Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 jolts Afghanistan, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR, J-K

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s mountainous Hindu Kush region late Sunday night, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor, occurring near the Pakistan border at a depth of 10 km, caused strong ground shaking but no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The earthquake hit at 11:47 pm local time (19:17 GMT), catching many residents in their homes. The USGS pinpointed the epicentre 42 kilometres east-northeast of Jalalabad and about 36 kilometres north of Basawul, near Afghanistan’s eastern border with Pakistan.

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"Friendship, Trade, Cultural Linkages": PM Modi Meets World Leaders At SCO Reception

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attended the official reception for Heads of State and Heads of Government at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, China, where he met with several world leaders and dignitaries.

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Israel Kills Hamas Spokesperson Amid Expanding Gaza Offensive Discussion

The Israeli military announced Sunday that it killed the longtime spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, as the country's security cabinet met to discuss the expanding offensive in some of Gaza's most populated areas.

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Donald Trump debunks death rumours with public appearance at Virginia golf course

In a bizarre twist to the ongoing speculation surrounding US President Donald Trump, rumours of his death, which had sent shockwaves across social media, were finally laid to rest on Saturday morning. Trump was seen enjoying a round of golf at his Virginia golf club, putting an end to the wild rumours that had been circulating in the days prior.

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Thousands Protest Israeli Siege Of Gaza Near Venice Film Festival

Thousands of people protested against Israel's siege of Gaza on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival, seeking to move the spotlight from movie drama to real-world trauma.

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12,000-Year-Old Skeleton Reveals Death Linked To Rare Quartz-Tipped Weapon

A 12,000-year-old skeleton found in Vietnam shows early evidence of violence, with a man surviving months after being wounded by a quartz-tipped weapon, offering rare insight into ancient Southeast Asian hunter-gatherer life and conflict.

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Elon Musk's xAI Sues Engineer For Allegedly Taking Secrets To OpenAI

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has sued a former engineer at the company for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to its Grok chatbot and taking them to rival OpenAI.

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Watch: Rocks, Bottles Fly As Argentina President Faces Backlash Over Corruption Scandal

Argentina's President Javier Milei came under attack at a campaign rally outside Buenos Aires on Wednesday, as protesters hurled plants, rocks, and bottles at him over a widening corruption scandal involving his sister and closest aide, Karina Milei.

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Canada And India Name New Top Envoys As They Restore Relations

India and Canada named new high commissioners to each other's capitals Thursday as they restored relations 10 months after expelling the top envoys in a dispute over an alleged political assassination.

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TikTok Star Natasha Allen Dies At 28 After Five-Year Battle With Rare Cancer

Allen was diagnosed with the rare and aggressive cancer in 2020, as she explained in one of her TikToks from last year.

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Denmark Summons US Envoy Over Covert 'Influence' Operations In Greenland

The US envoy to Denmark was summoned on Wednesday after reports of attempted interference in Greenland, which is a part of Danish autonomous territory that US President Donald Trump has been trying to take over since his return to office.

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Trump proposes renaming Pentagon to 'Department of War', citing need for offensive strength

US President Donald Trump has stirred fresh controversy by proposing that the Pentagon be renamed the "Department of War," arguing that the United States needs to project offensive strength, not just defence. Speaking from the Oval Office during a joint press conference with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, Trump stated that the change reflects America's historical legacy and future strategic intent.

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Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Are Engaged After Two Years Of Dating

It's a love story and, baby, she said yes: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged, they announced Tuesday.

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Jobs, Exports, Growth At Risk: How US Tariffs May Impact India

Starting August 27, Indian exporters will face one of the harshest trade actions in recent memory - the United States will double down on duties, slapping a 50 per cent tariff on a wide range of goods from India.

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Netanyahu Says Israel "Regrets Tragic Mishap" After Reporters Killed In Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his regret Monday for a strike that killed 20 people, including five journalists, at a hospital in the Gaza Strip.

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H-1B visa controversy heat up: US Senator Mike Lee questions program amid Walmart Bribery rumors

US Senator Mike Lee has stirred debate over the future of the H-1B visa program, questioning whether it’s time to pause the system that allows skilled foreign workers—primarily from India—to work in the United States. His comments come amid unverified social media claims linking Walmart to a bribery scandal involving the hiring of Indian tech professionals.

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Latest Spain Heatwave Was "Most Intense On Record"

A 16-day heatwave Spain suffered this month was "the most intense on record", the country's State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) said on Sunday.

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Trump-Zelensky Meeting Highlights: Trump Says He Is Setting Up Direct Russia-Ukraine Talks

Trump-Zelensky Meeting Highlights Russian and Ukrainian presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky looked set for a peace summit following fast-moving talks hosted by US President Donald Trump.

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Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlin claims two villages captured in Donetsk amid ongoing peace efforts

Russia announced on Saturday that its forces had taken control of two villages in Ukraine's Donetsk region within the past 24 hours, ANI reported citing Anadolu News Agency. In a statement, the Russian Defence Ministry said that the villages of Seredne and Kleban Byk came under Russian control after operations carried out by its Southern and Western military groups.

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Berlin Renames Controversial 'Moors Street' After Years Of Debate

A Berlin street was officially renamed on Saturday for an 18th-century African philosopher after years of debate over its previous name that many considered outdated and offensive.

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Imran Khan's Two Nephews Arrested In Connection With May 9 Riots

Two nephews of Imran Khan have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the May 9, 2023, riots.

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China And Pakistan Agree To Launch New Economic Corridor Projects

Pakistan and China pledged to expand economic cooperation and investment under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship program of China's Belt and Road Initiative, officials said.

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Tariffs Aren't Keeping Walmart From Attracting Shoppers And Outpacing Target

Walmart Inc. powered through an uncertain economic environment and tariff concerns to deliver solid second-quarter financial results Thursday, showing it keeps pulling in shoppers and outpacing peers like Target.

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Trump Says Will Patrol Streets Of US Capital With Troops Thursday

US President Donald Trump will patrol the streets of Washington Thursday with police and National Guard troops he has deployed to the US capital.

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Netanyahu Says He'll Push For Gaza City Takeover Amid Renewed Ceasefire Talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he will give final approval for the takeover of Gaza City while also restarting negotiations with Hamas aimed at returning all the remaining hostages and ending the war on Israel's terms.

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NASA Launches AI Model To Understand Solar Eruptions, Predict Space Weather

NASA is raising the bar in solar science with the debut of the Surya Heliophysics Foundational Model, an artificial intelligence system built to decode the Sun's complex behavior.

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Scientists See Insides Of Dying Star For The First Time

Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as it exploded, offering a rare peek into stellar evolution.

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Chinese Woman Gets Pregnant Three Times In 4 Years To Avoid 5-Year Jail Term

According to Chinese law, pregnant or nursing women can serve their sentence outside of prison under local authority supervision.

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Trump Administration To Discuss Taking 10% In Intel: Report

The Trump administration is said to discuss taking a 10% stake in American chipmaker Intel, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing a White House official and other people familiar with the matter.

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Out-Of-Balance Gut Bacteria Connected To Multiple Sclerosis: Study

Multiple sclerosis is a disease that results when the immune system mistakenly attacks the brain and spinal cord. It affects nearly one million people in the US and over 2.8 million worldwide.

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GPS Disruption After Israel-Iran Conflict Makes Tehran's Roads Chaotic

The streets of Tehran have become a confusing maze for driver Farshad Fooladi amid widespread GPS disruption, still ongoing nearly two months after the end of Iran and Israel's unprecedented 12-day war.

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Black Mayors Slam Trump, Highlight Sharp Crime Drop In Cities

As President Donald Trump declared Washington, DC, a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention this week and threatened similar federal interventions in other Black-led cities, several mayors compared notes.

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50% US Tariff Casts Shadow Over India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement Talks

The sixth round of talks scheduled to finalise the outline of the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between India and the US has been postponed.

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'US Thinks They Can Boss Around': Top Economist Jeffrey Sachs Slams Trump Tariffs On India

US economist Jeffrey Sachs has criticised President Donald Trump for slapping hefty tariffs on India, denouncing the policy as both "stupid" and saying it "serves no purpose".

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Analysis: In High-Stakes Summit, Trump, Not Putin, Budges

Donald Trump wanted to go bold -- a high-pomp, high-stakes summit with Vladimir Putin to test whether the Russian leader would compromise on the Ukraine war.

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S Jaishankar Speaks To UK Counterpart David Lammy On Ukraine Conflict

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday spoke to his British counterpart David Lammy and discussed the Ukraine conflict, along with the US-Russia summit talks regarding it.

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Russia 'killing' people on day of negotiations: Zelenskyy ahead of Trump-Putin summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday claimed that the Russian military has continued its attack on Ukraine and is 'killing people' on a day when US President Donald Trump is set to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

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Trump's Tariffs On India An "Unforced Error": Ex-US NSA Bolton

Tariffs imposed on India by US President Donald Trump for purchases of Russian oil may have pushed New Delhi further into the Beijing-Moscow axis and this lack of focus by Washington is an "unforced error", a former top White House official has said.

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US-Russia Summit Updates: Trump arrives in Alaska, warns Putin ahead of high-stake meeting

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are scheduled to hold a high-level in-person meeting in Alaska on Friday, aiming to find a solution to bring an end to the Ukraine that broke out in February 2022 and has claimed thousands of lives. This is going to be the first in-person meeting between a sitting US President and Putin since 2021.

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27 Dead After Italy Migrant Shipwreck, Search Ops Underway

Italian authorities resumed their search Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, with 27 people already confirmed dead.

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Russia Claims New Ukraine Gains Ahead Of Putin-Trump Summit

Russia said on Thursday its troops had captured two new settlements in eastern Ukraine on the eve of a summit between President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump.

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Fire At Oil Refinery As Ukraine Launches Dozens Of Drones At Russia

Ukraine fired dozens of drones at Russia between late Wednesday and early Thursday, wounding three people and sparking fires in two southern regions, including at an oil refinery, officials said.

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Wrong Climate Choices? Dog Ownership A Surprising Culprit: Study

It turns out many Americans aren't great at identifying which personal decisions contribute most to climate change.

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Disgraced Crypto Mogul Do Kwon Pleads Guilty To Fraud Over $40 Billion Terraform Collapse

South Korean cryptocurrency specialist Do Kwon pleaded guilty to fraud charges in front of a New York judge on Tuesday following his firm's multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy, court filings showed.

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Swiss Man Fined Rs 97 Lakh For Speeding. But He Can Afford It

The driver was clocked going 27 kilometres per hour (17 mph) over the speed limit on a street in the Swiss city of Lausanne, and now he's facing up to 90,000 Swiss francs (over $110,000) in fines as a result. But he can afford it.

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White House Says Washington DC Has Highest Murder Rate In 2024, Delhi At...

The White House on Monday said Washington, D.C. has the highest murder rate in 2024, as it cited the murder rates in Delhi, Islamabad, Paris, London and other cities around the world.

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US Tourist In Puerto Rico For Bad Bunny Concert Fatally Shot

A US tourist who was visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny's residency was fatally shot at La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown, police said.

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Man Clings To Austrian High-Speed Train, Survives

A man has survived clinging to the outside of an Austrian high-speed train, Austria's state railway said, reportedly after it left whilst he was having a cigarette break.

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes Western Turkey, felt strongly in Istanbul

A powerful magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook northwestern Turkey on Sunday (August 10), sending tremors felt as far as Istanbul, around 200 kilometers away. The quake struck the Balikesir province, near the town of Sindirgi, which was identified as the epicenter. Local media reported that one building collapsed in Sindirgi due to the tremor. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of about 10 to 11 kilometers, intensifying its effects on the surface.

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47 Terrorists Killed In Balochistan By Pakistan Forces

At least 47 terrorists have been killed by security forces in Balochistan province near the Afghanistan border in the last two days, Pakistan military's media wing said on Saturday.

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Russia: Strong 6 magnitude earthquake strikes near Severokurilsk following recent seismic activity

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter scale struck Russia on Saturday evening. The earthquake occurred at 7:34 PM local time near Severokurilsk, located 267 kilometres southeast of the epicentre, as reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The tremors were felt in several regions of Russia, particularly in the vicinity of the Kuril Islands.

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Any Tariff On Pharma Will Hit India, As 40% Exports Go To US: Report

Imposing tariffs on the pharmaceutical Industry will significantly impact the earnings of Indian pharma companies, as nearly 40 per cent of India's total pharma exports are directed to the US market, according to a report by SBI Research.

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US Has No Plans To Recognise Palestinian State: JD Vance

US Vice President JD Vance met with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Friday at a stately home south of London, with the two leaders saying the agenda includes global economics and the Israel-Hamas war and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Trump warns of '1929-style Great Depression' if court strikes down tariffs amid ongoing legal battle

US President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning, stating that the country could face a 1929-style "Great Depression" if a federal court rules against his administration's tariff policies. The warning comes as the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit prepares to deliver its verdict on a high-stakes case involving businesses and states that allege they have been harmed by the tariffs imposed during Trump's presidency.

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"Assault On Values Of Equality": Ireland Condemns Attacks On Indians

The Embassy of Ireland in New Delhi has expressed anguish over the recent violent attacks against Indian citizens that have taken place in Ireland.

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Amid Trump's Tariffs, Netanyahu's "India-US Terrific Friends" Remark

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, gave his support to India amid the latter's ongoing trade tensions with the United States. He said that there is a "basic understanding in Washington DC that India is a solid partner."

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Asim Munir To Become Pakistan's President? Their Army Says...

The Pakistan Army has denied as "baseless" the rumours that Army chief Asim Munir plans to become the next president.

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US Woman Wakes Up From Coma Moments Before Organ Donation Surgery

On the day of the procedure, one of her sisters observed movement, and a doctor asked Ms Gallegos to blink, which she did, indicating she was still alive.

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Trump Says US China Close To Trade Agreement, Will Meet Xi If Deal Is Struck

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the US was close to a trade deal with China and that he would meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping before the end of the year if an agreement is struck.

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Stella Rimington, Britain's First Female Spy Chief, dies At 90

Stella Rimington, the first female director general of Britain's MI5 security and counter-intelligence service who ushered in an era of greater transparency at the agency, has died aged 90.

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Visa Applicants May Need To Post Bond Of Up To $15,000 To Enter US

The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.

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Russia exits INF Treaty, blames US missile deployments and rising nuclear tensions

Russia on Monday announced that it no longer considers itself bound by the Intermediate‑Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a landmark arms control agreement signed in 1987, reported the Times of India. Moscow blamed the “actions of Western countries” for creating a “direct threat” to its national security and said the conditions for maintaining the treaty had “disappeared.” The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that it would no longer observe self-imposed restrictions on the deployment of certain missile systems.

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2 Killed, 6 Injured In Shooting At Music Festival After-Party In Los Angeles

A shooting erupted during a music festival after-party in downtown Los Angeles, killing two people and wounding six others early Monday, authorities said.

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India's US Envoy Meets Tulsi Gabbard To Discuss "Mutual Interests"

Indian Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Sunday met with US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and held an "engaging conversation" on various issues of mutual interest.

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Julian Assange Joins Massive Pro-Palestine Protest On Sydney Harbour Bridge

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters, including WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday, closing the world-famous landmark.

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Fresh Clashes In Syria As Interim Government Struggles To Ease Tension

New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of the transitional government to exert its authority across the whole country.

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Ukraine Uncovers Major Drone Procurement Corruption Scheme

Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies said on Saturday they had uncovered a major graft scheme that procured military drones and signal jamming systems at inflated prices, two days after the agencies' independence was restored following major protests.

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SpaceX Delivers 4 Astronauts To International Space Station Just 15 Hours After Launch

SpaceX delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station on Saturday, making the trip in a quick 15 hours.

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After 'Dead Hand' Threat, Trump Moves Two Nuclear Submarines Near Russia

US President Donald Trump on Friday has ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in the "appropriate regions" after comments made by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

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Indonesia Volcano Belches Six-Mile Ash Tower

An Indonesian volcano spewed a 10-kilometre molten plume of ash topped by lightning into the sky, weeks after another huge eruption triggered dozens of flight cancellations in Bali.

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