Applicants for visas to the United States will now have to affirm that they do not fear persecution in their home countries as the Trump administration seeks to further restrict potential asylum seeks from entering the country.

Oil prices have soared following reports that the US is preparing for an ’’extended’’ blockade of Iran.

India’s leading airlines are preparing to restore full-scale operations at Hamad International Airport from May 1, marking a significant step towards normalisation of air connectivity in the region.

In February, Alok (name changed), a business analyst based in the western Indian city of Pune, got a text message asking him to pay 1,000 rupees ($10.75; £7.9) as a speeding fine.

The Artemis II astronauts’ journey to the moon and back landed them at the White House Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon — standing by while President Donald Trump talked UFOs, the Space Force and the Iran war.

Two people were stabbed on Wednesday, April 29, in a north London neighborhood with a large Jewish community. A man was arrested after he was seen running with a knife ’’attempting to stab Jewish members of the public,’’ the Shomrim Jewish ne

China has suspended issuing new licences for autonomous vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter, after dozens of Baidu Inc’s Apollo Go robotaxis suddenly stopped in Wuhan last month, stranding passengers and disrupting traffic.

Eleven cancers are becoming more common in young people in England, a major analysis shows.

Donald Trump warned of tougher action against Iran as nuclear talks falter, criticising Tehran’s inability to strike a deal and referencing earlier threats linked to tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and recent maritime incidents.

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities say Pakistani mortars and missiles struck a university and residential neighbourhoods in the eastern province of Kunar on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 80.

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was quitting OPEC and OPEC+, dealing a heavy blow to the oil exporting groups and their de ​facto leader, Saudi Arabia, at a time when the Iran war has caused ‌a historic energy shock and unsettled the

A man accused of plotting a terror attack at one of Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna in 2024 pleaded guilty on Tuesday.

Gold fell to a three-week low on Tuesday, as elevated oil prices kept inflation concerns high, while investors awaited key central bank decisions this week to see if the Middle ​East conflict has altered the interest rate outlook.

United States President Donald Trump’s administration has fired all 22 members of the board that sets the policies of the government-funded national science agency, according to an ex-board member and lawmakers.

European flight prices are falling as airlines try to overcome customer ’’hesitancy’’ over the economic hit from the US-Israel war with Iran, Wizz Air’s chief executive has said.

Italy has extradited to the U.S. a Chinese man wanted by authorities there on hacking charges that include stealing COVID-19 medical ​research, Italian police said on Monday, confirming earlier reports.

Indonesia’s president ordered an investigation on Tuesday (Apr 28) after a long-distance train smashed into a stationary commuter train overnight, killing 14 people and injuring dozens.

U.S. President Donald Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal ​on resolving the two-month war, a U.S. official said, dampening hopes for a resolution to the conflict that has disrupted energy supplies, ‌fuelled inflation, and killed tho

To be fair to China, its decision was not made from a position of scarcity. The country had reserves and the capacity to assist. What it lacked was the willingness to do so.

WhatsApp will stop working on certain older Android devices from September 8, 2026. Users running Android 5.0 or 5.1 will lose access to the app. The company is advising affected users to back up their chats and upgrade their devices or operating sys

The death toll from a bombing on a Colombian highway on Saturday has risen to 20, with another 36 people injured, including minors.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to ​their two-month war, as Tehran’s foreign minister landed in Russia on Monday to seek support from President Vladimir Putin.

The US news outlet, citing a US official and two sources with knowledge of the matter, says Iran has offered Washington a new proposal for reaching a deal on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the ending of the war, “with nuclear negotiation

Beijing warned Brussels that the “EU will bear all consequences” after the bloc included Chinese companies in its latest sanctions package against Russia, escalating tensions in an already strained Sino-Europe trade relationship.

Since late March, the renminbi (RMB) has been on an upswing, repeatedly hitting three-year highs. On April 14, onshore RMB broke past 6.82 per dollar at the open—its strongest level since March 24, 2023. Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, the

The Trump administration said on Friday it had imposed sanctions on an independent “teapot” refinery in China for buying billions of dollars’ worth of Iranian oil, as Washington and Tehran head into another round of peace talks over the weekend

Mali’s Defence Minister, General Sadio Camara. has been killed during coordinated attacks on military sites nationwide, sources told Al Jazeera.

With the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the UN Office for Project Services has warned that the disruption of fertiliser supplies threatens a global humanitarian catastrophe.

United States President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, DC, after shots were fired outside the event.

U.S. ​President Donald ‌Trump canceled a ​planned ​trip to Pakistan ⁠by ​envoys Jared ​Kushner and Steve Witkoff ​for ​peace talks with ‌Iran, ⁠Fox News reported on ​Saturday.