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Several Asian nations have ramped up health surveillance and travel screening following confirmed Nipah virus infections in West Bengal, citing the disease’s high fatality rate and lack of a vaccine.
As Bangladesh nears elections, a candidate reveals systematic anti-Hindu attacks for political gain, while Sheikh Hasina condemns rising violence and repression.
A season that once froze battlefields now exposes soldiers to constant surveillance from the sky.
Finds from Greece and Britain suggest early hominins were shaping wood and bone with far more intention and ingenuity than previously assumed.
The investigation of Zhang Youxia shows how power in China’s military depends less on rank or history than on unwavering loyalty to Xi Jinping.
A blast of winter cold doesn’t contradict climate change — it often reflects how a warming planet is making weather more extreme and less predictable.
A demand for access to private voter data has reopened old battles over election control, privacy and federal power.
The US Department of Homeland Security rejected reports that Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino was ousted, even as President Trump signals a rethink of aggressive immigration tactics following fatal shootings in Minneapolis.
Canada and India are set to revive energy ties, pledging expanded oil and gas trade and renewed cooperation as Ottawa resets relations with New Delhi and looks to diversify exports beyond the US.
European Council President António Costa calls the India-EU FTA the world’s largest trade pact and a key geopolitical stabiliser, signalling a joint push by New Delhi and Brussels for rules-based trade over protectionism.
As India and the EU prepare to unveil a landmark trade pact, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has criticised the timing of the deal, saying Washington has “sacrificed more” than Europe amid the Russia-Ukraine war and warning that EU energy trade is indirectly funding the conflict.
Donald Trump claimed Iran is seeking talks with Washington after the US deployed the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group to the region amid rising tensions over protests and security threats.
After his Davos speech on a changing global order sparked U.S. ire, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney “aggressively” clarified his comments in a call with President Trump, U.S. officials said.
India and the EU have finalised a historic free trade agreement, opening markets for goods and services while safeguarding key sectors, with the deal set to be officially announced at a high-level summit in New Delhi.
General Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, faces allegations of corruption, abuse of authority, and leaking sensitive nuclear weapons data to the U.S., as part of Xi Jinping’s ongoing PLA anti-corruption campaign.
India’s UN envoy Parvathaneni Harish accused Pakistan of spreading falsehoods, using terrorism as state policy and interfering in internal matters during a sharp rebuttal at the Security Council.
Israeli minister Miki Zohar described India as a trusted strategic partner, highlighting expanding cooperation and New Delhi’s support after the October 7 Hamas attack.
Official campaigning for the election started Tuesday as Takaichi seeks to solidify her majority in the lower house of parliament. Polls conducted over the weekend showed her approval ratings remained high, despite a slight dip across the board.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani renewed his call to abolish ICE, accusing federal immigration agencies of deadly violence and vowing to protect New Yorkers as investigations into two fatal Minneapolis shootings continue.
The visit also comes at a sensitive moment for relations between Western leaders and the United States because of Trump's claims that the United States needs to take control of Greenland because China poses a threat in the Arctic.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has warned against intervention and said the country was "confident in its own capabilities."
A reversal to a higher tariff level could also put South Korean exports in a less advantageous position compared with economies like Japan and the European Union, which have both struck deals for a 15 percent US tariff.
Defending the inclusion of Russia's Vladimir Putin and other leaders, Trump said he wanted "everybody" who was powerful and could "get the job done."
Hezbollah's Al-Manar television said the Tyre strike killed Sheikh Ali Noureddine, "who previously worked at Al-Manar channel as a presenter of religious programmes".
Marineland, a once lucrative tourist attraction near Niagara Falls, has said it is in deep financial trouble, cannot afford to care for the whales, and will be forced to euthanize them if it can't find them a new home.
The shift comes as Nepal approaches parliamentary elections, lending political significance to the renewed use of royal terminology.
Unlike the United Nations, where every member has a say and five big powers wield vetoes, the nascent "Board of Peace" is led personally by Trump, who says the UN has not lived up to its potential.
The White House was scrambling as video of the latest shooting went viral, prompting street protests, criticism from former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and, increasingly, from within Trump's Republican Party.
"We welcome reports on that development and extend our condolences to his family. The full implementation of the ceasefire arrangements in Gaza is absolutely critical," said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Trump's Republican Party long has defended the right to carry weapons virtually without restriction, and Leavitt said Trump supports the right to bear arms.
Lula and Trump also discussed the situation in Venezuela, with the Brazilian leader calling for "peace and stability in the region."
Trump’s tariff threat came amid an escalating war of words with Carney as the Republican president’s push to acquire Greenland strained the NATO alliance.
Minneapolis has been rocked by protests since Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot dead intensive care unit nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday, weeks after killing mother of three Renee Good.
US President Donald Trump roiled the transatlantic alliance by threatening to seize the autonomous Danish territory -- before backing off after talks with Rutte last week.
The mutual blame highlights how tenuous the ceasefire remains amid ongoing mistrust and intermittent clashes, raising questions about the prospects for lasting peace and stability in northeast Syria.
India and the European Union near a landmark free trade agreement as leaders meet in New Delhi, spotlighting the European Commission’s role, powers, and ongoing debates over sovereignty within the bloc.
The United States accused Europe of funding the Ukraine war by buying refined Russian oil from India, as India and the EU move towards finalising a major free trade deal.
Audio from air traffic control recordings captured a controller saying, “Aircraft upside down. We have a passenger aircraft upside down,” about 45 seconds after the plane was cleared for departure.
Israel said the remains of hostage Ran Gvili have been identified and returned for burial, marking the end of efforts to repatriate all hostages taken during Hamas’s October 2023 attack.
The remarks came in the context of former President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending legislation, dubbed the “big beautiful” bill, which was signed into law on July 4, 2025.
Suella Braverman, former UK Home Secretary, has left the Conservative Party after 30 years to join Reform UK, citing dissatisfaction with Tory leadership and pledging to address Britain’s challenges.
Morgan L. Morrow, 39, from Ripley, West Virginia, was arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate US President Donald Trump, using social media to recruit others, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department.
Jerome Powell’s post-meeting press conference will be his first public encounter with reporters since he was served grand jury subpoenas related to a Department of Justice investigation
Calling the deal balanced and forward-looking from India’s perspective, Agrawal said the agreement would strengthen economic integration between India and the EU and help boost trade and investment flows in both economies.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer travels to China for the first official visit since 2018, aiming to reset relations, boost trade, and address tensions over security, human rights, and geopolitics.
A severe polar vortex has frozen Niagara Falls’ mist into ice, coating cliffs and riverbanks, creating a breathtaking winter spectacle as parts of the river partially freeze and rainbows appear.
China is investigating top general Zhang Youxia over alleged nuclear secrets leaks to the US, triggering President Xi Jinping’s most sweeping military purge and raising questions over loyalty, corruption and command stability.
JuD and LeT leaders have resurfaced in Pakistan, openly threatening India and calling for military backing, raising alarm in New Delhi over Kashmir-focused militancy and state–militant overlaps.
Maisie Henderson, 24, from Gateshead, endured prolonged physical and psychological abuse at the hands of her partner, Freddy Smith, while she was pregnant with his child.
