To mark the International Day of the Girl Child, 21-year-old Shreya Dharmarajan from Chennai was appointed the British High Commissioner to India for a day. ...
As Israel continued heavy bombardments from the air, sea, and land across the Gaza Strip in retaliation against the October 7 Hamas attack, the death toll in the coastal enclave is nearing 1,200, while the number of internally displaced persons spiked to 338,934 on Thursday -- a 30 per cent increase in just 24 hours, authorities said...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Thursday, will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday in Jordan, according to a top Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) official....
A senior Hamas official has said that it was too early to exchange Israeli hostages who were taken captive after the militant group launched its surprise attack on the Jewish nation on October 7....
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Thursday confirmed that 21 citizens have died in the Hamas militant group's attacks on Israel and added that his government was working on finding other ways to evacuate....
The United Auto Workers (UAW) announced an unexpected expansion of its strike to Ford's biggest truck plant in Kentucky as the strike action against the Big Three US automakers continued for the 27th day. ...
A court in Texas has ordered an Indian-origin man and his pharmacy to pay $275,000 civil penalty and imposed restrictions related to the dispensing of opioids and other controlled substances. ...
The US State Department said that it was exploring alternative options "by air, land,...
In a clarification, a White House official has confirmed that US President Joe Biden has not seen pictures of "terrorists beheading children" in Israel, backtracking from the latter's comments that he saw such images. ...
Steve Scalise, a top Republican member of the House of Representatives, emerged as the party’s nominee for Speaker in a secret...
