki of the State of Eritrea is paying a state visit to China. A welcome ceremony was held before the two held...

The White House has confirmed the fatal attack on the United States Embassy convoy in Anambra State, adding that none of its citizens were involved. When asked about the attack in a press briefing, National Security Council spokesperson, John Kirby, said, “I just got informed about a whole lot before...

A former personal lawyer for ex-president Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, has been sued by his former associate, Noelle Dunphy, over sexual assault claims. Dunphy sued the ex-New York mayor for $10 million on Monday, alleging that he subjected her to “wide-ranging sexual assault and harassment.” She also accused Giuliani of...

An 18-year-old gunman killed three people and injured several others including two police officers during a shooting in a New Mexico city on Monday, law enforcement said. Officers responding to multiple emergency calls found “a chaotic scene where a male subject was actively firing upon individuals,” local police deputy chief...

At least six people were killed in a fire that tore through a four-storey hostel in the early hours of Tuesday in New Zealand’s capital. Towering flames and thick smoke could be seen pouring from the roof of the Loafers Lodge hostel in central Wellington during the night, as 80...