US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to replace plastic straws with paper.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached France on Monday in the first leg of his two-nation visit.

A consortium of investors led by Elon Musk offered $97.4bn to take over OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT.

US President Donald Trump has officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the ’’Gulf of America’’ and designated February 9 as ’’Gulf of America Day’’ through an executive order.

It seems like the reign of ’’Made in China’’ products are coming to a close. The once-mighty manufacturing industry in China is facing a significant downturn, with waves of factory closures spreading throughout the country. Capital flight is

Ecuador’s presidential election will go to a second round after a closely contested first-round result failed to produce an outright winner.

New Delhi’s reach in European markets is set to become more prominent as both India and Greece are of the view that connectivity between the two nations would strengthen with the opening of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC).

China’s consumer inflation accelerated to its fastest in five months in January while producer price deflation persisted, reflecting mixed consumer spending and weak factory activity.

In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), China’s DeepSeek has emerged as a significant player.

A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake has struck the Caribbean Sea triggering tsunami warnings for a number of countries, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has said.

With tensions brewing over US staking claims on the Panama Canal, citing Chinese influence, India has signed an important umbrella agreement with the central American country to implement, for the first time, Quick Impact Projects (QIP). The agreemen

Effects of the suspension of all US foreign aid programmes have started to appear in Pakistan as over 60 health facilities will be closed down, leaving 1.7 million people, including 1.2m Afghan refugees, cut off from life-saving reproductive health s

Authorities are searching for a Bering Air passenger plane with 10 people on board that was reported missing while en route from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska’s Department of Public Safety said on Thursday.

Australia has banned DeepSeek AI services from all government systems and devices, becoming one of the first countries to take direct action against a Chinese artificial intelligence start-up that shook Silicon Valley and global markets this year.

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, says immigrants should have lived in the UK for at least 15 years before being deemed eligible for a British passport.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing it of ’’illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel’’.

A video recently went viral across major platforms in China, showing a Chinese official berating a young man for not having children

All South Korean airports will need to install bird detection cameras and thermal imaging radars, after an air crash in December last year killed 179 people.

The air forces of the Philippines and the United States were holding joint patrols over the South China Sea on Tuesday (Feb 4), a spokesperson for the Philippine Air Force said, as Manila said it was monitoring three Chinese vessels in its maritime z

India has secured 4th place in the Global Firepower Index 2025 (GFP Index), showcasing its military strength on the global stage. The ranking highlights India’s expanding defence capabilities across the Army, Navy, and Air Force, reinforcing its po

Protesters in Bangladesh have vandalised and set fire to the former family home of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as well as those of other members of her party.

A local magistrate’s court on Monday remanded the four suspects, including two women, in police custody for four days in the rape and murder case of an orphan girl.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday threatened action against Panama without immediate changes to reduce Chinese influence on the canal, but the country’s leader insisted he was not afraid of a US invasion and offered talks.

United States President Donald Trump has said the US will “take over” and “own” Gaza after resettling Palestinians elsewhere under an extraordinary redevelopment plan that he claimed could turn the enclave into “the Riviera of the Middle Ea

India and Indonesia are in the final stages of negotiating a $450-million (€440-million) deal for the export of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.

Police say around 10 people have been killed in a shooting at an education centre in central Sweden, including the suspected gunman.

A flurry of new cargo flights from China’s Xinjiang province to Britain may be trafficking goods made with forced labor, the U.K. government is being warned.

Pakistan Railways continues to grapple with mounting financial losses despite soaring operational expenses over the past decade, according to a report by the Auditor General of Pakistan for the fiscal year 2023-24.

During takeoff, a United Airlines plane’s engine caught fire, causing panic and an emergency evacuation of all passengers and crew.

Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development on Sunday, calling it a ’’criminal organization’’ after Donald Trump moved to freeze the bulk of Washington’s foreign assistance for three months.