Standing before a joint meeting of the United States Congress on Tuesday, Charles III used a rare appearance by a British monarch to emphasise the enduring alliance between Britain and the United States, warning lawmakers that democratic nations face a…
A series of explosive and drone strikes in Colombia’s volatile southwestern departments has left at least 21 people dead and deepened fears over public security as the country approaches a pivotal presidential election on 31 May. The deadliest incident took…
India and New Zealand signed a comprehensive free trade agreement in New Delhi on Monday, delivering duty-free access for 100 per cent of Indian exports to New Zealand while granting New Zealand exporters preferential treatment covering 95 per cent of…
By the time the first champagne flutes hit the carpet at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night, Cole Tomas Allen was already on the floor, shirtless and handcuffed, his face pressed against the marble just metres from the magnetometers that…
Donald Trump has cast the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner as further proof that “they can’t stop me”, in a series of robust statements to reporters and on social media following Saturday night’s incident at the Washington…
A gunman armed with a shotgun, a handgun and several knives stormed a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday night, triggering gunfire that sent President Donald Trump and hundreds of guests diving for cover before…
Islamist militants linked to al-Qaida and Tuareg separatists carried out one of the largest coordinated assaults in Mali in more than a decade on Saturday, striking the capital Bamako, its international airport, a key military base and several cities across…
India’s Narcotics Control Bureau has issued a strong advisory cautioning citizens travelling to the Maldives that even small quantities of prohibited drugs can now trigger severe punishment under the island nation’s recently toughened anti-narcotics legislation, with large-scale trafficking potentially carrying…
Donald Trump’s fondness for social media has once again tested the patience of America’s friends. On this occasion, it was India’s turn to take offence. The president reposted remarks by Michael Savage, a bombastic American radio host, in which the…
President Donald Trump has ordered the United States Navy to “shoot and kill” any small vessels seen laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, sharply escalating a months‑long standoff in one of the world’s most critical maritime corridors. In a…
The Indian government has notified fresh rules that will bring greater oversight to the country’s booming online gaming industry, aiming to protect players — especially young people — from addictive and harmful money-based games while supporting legitimate e-sports and social…
In the polished halls of Hyderabad House in New Delhi on 20 April 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung sat down with captains of industry from both nations for the India-Korea Business Leaders’ Dialogue. The…
They were supposed to be miracle injections: weekly shots that could tame type 2 diabetes and melt away stubborn kilograms with remarkable ease. But for growing numbers of patients around the world, the promise of Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound…
As summer 2026 looms, the travel industry is confronting an uncomfortable truth. Jet-fuel prices in America averaged $8.63 a gallon in April, up sharply from March and more than double the level before the Iran conflict escalated. Even after Iran…
Importers will from Monday be able to begin claiming refunds for more than $166bn (£130bn) in tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump that the US Supreme Court ruled last month were unconstitutional, as the US Customs and Border Protection agency…
Just 24 hours after briefly declaring the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial traffic, Iran has reversed course again, fully reimposing restrictions and firing on vessels attempting to transit the waterway. On April 18th, Iranian Revolutionary Guard gunboats fired warning…
In the dim glow of a private automobile workshop on the outskirts of Thane, just north of Mumbai, Mosaib Ahmad once spent his days fixing engines and wiring circuits. On a quiet Saturday in April, that ordinary workspace became the…
In a brick-kiln office on the outskirts of Jind in Haryana, businessman Anup Chaudhary was reviewing accounts on the afternoon of 24 March 2026 when his phone rang via WhatsApp. The voice on the other end was calm yet menacing.…
A routine afternoon on the tarmac at one of the world’s busiest airports in New Delhi turned into an embarrassing ground collision on Thursday when a taxiing SpiceJet aircraft clipped a stationary Akasa Air plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport’s…
In the shadow of the Himalayas, where the Ganga flows past the pilgrimage town of Rishikesh, a sleek 19-seater seaplane touched down on the river’s surface earlier this month. The successful trial on 6 April by SkyHop Aviation, using a…
