http://jeetbetwin.com/articlelist/671314.cmsInternational World News. Get the top latest and breaking International world news from Asia, Africa, Australia & New Zealand on Political news, Political leaders, Defence, Economy, Global Crises news and more at Times of India.en-gb2025-04-18T03:25:03+05:30Copyright:(C) Fri, 18 Apr 2025 03:25:03 IST Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd, http://in.jeetbetwin.com/policyterms/1554651.cmshttp://syndication.jeetbetwin.com/ http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/507610.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/articlelist/671314.cms <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/120285024.cms" />The House of Commons currently has 343 seats (each one representing a riding, or electoral district). Canadians don’t vote directly for the Prime Minister—they vote for their local MP. The party that wins the most seats typically forms the government. If they win 172 or more, that’s a majority. Anything less, and it’s a minority government, requiring cooperation from other parties to pass legislation and survive key votes.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/canada-federal-election-2025-a-beginners-guide/articleshow/120285024.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/canada-federal-election-2025-a-beginners-guide/articleshow/120285024.cms2025-04-14T21:01:31+05:30TOI World Desk <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/110378160.cms" />http://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/heavy-rains-return-to-southern-brazil-flooding-even-higher-ground-in-porto-alegre/articleshow/110378160.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/heavy-rains-return-to-southern-brazil-flooding-even-higher-ground-in-porto-alegre/articleshow/110378160.cms2024-05-24T06:40:56+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/110378008.cms" />http://jeetbetwin.com/world/europe/putin-arrives-in-belarus-for-a-two-day-visit/articleshow/110378008.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/europe/putin-arrives-in-belarus-for-a-two-day-visit/articleshow/110378008.cms2024-05-24T06:24:07+05:30TOI World Desk <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/110377982.cms" />http://jeetbetwin.com/world/europe/german-police-clear-pro-palestinian-protesters-from-berlin-university/articleshow/110377982.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/europe/german-police-clear-pro-palestinian-protesters-from-berlin-university/articleshow/110377982.cms2024-05-24T06:06:09+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/110347216.cms" />http://jeetbetwin.com/us-anthraxed/abortion-pills-may-become-controlled-substances-in-louisiana/articleshow/110347216.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/us-anthraxed/abortion-pills-may-become-controlled-substances-in-louisiana/articleshow/110347216.cms2024-05-23T07:15:12+05:30TOI World Desk <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/110347128.cms" />http://jeetbetwin.com/world/us/new-york-city-is-beginning-to-evict-some-people-in-migrant-shelters-under-stricter-rules/articleshow/110347128.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/us/new-york-city-is-beginning-to-evict-some-people-in-migrant-shelters-under-stricter-rules/articleshow/110347128.cms2024-05-23T06:59:41+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/110083256.cms" />http://jeetbetwin.com/world/europe/germany-may-draft-teens-in-army-as-putin-readies-nuclear-forces/articleshow/110083256.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/europe/germany-may-draft-teens-in-army-as-putin-readies-nuclear-forces/articleshow/110083256.cms2024-05-13T15:52:52+05:30TOI World Desk <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/107802627.cms" />Thaksin Shinawatra, former Thai PM, released on parole after 6 months. Fled 15 years ago after a coup. Accused of abuse of power, he was in a luxury hospital wing. Thaksin returned at dawn in tinted-windowed vehicles, accompanied by his youngest daughter, leader of the ruling Pheu Thai party.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/thai-ex-pm-freed-on-parole-after-15-yrs-in-exile-6-months-of-detention/articleshow/107802627.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/thai-ex-pm-freed-on-parole-after-15-yrs-in-exile-6-months-of-detention/articleshow/107802627.cms2024-02-19T03:30:25+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/107390696.cms" />In the past 24 hours, Taiwan has detected 10 Chinese military aircraft and 5 naval ships around the country. China has been using gray zone tactics to increase its military presence near Taiwan. Taiwan has been responding by deploying forces to monitor the situation.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/china/taiwan-detects-10-chinese-military-aircraft-five-naval-ships-around-nation/articleshow/107390696.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/china/taiwan-detects-10-chinese-military-aircraft-five-naval-ships-around-nation/articleshow/107390696.cms2024-02-03T23:17:52+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/104077415.cms" />http://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/may-annex-more-ukrainian-regions-medvedev/articleshow/104077415.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/may-annex-more-ukrainian-regions-medvedev/articleshow/104077415.cms2023-10-01T06:39:17+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/104077341.cms" />http://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/azerbaijan-president-avenges-his-father-by-taking-karabakh/articleshow/104077341.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/azerbaijan-president-avenges-his-father-by-taking-karabakh/articleshow/104077341.cms2023-10-01T06:26:56+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/103941671.cms" />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.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/removed-chinese-barrier-at-shoal-in-scs-manila/articleshow/103941671.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/removed-chinese-barrier-at-shoal-in-scs-manila/articleshow/103941671.cms2023-09-26T00:53:21+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/103914188.cms" />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.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/japan-working-class-ditches-suits-dons-summer-casuals-for-cool-biz-in-hot-office/articleshow/103914188.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/japan-working-class-ditches-suits-dons-summer-casuals-for-cool-biz-in-hot-office/articleshow/103914188.cms2023-09-25T01:11:15+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/103327865.cms" />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.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/pope-gives-noble-chinese-people-a-shout-out-at-mass/articleshow/103327865.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/pope-gives-noble-chinese-people-a-shout-out-at-mass/articleshow/103327865.cms2023-09-03T17:10:28+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/103156095.cms" />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.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/south-korea-increases-ukraine-aid-to-394-mln-for-2024/articleshow/103156095.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/south-korea-increases-ukraine-aid-to-394-mln-for-2024/articleshow/103156095.cms2023-08-29T09:24:11+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/103155092.cms" />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. http://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/guatemala-body-ratifies-presidential-vote-result-amid-new-bid-to-thwart-victor/articleshow/103155092.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/guatemala-body-ratifies-presidential-vote-result-amid-new-bid-to-thwart-victor/articleshow/103155092.cms2023-08-29T09:01:29+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/103151970.cms" />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. http://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/south-korea-focuses-on-fiscal-discipline-with-smallest-budget-increase-in-two-decades/articleshow/103151970.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/south-korea-focuses-on-fiscal-discipline-with-smallest-budget-increase-in-two-decades/articleshow/103151970.cms2023-08-29T07:41:52+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/103146736.cms" />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.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/qatar-airways-upbeat-on-brazil-latin-america-as-it-expands-routes/articleshow/103146736.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/qatar-airways-upbeat-on-brazil-latin-america-as-it-expands-routes/articleshow/103146736.cms2023-08-28T23:11:35+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/103145818.cms" />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.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/libyas-foreign-minister-suspended-after-meeting-with-israels-chief-diplomat/articleshow/103145818.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/libyas-foreign-minister-suspended-after-meeting-with-israels-chief-diplomat/articleshow/103145818.cms2023-08-28T21:45:56+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/103139265.cms" />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.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/israeli-finance-minister-to-renew-funds-to-arab-communities-after-backlash/articleshow/103139265.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/rest-of-world/israeli-finance-minister-to-renew-funds-to-arab-communities-after-backlash/articleshow/103139265.cms2023-08-28T17:17:38+05:30