U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China, while insisting that they also contribute more to their own defense.

Mongolian prime minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene has resigned after losing a confidence vote in parliament.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with President Santiago Pena Palacios of Paraguay at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Monday.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates says that most of his fortune will be spent on improving health and education services in Africa over the next 20 years.

A British man has been charged after allegedly trying to smuggle US military technology to China and organising the stalking and harassment of a Beijing critic.

A Ukrainian drone attack destroyed more than 40 Russian planes deep in Russia’s territory, a Ukrainian security official told The Associated Press on Sunday, while Russia pounded Ukraine with missiles and drones a day before the two sides meet for

India has reported a notable rise in national optimism, climbing three percentage points in the May 2025 edition of the Ipsos ’What Worries the World’ survey. India is fourth on the global ranking of the optimism index, following closely behind S

Bangladesh has started issuing newly designed banknotes that do not feature the portrait of the country’s founder and former prime minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Two people have died and hundreds have been arrested across France after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fans celebrated the club’s victory in the Champions League final, according to the French interior ministry.

The White House is finalizing multiple executive orders on drones that could lead to Chinese companies being barred from selling new models in the United States, potentially upending the consumer drone market while escalating the growing conflict bet

At least seven people have died after a highway bridge collapsed on to railway tracks in Russia close to the Ukraine border, according to emergency services.

May 31, 2025 In an unforgettable evening that brought the world together in celebration of beauty, social and environmental service, and global sisterhood, Hyderabad, Telangana, witnessed history as Opal Suchata from Thailand was crowned the 72nd Mis

The country’s defence production is expected to surge over six-fold to Rs 8.8 lakh crore in 2047 from Rs 1.46 lakh crore in 2024-25, according to a report compiled by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and KPMG India.

An attempt to recreate a monetary and trade order modeled on the September 1985 Plaza Accord, in which developed countries cooperated to reverse the appreciation of the dollar, is gaining momentum inside the White House walls, with the term “Plaza

France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children, health and family minister Catherine Vautrin has said.

The United States has suspended some sales to China of critical U.S. technologies, including those related to jet engines to Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer COMAC, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.

aiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Tuesday reported increased Chinese military activity around Taiwan

The all-party parliamentary delegation, led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, held a meeting with Secretary-General of ASEAN, Kao Kim Hourn on Wednesday at the ASEAN Headquarters where Hourn highlighted ASEAN’S Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with

PDD Holdings, the Chinese owner of online shopping platform Temu, has reported a near 50% drop in profit as US President Donald Trump’s trade policies added to its struggles in its home country.

Pakistan stands at a crossroads where economic necessity has opened the door to what critics describe as a modern form of colonization. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, initially marketed as a partnership for mutual benefit, has evolved into a m

US President Donald Trump’s administration says it will ’’aggressively’’ revoke the visas of Chinese students studying in the US.

A US federal court has blocked President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, in a major blow to a key part of his economic policies.

Workers at Kohinoor and Evershine, two souvenir shops right at the entrance of Bab Al Bahrain, were taken by surprise when Indian parliamentarians made a surprise appearance at this historical market area of Manama Souq.

In Bangladesh, a quiet storm is brewing beneath the surface of apparent political stability. The caretaker government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, once celebrated as a much-needed corrective to a broken political order is now drawing sharp u

A Delta Air Lines flight was delayed twice on Saturday after two pigeons caused chaos onboard.

US President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered embassies to stop scheduling appointments for student visas as it prepares to expand social media vetting of such applicants.

A group of five Labour MPs is travelling to Taiwan for meetings with government officials for the first time since Labour came to power.

Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo underscored the importance of developing a collective deterrence with Japan, the United States and the Philippines in the Pacific to prevent an invasion of the self-ruled island by mainland China, in a recent in

With the joint statement issued by China and the United States on May 12, global attention to such a tariff war, unprecedented in scale, was put on hold. However, under the storm, some weak calls have never been heard -

Miss England dropped out of the 72nd Miss World pageant in Telangana, India, criticizing the ’’outdated’’ competition for exploiting and objectifying its contestants.