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India's prime minister will attend the swearing in ceremony of the new president of the Maldives next week to reset ties which suffered during the rule of outgoing President Yameen Abdul Gayoom.

India has welcomed a U.S. decision to allow it to continue to import Iranian crude oil and develop an Iranian port for trade with Afghanistan despite Washington's reimposition of sanctions on Iran

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Germany's foreign minister plans to discuss the treatment of China's Muslim minority during an official visit to Beijing next week

As world leaders prepare to mark 100 years since the armistice that ended World War I, British Prime Minister Theresa May has paid respects to the first and last British soldier killed in the fighting

Sofia Kenin will face Barbora Strycova in the opening singles match when the defending champion United States plays the Czech Republic in Fed Cup final

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Wendy K. Smith, University of Delaware and Terry Babcock-Lumish, University of Delaware(THE CONVERSATION) The next United States Congress will have at least 123 women in the House and Senate, including two Muslim-American women, two Native American women and two 29-year-olds. Ten more women could still win in midterm races that remain too close to call.Starting in 2019, women will

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Venkatesh Shankar, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) Nov. 11, or 11/11, has been celebrated as Singles Day – a sort of anti-Valentine’s Day for single people – since 1993. Chosen because its date has four ones in a row, the holiday originated in China and has become the largest shopping day of the year, in both online and offline retail sales around the world. It’s a signal of

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Steven Mulroy, University of Memphis(THE CONVERSATION) President Donald Trump’s sacking of Attorney General Jeff Sessions has raised concerns among those who wish to see the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller continue unimpeded.Those same people will likely not lament Session’s ouster based on what he accomplished as attorney general. In my view, his tenure as attorney

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Daaim Shabazz, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (THE CONVERSATION) When Bobby Fischer became the first American-born world chess champion in 1972, it spurred a dramatic increase in interest in chess. For instance, after Fischer’s world championship victory against the Soviet Union’s Boris Spassky, membership in the United States Chess Federation swelled from just under

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Garth Heutel, Georgia State University(THE CONVERSATION) Americans in at least seven states voted on ballot initiatives during the 2018 midterm elections. These measures targeted everything from raising targets for the share of electricity drawn from renewable energy to charging a tax on carbon emissions.Campaigns to defeat these initiatives related to energy and climate policy,

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elizabeth Heineman, University of Iowa(THE CONVERSATION) The Trump administration continues its assault on transgender rights.In July 2017, Trump sought to bar transgender people from serving in the military. Then, this past October, The New York Times obtained a memo indicating that the administration was considering narrowly defining gender “as a biological, immutable condition

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Donna Hauser, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Harry Stern, University of Washington, and Kristin Laidre, University of Washington(THE CONVERSATION) Most Americans associate fall with football and raking leaves, but in the Arctic this season is about ice. Every year, floating sea ice in the Arctic thins and melts in spring and summer, then thickens and expands in fall and winter.As

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University(THE CONVERSATION) Mass shootings seem to have become a sad new normal in the American life. They happen too often, and in very unexpected places. Concerts, movie theaters, places of worship, schools, bars and restaurants are no longer secure from gun violence. Often, and especially when a person who is not a minority or Muslim perpetrates a

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alexey W. Root, University of Texas at Dallas(THE CONVERSATION) If Fabiano Caruana wins the World Chess Championship match against champion Magnus Carlsen this month, he will be the first American to hold the championship title since Bobby Fischer won it in 1972. The match between Caruana, age 26, and Carlsen, age 27, of Norway, takes place in London, England, from Nov. 9 to 28.The

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University(THE CONVERSATION) On Veterans Day, many Americans drape the Stars and Stripes around their neighborhoods, businesses promote U.S. flags alongside their holiday discounts, and officials display them in government buildings. The holiday started off as a day to honor those who fought in the “war to end all wars” and marked the armistice that ended

The French Football Federation says its ethical council will look into Paris Saint-Germain's recruiting policy after club scouts illegally profiled the ethnic origins of potential young recruits

Australia ended a seven-match losing streak in one-day internationals with a seven-run win over South Africa at the Adelaide Oval on Friday to even the three-match series

AC Milan and Inter Milan have agreed to work on a shared stadium project, and prefer "complete renovation" of their city-owned San Siro home