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Why Trump’s ‘death’ rumours may not die down

‘Is Trump dead?’ has been a recurring question that has been fuelling conspiracy theories online. On Tuesday, the US president tried to quash speculation about his health, saying that he has ‘been very active’. However, the rumour mill is not convinced

Trump’s blunder, Modi’s masterstroke: How bullying Bharat backfired

America has never looked so confused, insecure, and dumbfounded as it did when, in the name of tariffs, it pushed away a friendly nation that was supposed to be the cornerstone of its 21st-century Indo-Pacific strategy

What is the Tren de Aragua gang that US targeted in a strike on Venezuela ship?

The US military has killed 11 suspected members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang in a rare strike on a speedboat allegedly carrying narcotics in the southern Caribbean. Donald Trump confirmed the operation, escalating tensions with Nicolás Maduro’s government amid a major US naval buildup

JD Vance’s hometown was to have America’s first green steel plant, now it faces Trump crisis

The collapse of a green steel project in JD Vance’s hometown highlights the clash between Trump’s fossil fuel revival and Biden’s clean energy vision

'US can't fight China alone, we need India': Former US State Department adviser on Trump policies

The United States cannot fight China alone in the Indo-Pacific and needs India on its side, a former US State Department adviser has said amid deteriorating India-US relationship as a result of President Donald Trump's policies.

UK: 2 Indian students die in car crash in Essex on way back from Ganesha immersion, 5 injured

The family members of the deceased students have urged the Telangana and central governments to arrange the repatriation of the bodies

‘Zombie arguments’: Experts reject Trump’s climate report as ‘mockery of science’ for denying global warming

Around 85 scientists wrote a 440-page rebuttal to the government's report, accusing it of taking the word of some contrarians who based their conclusions on discredited studies, bypassed peer review and misinterpreted evidence

Epstein files in the viral White House trash bag? Trump says...

A video of an object being thrown from an upper-floor window at the White House has gone viral on social media, fuelling a wave of conspiracy theories, some involving Jeffrey Epstein. While the White House press office provided an explanation, and now even US President Donald Trump has addressed the matter, trying to put an end to the rumours

‘Never intimidated by any bullies’: Putin and Kim on dias, Xi sends message to Trump with military show

Xi's comments came as he addressed the Victory Day parade, attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Chinese leader said China was “unstoppable” in a speech to kick off proceedings

Indonesia & Ethiopia crash victims' families prepare for final pleas for Boeing's prosecution

Families of victims of two crashes of Boeing 737 Max aeroplanes in Indonesia and in Ethiopia may get the final chance to demand the company face criminal prosecution today. At least 346 people were killed in those crashes.