Birthright citizenship was for children of slaves, not for world to 'pile' into U.S.: Trump
On the very first day of his inauguration, Trump issued an executive order against birthright citizenship, which was struck down by a federa...Read More
Washington midair collision kills all 67 onboard; teen figure skaters, group of hunters and students among victims
At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after the helicopter apparently flew into the path of the American A...Read More
Trump’s FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, insists he has no ’enemies list’ and won’t seek retribution
The reassurances were aimed at blunting a persistent line of attack from Democrats, who throughout Thursday's hearing confronted Mr. Pat...Read More
An opportunity to settle Sri Lanka’s ethnic problem
The JVP’s leaders must stop viewing the Provincial Councils as a ‘creation of India’; the people of Sri Lanka deserve better from World Ne...Read More
Ukraine drones hit Russian oil pumping station, missile storage site
The attack also hit a Russian missile storage facility in Russia's Tver region, causing a string of explosions, the source told Reuters ...Read More
Israel kills 2 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, officials say
Israel kills two Palestinians in the West Bank as the military focuses on a major crackdown during Gaza ceasefire. from World News: Top In...Read More
Undocumented migrants in U.S.: vital workforce, low criminality
Nearly 80% of undocumented migrants currently in the U.S. have lived there for over a decade from World News: Top International Headlines ...Read More
Nepal’s ruling parties’ bid to change electoral laws could deal a blow to inclusivity
In the name of ‘stability’, which analysts call a pursuit of chimera, CPN-UML and Nepali Congress seek to raise the threshold in Parliament,...Read More
Five years after TikTok ban, Indians also join Chinese ‘refuge’ Xiaohongshu
Five years after TikTok was banned in India, users here are also signing up to Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, opening a rare ave...Read More
New Trump orders on transgender troops, COVID and more expected on Hegseth’s first day
President Donald Trump is also expected to order rollbacks in diversity programs. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The...Read More
Trump Justice Department says it fired employees involved in prosecutions of President
The move, which follows the reassignment of multiple senior career officials across divisions, was made even though rank-and-file prosecutor...Read More
Navigating growth challenges in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is on the precipice of both opportunity and risk and it is crucial that the government charts a path that balances growth with deb...Read More
China signals willingness to repatriate confirmed Chinese nationals from U.S.
The department has warned of escalating consequences for Chinese officials, including visa sanctions, for refusal to accept tens of thousand...Read More
White House says Israel and Lebanon have extended deadline for troop withdrawal to February 18
Israel has said that it needs to stay longer because the Lebanese army has not deployed to all areas of southern Lebanon to ensure that Hezb...Read More
Hamas to release an Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza, says Qatar
The statement from Qatar, a mediator in ceasefire talks, said Hamas will hand over the civilian hostage, Arbel Yehoud, along with two other ...Read More
Trump orders tariffs, visa restrictions on Colombia over rejection of deportation flights
Mr. Petro said that his government won't accept flights carrying migrants deported from the U.S. until the Trump administration creates ...Read More
Rebels close in on key Congo city as 13 officials killed and thousands displaced
Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the key eastern ci...Read More
Marco Rubio: Secretary of faith
The Republican who once challenged Donald Trump in primaries and called him a ‘con artist’ is now the President’s diplomat-in-chief from W...Read More
Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at series of agencies
Trump administration fires 17 inspectors general, sparking concerns of oversight violations and potential corruption in government agencies ...Read More
Trump proposes ’getting rid of FEMA’ while touring disaster areas
President Donald Trump says he is considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency from World News: Top International ...Read More
Putin says Ukraine conflict could have been avoided had Trump been in office
“I couldn’t disagree with him that if he had been President, if they hadn’t stolen victory from him in 2020, the crisis that emerged in Ukra...Read More
Puutin says Ukraine conflict could have been avoided had Trump been in office
“I couldn’t disagree with him that if he had been President, if they hadn’t stolen victory from him in 2020, the crisis that emerged in Ukra...Read More
Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances
U.S. President Trump pardons anti-abortion activists convicted of clinic blockades, sparking controversy and praise from supporters from W...Read More
Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault
President Trump’s nominee for Defence Secretary paid $50,000 to sexual assault accuser, faces allegations of excessive drinking and abuse an...Read More
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship
U.S. District Judge John Coughenour repeatedly interrupted a Justice Department lawyer during arguments to ask how he could consider the ord...Read More
Invest in U.S. or face tariffs: Donald Trump to global elites in Davos
‘Come make your product in America and we will give you among the lowest taxes as any nation on earth,’ said President Trump from World Ne...Read More
Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say
The 17-year-old shooter, who was also a student at Antioch High School, later shot and killed himself with a handgun, said Metro Nashville P...Read More
Trump threatens Russia, others with tariffs if deal to end Ukraine war not reached
‘If we don’t make a deal and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by ...Read More
Trump 2.0 as disruptor of the global legal order
U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed majority and control over the U.S. Senate and the House are likely to help him push forward his polici...Read More
Bangladesh urges China to reduce interest rate on loan, China expresses support for sovereignty of Bangladesh
Mr. Hossein’s visit is the first since China announced plans to build a mega dam on Yarlung Tsangpo which flows into India as Brahmaputra wh...Read More
Israel-Hamas truce holding though Trump doubts it will last
Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds as humanitarian aid flows into Gaza, Trump doubts truce, hostages exchanged, rebuilding begins from World New...Read More
Tentative respite in Gaza and the entry of Trump
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TikTok restores service in U.S., thanking Donald Trump
TikTok credited President-elect Donald Trump, who retakes power on January 20, for making the reversal possible from World News: Top Inter...Read More
Hamas releases three Israeli women hostages as Gaza truce begins
The three ex-hostages, all women, reached a hospital in central Israel after being reunited with their mothers from World News: Top Intern...Read More
At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail, official says
The attack comes after Colombia suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, on January 17, the second time it has done ...Read More
Netanyahu says Israel reserves 'right to resume war if necessary' with U.S. support
‘If we are forced to resume the war, we will do so with force,’ Mr. Netanyahu said, adding that Israel had ‘changed the face of the Middle E...Read More
Khaleda Zia: Return of the Begum
The BNP politician, who has been acquitted in a corruption case, is now back in the limelight as her party is preparing for the next electio...Read More
Germany could send troops to future Ukraine buffer zone: minister
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump wants members of the NATO military alliance to devote 5% of their national output on defence, a demand tha...Read More
Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s from...Read More
Palestinian president says ready to assume 'full responsibility' in Gaza
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Future of Bangladesh depends on Trump’s attitude towards Yunus-led interim government in Dhaka: Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury
Bangladesh should not become new home for Islamic extremists from across the world, says former minister of education who handled agitation ...Read More
Justin Trudeau launches Canada-U.S. council as Trump’s tariff threats loom
The 18-member council is composed of representatives from the automotive industry, the nuclear power sector, agriculture and the labor movem...Read More
Antony Blinken defends U.S. policy on Gaza as his final State Department briefing is interrupted by protests
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has defended Biden administration policies on Israel’s war with Hamas after a ceasefire agreement in Gaza ...Read More
Israel strikes Gaza and accuses Hamas of backtracking on deal
In Gaza, the civil defence agency said Israel pounded several areas of the territory after the deal was announced, killing at least 75 peopl...Read More
Trump and Biden both claim credit for Gaza ceasefire deal
Donald Trump wasted no time in asserting he was the moving force behind the deal, whose final details were still being ironed out, according...Read More
'Imperative' Gaza ceasefire removes aid obstacles: UN chief Antonio Guterres
Antonio Guterres also called for the "integrity" of Palestinian territory to be respected and for a push to ensure "unified...Read More
Qatari PM says Gaza ceasefire goes into effect on January 19. Israel says details in flux
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced the agreement in the Qatari capital of Doha, the site of weeks of painstaking negotiation...Read More
Donald Trump says he'll use Gaza deal momentum to expand Israel's regional ties
The deal includes the gradual release of hostages captured by Hamas-led militants during their Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in exchange f...Read More
Sri Lankan President Dissanayake arrives in Beijing on 4-day visit to China
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South Korea investigators arrive in new attempt to arrest President Yoon
It came as thousands of the embattled leader's die-hard supporters massed outside the presidential residence in the capital Seoul to pro...Read More
Biden administration to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba
The determination by the outgoing President is likely to be reversed after Donald Trump takes office and Marco Rubio assumes the position of...Read More
Oscars push back nominations announcement amid California wildfires
Nominations will now be announced on January 23, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday. from World News: Top Interna...Read More
U.S. says Gaza deal 'can get done this week'
The U.S. leader has been pushing to get a deal between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas before he leaves office on January 20...Read More
Judge clears the way for release of special counsel’s report on Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case
But a temporary injunction barring the immediate release of the report remains in effect until January 14, 2025, and it's unlikely U.S. ...Read More
Italy’s Justice Minister asks court to release an Iranian held on a U.S. warrant
Italy’s justice minister has asked an appeals court to revoke the arrest of an Iranian citizen wanted by the U.S. over a drone attack in Jor...Read More
Croatia's populist president appears set for re-election
Primorac garnered less than 20% of the ballots, making it unlikely that he will make up ground in the runoff. from World News: Top Interna...Read More
Los Angeles wildfire: Donald Trump calls California leaders 'incompetent' over fire response
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Chinese FM Wang Yi makes surprise visit to Maldives, holds talks with President Muizzu
This was the first major visit by a Chinese official to Maldives after Mr. Muizzu visited China in January last year, months after his elect...Read More
Musk, ex-EU tech chief Breton spar over Germany
Mr. Musk has recently angered Europe with repeated insults of the continent's leaders and his open support for the far-right German AfD ...Read More
Greenland | The island of interest
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he won’t rule out use of military force or coercion to annex or buy the world’s largest island from...Read More
Nicolas Maduro | Back in power with fewer friends
Venezuela’s strongman has been sworn in for a third term at a time when the Latin American country is facing international isolation and eco...Read More
Venezuela’s Maduro takes new oath amid protests and international rebuke
To underscore Mr. Maduro's growing isolation, the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and the European Union announced a coordinated round of new san...Read More
South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief
The acting leader, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok, also expressed regret over the clashes between law enforcement officials and the pre...Read More
South Korea Presidential security chief says must be 'no bloodshed' over Yoon arrest
Yoon has refused questioning and last week resisted arrest in a tense stand-off between his security team and investigators after his short-...Read More
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case
A divided Supreme Court has rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case from World New...Read More
Legislation introduced in U.S. House to terminate designation of Pakistan as major non-NATO ally
The certification also needs to say that Pakistan has taken steps to demonstrate its commitment to prevent the Haqqani Network from using Pa...Read More
Wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles area and kill 2 as thousands flee homes
More than 1,000 structures were destroyed and numerous people were hurt in the fires, including first responders from World News: Top Inte...Read More
Many structures already destroyed in Pacific Palisades wildfire, California governor says
Firefighters are scrambling to corral flames churning along hillsides in Los Angeles as winds have gained strength across Southern Californi...Read More
Harris will travel to Asia, Mideast, Europe during her final week in office
Although she has not disclosed her next steps after losing the Presidential election, the expansive travel suggests that Ms. Harris might wa...Read More
The rebounding of Pakistan’s Afghan strategy
The return of the Taliban has made Afghanistan a ‘strategic ditch’ for Pakistan’s security establishment from World News: Top Internationa...Read More
Bangladesh revokes Sheikh Hasina’s passport
Cancellation of the passport is expected to create hardships for India where Ms. Hasina is presently stationed since leaving Dhaka on 5 Augu...Read More
Macron, European leaders hit back in Elon Musk meddling row
The French President said the SpaceX boss was "directly intervening in elections", including in Germany where Chancellor Olaf Scho...Read More
Indonesia is admitted to the BRICS bloc of developing nations, Brazil announces
Indonesia’s candidacy was endorsed by BRICS leaders in August 2023 from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://...Read More
Hamas official says ready to free 34 Gaza hostages in ‘first phase’ of exchange deal
Hamas has agreed to release the 34 prisoners, whether alive or dead, an official said from World News: Top International Headlines Today |...Read More
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil tops list of world’s oldest living person at nearly 117
For her 110th birthday, she was honoured by Pope Francis from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fBZ...Read More
World Bank to approve $20 billion lending package for Pakistan: report
The programme, titled "Pakistan Country Partnership Framework 2025-35", aims to improve social indicators in the most neglected bu...Read More
Man responsible for New Year’s truck attack visited New Orleans twice before: FBI
New Orleans truck attacker visited city multiple times, acted alone, and had bomb-making materials in Houston home from World News: Top In...Read More
Jimmy Carter's 6-day funeral begins with a motorcade through south Georgia
Families lined the procession route in downtown Plains, near the historic train depot where Carter headquartered his presidential campaign ...Read More
Austrian Chancellor Nehammer says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail
The announcement came after the People’s Party and the Social Democrats continued coalition talks a day after the liberal Neos party’s surpr...Read More
NSA Sullivan to visit India to finalise important ongoing initiatives: White House
Mr. Sullivan, 48, the youngest national security advisor when President Joe Bident appointed him on January 20, 2021, would also deliver a m...Read More
Donald Trump hush money trial: Judge sets sentencing for January 10, signals no jail time
The development leaves Mr. Trump on course to be the first president to take office convicted of felony crimes from World News: Top Intern...Read More
Republican Mike Johnson re-elected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
Republican Mike Johnson re-elected speaker of the House on first ballot, winning over GOP critics to retain the gavel from World News: Top...Read More
South Korean investigators attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
More than an hour and a half after dozens of investigators and police officers were seen entering the gate of the residence in Seoul to exec...Read More
Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of snoopy eavesdropping
The allegations about a snoopy Siri contradicted Apple's long-running commitment to protect the privacy of its customers — a crusade tha...Read More
Gaza babies die from winter cold say medics and families
The Hamas government press office in Gaza warned on Monday of the impact of more harsh weather expected in the coming days, saying it posed ...Read More
Bangladesh saw surge of mob killings in 2024: Rights groups
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), a leading Bangladeshi human rights organisation, said it had recorded at least 128 people killed by mobs in 2024 ...Read More
Bangladesh Army chief calls for national consensus, ‘political government’, tones down anti-India rhetoric
General Waker-uz-Zaman emphasises the need for peace, stability, and national consensus in Bangladesh for development and good governance ...Read More
World welcoms 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges
Auckland has become the first major city to welcome 2025; in India, thousands of revelers in the financial hub of Mumbai flocked to the city...Read More
Russia advanced nearly 4,000 square km in Ukraine in 2024: AFP analysing ISW
Russian forces significantly advanced in Ukraine in 2024, covering 3,985 square km, seven times more than in 2023 from World News: Top Int...Read More
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