India said yesterday it had lodged a protest over a senior British diplomat’s visit to Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, saying the trip this week had infringed on India’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity”.

This year could be hotter under El Nino’s influence than the record-shattering 2023, the United Nations warned Friday, as it urged drastic emissions cuts to combat climate change.

India’s foreign minister is scheduled to visit Iran today for a two-day trip, following Western air strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the Tehran-backed group’s attacks on

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu yesterday issued a strong statement amid a diplomatic row with India.

Former US president Donald Trump was ordered to pay nearly USD400,000 in legal costs to the New York Times and multiple journalists

Archaeologists have discovered the largest and oldest network of pre-Hispanic cities ever found in the Amazon rainforest, revealing a 2,500-year-old lost civilisation of farmers.

Israel kept up bombardments in the Gaza Strip yesterday as its deadly offensive on the enclave approached 100 days with no end in sight.

The Houthi movement threatened a “strong and effective response” after the United States carried out another strike in Yemen overnight, further ratcheting up tensions as Washington vows to protect shipping from attacks by the Iran-aligned group.

Iraqi militias responded with new threats against US interests, while Washington declared the Gulf state Bahrain among allies that supported the operation, risking the ire of the Houthis who have a powerful arsenal of drones and missiles.

The United States carried out a fresh strike Saturday on a Huthi rebel target in Yemen, US Central Command said, after the Iran-backed militants warned of further attacks on ships in the Red Sea

In the dramatic January 5 incident, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 from Portland executed an emergency landing after a panel known as a "door plug" blew out mid-flight. There were no fatalities or serious injuries.

Polls closed at 4:00 pm (0800 GMT) after the electorate of nearly 20 million cast ballots in fine, sunny weather.

At least 10 people have died and six are missing after an accident at a coal mine in central China's Henan Province, state media said Saturday

Israel continues to pound the ‘blacked out’ Palestinian territory

Former US president Donald Trump was ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in legal costs to the New York Times and multiple journalists Friday after a lawsuit he brought against them was dismissed

Airlines in the United States canceled more than 2,000 flights on Friday after a massive winter storm knocked out power and affected businesses in 12 states ahead of a likely brutal freeze over the weekend

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday it is launching a safety probe into Boeing following last week’s near-catastrophic incident on an Alaska Airlines-operated 737 MAX.

Myanmar’s military and an alliance of armed ethnic minority groups announced a China-mediated ceasefire yesterday following months of conflict that has posed the biggest threat to the junta since it seized power in 2021.

Hundreds of thousands of people attended final pre-election rallies in Taiwan yesterday ahead of critical presidential and parliamentary polls, as China’s defence ministry warned it would “smash any Taiwan independence plots”.

More than seven years after an Indian Air Force An-32 aircraft with 29 personnel on board went missing over the Bay of Bengal, its wreckage was found in the sea about 310km off Chennai, the India Defence Ministry said yesterday.