India welcomes the signing of the treaty between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius on the return of Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia.

The European Union’s trade chief said the 27-member bloc is committed to securing a trade deal with the US based on ’’respect’’ not ’’threats’’.

Coast Guard vessels of the Philippines and the United States have taken part for the first time in joint maritime exercises with naval and air force units in the contested South China Sea, Manila’s armed forces said on Wednesday.

The Pacific must be protected from becoming a military zone amid China’s growing push for influence in the region, New Zealand’s top diplomat Winston Peters has warned ahead of a meeting with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong.

Armed robberies continue unabated in the city, with law enforcement seemingly unable to contain the surge in violence. In just past five days, three people, including a child, have been killed by robbers in Korangi district.

Two Israeli embassy staff were killed in a shooting outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night, and a suspect is in custody, according to officials and media reports.

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX-owned satellite internet service Starlink launched in Bangladesh on Tuesday, as the South Asian nation steps up efforts to ensure reliable, uninterrupted access to the internet.

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party opened an investigation on Monday into Harvard’s partnerships with organizations accused of having ties to the CCP.

Within a day of Bella May Culley being arrested at a Georgian airport for allegedly trying to smuggle 14kg of cannabis, the same fate met another Briton 3,000 miles away.

Australian firm Lynas Rare Earths says it has become the first commercial producer outside China of heavy rare earths, used in an array of renewable energy technologies.

The capital city continues to face a concerning surge in criminal activities, with a marked increase in carjacking and other forms of street crime reported over the past week.

A bipartisan group of eight US lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday that would require makers of artificial intelligence (AI) chips such as Nvidia to include technology to verify the location of their chips before exporting them.

Former US President Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, a statement from his office said on Sunday.

South Korea has fined Chinese e-commerce giant Temu nearly US$1 million for illegally transferring Korean users’ personal information to China and other countries, a data protection watchdog said

At least 16 people are reported to have died after tornadoes tore through parts of two US states.

Pakistan teeters on the brink of national collapse, a fragile construct sustained by military fantasies and diplomatic desperation. Pakistan has devolved into a grotesque spectacle of misgovernance, strategic incompetence, and systemic failure that c

Microsoft has prohibited its employees from using Deepseek, a Chinese artificial intelligence app, citing concerns over data security and potential links to Chinese propaganda, the company’s president Brad Smith said this week.

Spectators could fly through the Los Angeles skies and escape the city’s notorious traffic during the 2028 Olympic Games if the organisers have their way.

The United States is taking major steps to rebuild its industrial base, with renewed efforts to shift key production—such as semiconductors, electric vehicles, shipbuilding, and green infrastructure—back to American soil. Framed as a move toward

US President Donald Trump has said that India has offered to drop all tariffs on goods imported from his country.

Neither Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky nor Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the first direct Ukraine peace talks since 2022, dampening hopes for a breakthrough. Putin first proposed direct negotiations for May 15 over the

National Health Insurance (NHI) system, Taiwan’s Minister of Health and Welfare, Dr. Chiu Tai-yuan, stated that health is not merely a national concern but a universal value and fundamental human right. He emphasised that improved public health dir

A 23-year-old influencer was shot and killed on Tuesday at a beauty salon in Jalisco, Mexico, while she was livestreaming on TikTok, according to the state prosecutor’s office.

Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as ’’Pepe’’, has died at the age of 89.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged newly appointed Pope Leo XIV to review the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with the Chinese government, which gives Beijing significant control over the appointment of Catholic bishops.

President Donald Trump has said the US has ’’no stronger partner’’ than Saudi Arabia during his first major foreign trip - a whirlwind visit of Gulf countries mainly focused on shoring up investment.

Addressing the 5th Convocation ceremony of the Central Agricultural University (CAU) in Imphal on Sunday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Chairman V Narayanan said that at least 10 satellites are working round-the-clock for strategic pu

The federal capital witnessed a surge in criminal activity over the past week, with at least 64 incidents of crime, including carjacking, armed robberies, and street snatching, reported across various localities, according to official police data.

Bangladesh’s Election Commission has suspended the registration of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, effectively barring the party from contesting the next national elections.

PL 2025 will resume this week on Saturday (May 17) with a clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders, the BCCI confirmed on Monday (May 12). A total of 17 matches will be held across six venues with the final scheduled to be