The United States will close its consulate ​in Pakistan’s Peshawar, citing the ‌safety of its diplomats, the State Department said in a statement published ​on Tuesday.

Indian banks are sufficiently capitalised to transition ​to the expected credit loss (ECL) ‌framework, which has now been finalised by the Reserve Bank of ​India, Fitch Ratings said ​on Thursday.

Apple has agreed to pay some iPhone buyers a collective $250m (£184m) to end a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading people about new artificial intelligence (AI) features and capabilities.

Iran says a US proposal to end the war is ’’still being considered’’, after reports that the two sides could be close to an agreement.

India’s cabinet on Tuesday approved a new emergency credit guarantee programme worth 181 billion rupees ($1.9 billion) to support ​businesses - particularly small firms - facing short-term liquidity stress linked to the ‌Middle East crisis, the

A group of 13 Australians related to alleged Islamic State jihadists is returning home from Syria, Australian authorities said Wednesday (May 6), warning some will face arrest.

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has opened an ‌inquiry into Chinese online retailer Shein over the transfer of European users’ data to China, the company’s lead EU privacy regulator said on Tuesday.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is holding talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing amid tensions with the United States in the Strait of Hormuz.

Romanian lawmakers toppled the pro-European Government of prime minister Ilie Bolojan in a no-confidence vote on ‌Tuesday, putting at risk the country’s sovereign debt ratings, its access to EU funds and the stability of ​its currency.

A Dutch cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak on board is to sail to the Canary Islands, Spain has said.

The US operation to guide stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz will be paused for a ’’short period of time’’, President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday evening.

Arsenal reached their first Champions League final for 20 years as Bukayo Saka’s goal was enough to help the Gunners overcome Atletico Madrid 2-1 on aggregate.

In May 2025, a brief but intense military confrontation between India and Pakistan unfolded over four days, triggered by India’s Operation Sindoor, a series of precision strikes on terrorist infrastructure in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terro

Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she will not resign as West Bengal Chief Minister, asserting that she does not accept the election outcome as a legitimate defeat and will continue her political fight despite the setback.

Washington said Iran had not breached a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East ​conflict on Tuesday, following an exchange of fire between the two sides the previous day as U.S. forces attempted to force open the Strait of Hormuz.

Some human-to-human transmission may have occurred on board the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak that has left three people dead and several others ill, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.

The Chinese captain of a seized oil tanker with suspected Russian links has been ​placed under arrest on suspicion of carrying ‌false documents and of violating laws on seaworthiness, a Swedish prosecutor said on Monday.

Abbas Araghchi will travel to Beijing later today for discussions.

A Boeing 737 plane that plummeted into a Chinese hillside in 2022, killing all 132 people on board, had its fuel supply cut mid-flight, according to newly released data by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery is facing renewed pressure due to a sharply imbalanced trade relationship with China, raising concerns of a potential secondary balance-of-payments crisis.

President Donald Trump says the US has struck seven Iranian ’’fast boats’’ in the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington seeks to guide stranded ships out of the Gulf through the largely closed waterway.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi on Monday as counting trends showed the party surging past the majority mark in West Bengal and retaining power in Assam.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says Iran launched two suicide drones at a tanker affiliated with its Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in the Strait of Hormuz.

US Central Command (Centcom) denies that one of its warships has been struck by two Iranian missiles.

With the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) losing Kerala Assembly elections, no Left government will be left in India for the first time in 50 years.

US authorities responded to reports of gunfire at about 9pm local time on Sunday at a gathering of young people near Arcadia Lake, Edmond Police Department spokesperson Emily Ward said.

The Iranian army has said “the security of the Strait of Hormuz is in the hands of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and that any safe passage and navigation in any situation will be carried out in coordination with the armed forces

A spokesperson for US Central Command (CENTCOM) has told the ABC broadcaster that crew members of the M/V Touska, which was captured in the Gulf of Oman last month, have been taken to Pakistan for repatriation to Iran.

Eight months after German auto giant Volkswagen announced a partnership Chinese EV upstart XPeng on electronic and electrical architecture, the alliance has delivered results, debuting two brand-new battery-electric models this month. The second, unv

India’s space agency, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), on Sunday launched a privately-developed Earth observation satellite ’’Drishti,’’ developed by the country’s space-tech startup ’’GalaxEye.’’