Indian state-owned warplane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd said yesterday it had signed an initial agreement to build civil commuter aircraft with a Russian aerospace firm subject to Western sanctions.

Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul to broker a long-term truce have ended without a resolution, two sources familiar with the matter said yesterday, a blow for peace in the region after deadly clashes this month.

Venezuela claimed Monday to have dismantled a CIA-financed cell plotting a false-flag attack on a US warship deployed to the southern Caribbean, as Washington stepped up pressure on Caracas by flying bombers nearby.

The UN estimated yesterday that nations’ carbon-cutting pledges imply a far-from-sufficient 10-percent emissions cut by 2035, cautioning that it was unable to provide a robust global overview after most countries failed to submit their plans on time.

Ferocious winds and torrential rain tore into Jamaica yesterday as Hurricane Melissa made landfall, the worst storm ever to strike the island nation and one of the most powerful hurricanes on record.

Reports were mounting yesterday of ethnically motivated atrocities in the western Sudanese city of El-Fasher since its capture by paramilitaries, with allies of the army accusing fighters of executing “more than 2,000” civilians.

US President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan’s first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo yesterday, welcoming her pledge to accelerate a military buildup and signing deals on trade and rare earths.

Iran has demanded a $170 million fine from the owner of a cargo ship that it seized in Gulf waters last year and accused of having ties to Israel, a judicial official said yesterday.

Japan's first female PM pulled out all the stops for Trump and even announced that she would nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize

Artificial rain experiment aims to reduce smog as respiratory illnesses rise

All 11 passengers, including 10 foreign tourists were killed

Microsoft will hold 27% stake in OpenAI under new deal

Grokipedia will 'purge out propaganda', he says

The so-called 3.0 version of the free trade agreement between ASEAN and China was signed into effect at a summit of the bloc's leaders in Malaysia

The agreement was signed during Trump's visit to Japan

Melissa's wind-span is currently larger than the length of Jamaica

Since Trump was sworn in as president, his administration claims to have solved eight wars in eight months

Trump has become increasingly focused on the Nobel since his return to power in January

Hurricane Melissa strengthened Monday as it took aim at Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean as a top-level Category 5 storm, with forecasters predicting catastrophic flooding and urging residents to seek shelter immediately.

Israel yesterday ruled out Turkey’s participation in a Gaza security force, saying it will retain control there despite agreeing to a US-brokered ceasefire.