India and the United States on Friday signed a 10-year defence framework as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with his American counterpart Pete Hegseth.
After the second round of talks in Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to extend the ceasefire on Thursday. Next peace talks scheduled to take place on November 6
Dogs of Chernobyl team visited the disaster site to capture, sterilise, and release dogs descended from those left behind after the 1986 nuclear reactor meltdown and evacuation. However, during the mission, the team was baffled to discover several dogs with striking blue fur
Andrew’s fall from grace continues. The British royal has been stripped of his princely title and asked to leave his long-time residence, the Royal Lodge. Now to be called Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the 65-year-old will likely be frozen out of royal public life, but will retain two royal benefits
US Vice President JD Vance received major backlash after he told a group of college students in Mississippi that he hopes Second Lady Usha Vance, who is a Hindu, 'converts' to Christianity.
China operates its nuclear submarines in the East and South China Seas, as well as the western Pacific, and with South Korea now having their possession, it has left Tokyo out of the loop
Iran has also ramped up executions, with more than 1,200 to date in 2025 -- already exceeding the 2024 total, which was the highest recorded figure in Iran since 2015
Federal law enforcement officials have issued subpoenas and served at least one search warrant as part of an investigation into the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. and other Black-led organisations that helped spark a national reckoning on systemic racism.
The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they dug out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa and surveyed the damage left behind.
Scores of people have been killed in the latest spate of violence unleashed by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during their recent capture of the city of el-Fasher in Sudan’s western Darfur region. Videos circulating online show the brutality that has erupted in the country
US President Donald Trump would skip the gathering, having returned to the US on Thursday after meeting Xi in Busan. The leaders' summit is taking place in South Korea's Gyeongju and will feature the participation of 21 APEC member economies, guest nations, and representatives of international organisations
US President Donald Trump's decision to resume testing of the country's nuclear weapons has led to the US Congress being divided, with Democrats calling it a dangerous and misguided retaliation.
British monarch King Charles III, on Thursday, stripped his disgraced brother Prince Andrew of all remaining royal titles and evicted him from the Windsor Palace over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Latvia's parliament voted on Thursday to withdraw the Baltic country from a treaty on preventing violence against women, saying that it promotes "gender" theories.
Trump’s abrupt order to resume US nuclear testing after 33 years has sparked fears of a new Cold War, risking a global chain reaction that could destabilise decades of nuclear restraint. Read here
In a 51–47 vote, several Republican senators joined Democrats to repeal President Trump’s sweeping tariff measures — exposing fractures within the GOP over his trade policies
American farmers welcomed China's promise to buy some of their soybeans, but they cautioned this won't solve all their problems as they continue to deal with soaring prices for fertiliser, tractors, repair parts and seeds.
The Pentagon’s DOGE unit is spearheading a major overhaul of the US military drone programme, with plans to boost domestic production, streamline procurement, and rapidly deploy tens of thousands of affordable drones
The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits annually into the country to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South Africans, a dramatic drop after the United States previously allowed in hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and persecution from around the world.
The average American household is now worth more than $1 million, according to the latest Federal Reserve data, marking a new milestone in national wealth
Cameroon’s disputed vote exposes Africa’s deepening leadership crisis as ageing rulers win elections but lose legitimacy, sparking protests and eroding public trust in democratic institutions across the continent.
In renewed infighting among US President Donald Trump's loyalists, FBI Director Kash Patel has been leading a pushback against efforts to make Tulsi Gabbard the counter-intelligence czar in the administration. This is the second time the two loyalists have clashed lately.
An Indian-origin woman publicly challenged Vance during an event at the University of Mississippi, questioning the Trump administration’s hardline immigration policies and its treatment of those who came to America “by the book"
The UN risks turning into a “zombie” body as funding shortfalls, political paralysis and global mistrust erode its ability to respond to crises and uphold international cooperation.
Saint Martin’s, Bangladesh’s only coral-rich island, faces severe coral bleaching due to global warming and tourism
49% of US adults say crime is an “extremely” or “very” serious problem, down seven points from last year, according to Gallup’s latest annual Crime poll
The image of a first-ever white Iberian Lynx appeared on social media that captivated wildlife enthusiasts. A photographer from Spain captured the image in the mountain region of Jaen in southern Spain.
As Pakistan continues to claim that the Taliban are acting at India's behest, India has said that Pakistan is infuriated with Afghanistan exercising its sovereignty.
A new GOP voter survey reveals a striking twist as nearly two-thirds of Republican voters now want Trump to send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. What’s driving this hawkish shift within the party? Read here
Washington is in talks with a range of countries to form an International Stabilization Force in Gaza, a key element of President Donald Trump’s new peace plan expected to be unveiled next week, according to a report