India and Israel will pursue joint development, production and transfer of technology in defence, as well as work on a free trade agreement, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday.

Islamabad denies claims

Two countries to cooperate in "horizon scanning" field

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Israel yesterday for a two-day visit that both countries have cast as a chance to deepen relations, as regional concerns mount over the risk of military conflict between the United States and Iran.

Framed as a leap towards strategic partnership, the trip reflects India’s deepening ties with a state accused of genocide

Modi visited Israel as prime minister in 2017, before Netanyahu made a reciprocal visit to India the following year

Rescue and medical teams rushed to the site of the crash, which local media said was deep inside a difficult-to-access forest

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been given a promotion in the ruling party structure during a rare party congress, state media said Tuesday

His legal team said Tuesday they would challenge the verdict

Indian government officials have said the surrender of a senior Maoist guerrilla commander heralds the “final phase” to end the decades-long Maoist insurgency.

Overnight air strikes by Pakistan on Afghanistan yesterday left at least 18 people dead including children, Taliban sources said, although Islamabad put the death toll at “more than 80 militants”. 

India and Brazil agreed to boost cooperation on critical minerals and rare earths yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after talks in New Delhi with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Yoon abruptly declared martial law in a televised address in December 2024, saying drastic measures were needed to root out "anti-state forces"

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned technology leaders Thursday of the risks of artificial intelligence, saying its future cannot be left to "the whims of a few billionaires"

Mining, plantations, and fires have caused the clearance of large tracts of lush Indonesian rainforest, removing trees that absorbed rain and helped stabilise soil

An explosion at a fireworks shop in central China killed 12 people yesterday, the second day of the Lunar New Year holiday, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

Oli hopes to regain control of parliament in the March 5 elections

India routed bitter rivals Pakistan by 61 runs yesterday to qualify for the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup in a clash that had been in doubt until a few days ago.

Opposition continues protest, wants family doctor on board

Beijing will take “all necessary measures” against foreign espionage activities, the foreign ministry said yesterday, after the US spy agency issued a recruitment video targeting Chinese military personnel.