Thousands rally in Minneapolis as immigration anger boils
The crowd gathered in freezing temperatures after Bruce Springsteen performed at an anti-ICE concert in the city from World News Today: In...Read More
Indian-origin printing firm boss convicted of COVID loan fraud in U.K.
Prashant Jobanputra is said to have “fraudulently declared” on the second application that this was the only Bounce Back Loan he had applied...Read More
The 27th amendment, Pakistan’s democratic dilemma
The amendment has consequences that will deeply affect the constitutional order from World News Today: International News Headlines - The ...Read More
Flight from Bangladesh lands in Pakistan’s Karachi for first time in 14 years
The airline, in a statement in Dhaka earlier this week, said that Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate on the Dhaka-Karachi route on Thurs...Read More
Trump says he asked Putin not to target Kyiv for 1 week during brutal cold spell
Meanwhile, a Russian drone attack killed three people in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region overnight, authorities said; the strike caus...Read More
Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue to avert shutdown
Still, with no agreement and an uncertain path ahead, the standoff threatened to plunge the country into another shutdown just two months af...Read More
The Doomsday Clock shows the danger, but not a way-out for the world
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Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged even as Trump continues to insist they be lowered
A key issue facing the Fed rate-setting committee is how long it will remain on hold; they remain split between those officials opposed to f...Read More
The new logic of the Chinese economy
It provides new opportunities for China-India cooperation from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu http...Read More
Tens of thousands flee northwest Pakistan over fears of military operation
More than 70,000 people, mostly women and children, have fled a region in northwestern Pakistan near Afghanistan from World News Today: In...Read More
World Bank approves $200 million to help Lebanon's vulnerable
The World Bank will provide cash transfers to poor Lebanese households and increase access to economic opportunities and social services, pa...Read More
U.S. says it’s taking first steps to possibly reopen embassy in Venezuela after Maduro’s ouster
“We are writing to notify the committee of the Department of State’s intent to implement a phased approach to potentially resume Embassy Car...Read More
TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
A lawyer for the plaintiff said in a statement on January 27, that TikTok remains a defendant in the other personal injury cases, and that t...Read More
Trump doesn't want Americans hurt but blames Democrats: White House
“This tragedy occurred as a result of a deliberate and hostile resistance by Democrat leaders in Minnesota,” Ms. Leavitt said, blaming Gover...Read More
Magnitude 5.58 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea, GFZ says
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Europe financing 'war' against itself by buying Russian oil products from India: Bessent
U.S. President Donald Trump has worked to negotiate a settlement on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Mr. Bessent said, adding that the U.S. has ...Read More
Indian-origin man shot dead in Canada, police suspect targeted gang-linked attack
Police said Gill was known to them, and the shooting “appears to have a nexus to the British Columbia Gang conflict”; Shortly after the shoo...Read More
Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting contradict government statements
In the videos, Pretti is seen with only a phone in his hand; none of the footage appears to show him with a weapon. from World News Today:...Read More
Board of Peace | The chairman’s circle
Donald Trump says the board he proposed to oversee the reconstruction of war-devastated Gaza could become ‘one of the most consequential bod...Read More
U.S. envoys Kushner, Witkoff in Israel for talks on Gaza: U.S. official
Israeli media reported that the talks would also focus on the return of the remains of the last Israeli hostage still held in Gaza. from W...Read More
U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran 'shadow fleet' over protest crackdown
The Treasury Department took aim at nine vessels and their respective owners or management firms, which U.S. officials said "collective...Read More
UN rights council decries ‘unprecedented’ crackdown in Iran, deepens scrutiny
With 25 votes in favour, seven opposed and the rest abstaining, it decided to extend and broaden the mandate of independent investigators ga...Read More
India and the EU — a fit partnership in a divided world
The two sides have the potential to write a new chapter in multilateralism from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu...Read More
A piece of board: On India and Donald Trump’s Board of Peace
India must eschew temptation to be a part of Trump’s peace board from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hin...Read More
In Focus-Parley | Does Trump’s Greenland plan signal the end of NATO?
President Trump’s push to acquire Greenland, deemed vital for U.S. security, has sparked debates over NATO’s future. Join experts C. Raja Mo...Read More
Putin ready to give frozen assets for rebuilding Ukraine
American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to meet with Mr. Putin on a possible Ukrainian solution from World News Today...Read More
India, E.U. agree to sign security and defence partnership next week: Kaja Kallas
Kallas noted that the E.U. is among India’s largest trading partners and described India as “indispensable” to Europe’s economic resilience ...Read More
Trump cancels tariff threat over Greenland, says NATO agreed to 'framework' of future Arctic deal
The implications of his remarks were enormous, potentially rupturing an alliance that has held firm since the dawn of the Cold War and seeme...Read More
Iranian state TV issues first official death toll from recent protests, saying 3,117 were killed
The comments by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who saw his invitation to the World Economic Forum in Davos rescinded over the killings, ca...Read More
India among Russia's top foreign trade partners: PM Mishustin
In the financial year 2024–25, total India-Russia trade reached an all-time high of about $68.7 billion, up sharply from roughly $13 billion...Read More
France supports suspension of EU-U.S. trade deal over Greenland tariff threats, says Foreign Minister
The European Parliament is expected to formally suspend on Wednesday, January 21, its work on the trade deal struck with the U.S. last sum...Read More
Denmark proposes NATO surveillance mission for Greenland
Mr. Rutte wrote on X that he had discussed "how important the Arctic — including Greenland — is to our collective security" with t...Read More
Valentino Garavani, fashion designer to jet set, dies aged 93 in Rome
His body will repose at the foundation's headquarters in Rome on Wednesday and Thursday. The funeral will be held on Friday at the Basil...Read More
U.S. talks with hardline Venezuelan Minister Cabello began months before raid
The officials warned Diosdado Cabello against using the security services or militant ruling-party supporters he oversees to target the cou...Read More
Two high-speed trains collide and derail in Spain; at least 20 killed
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia said on Sunday they were following “with great concern” news of the train disaster from World News Today:...Read More
Navarro renews attack on Delhi, asks why Americans ‘paying for AI in India’
Navarro’s comments came as ties between New Delhi and Washington are reeling under strain on several other issues apart from tariffs from ...Read More
Syrian government announces ceasefire with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces
Syria's Defence Ministry said it ordered the fighting to halt on the front lines after the agreement was announced from World News Tod...Read More
Pakistan says Trump invited PM Sharif to join Board of Peace for Gaza
Apart from India and Pakistan, at least four more countries have been invited to join the board on Sunday — Hungary, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus ...Read More
U.S. launches another retaliatory strike in Syria killing leader tied to deadly Islamic State ambush
U.S. Central Command announced that the strike in northwest Syria killed Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, who they claim was “an experienced terrorist ...Read More
Excluding Awami League from upcoming election will not bring stability to Bangladesh, says party leader in Delhi
Former Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud acknowledges India’s support to Awami League, which remains banned in Bangladesh from World News Toda...Read More
Taiwan says Chinese drone made ‘provocative’ flight over South China Sea island
A spokesperson for China’s Southern Theatre Command said that drones had conducted “normal flight training” in the airspace, in a statement...Read More
Nobel Peace Prize inseparable from laureate, award body says after Trump gets medal from Machado
“Regardless of what may happen to the medal, the diploma, or the prize money, it is and remains the original laureate who is recorded in hi...Read More
Trump thanks Iran for not following through on executions of protesters
The U.S. president also suggested on his social media site that more than 800 people had been set to be executed in Iran, but he said they n...Read More
On mute: On the U.S., geopolitical turmoil, India’s response
India’s interests can be secured only by assertion of its strategic autonomy from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hin...Read More
Diplomat’s meeting with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief was routine: India
Ministry of External Affairs says interactions with political interlocutors in Dhaka are part of regular diplomatic engagement from World ...Read More
Senior Hamas figure killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza
Hamas accused Israel of violating the ceasefire deal in place since October 2025, and attempting to reignite the conflict from World News...Read More
Iran's nationwide protests appear smothered after crackdown, internet outage
Iranian state media has announced wave after wave of arrests by authorities, targeting those it calls “terrorists" from World News To...Read More
India, U.S. and U.K. issue advisories for their citizens in Israel in view of regional tensions
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Iran protests: Trump claims killing ‘has stopped’ even as Tehran signals executions ahead
The Iranian security force crackdown on the demonstrations has killed at least 2,586, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency repo...Read More
Denmark, Greenland talks with Vance and Rubio fail to alter U.S. position
The Danish Minister said a U.S. takeover of Greenland, where Washington has long had a military base, was “absolutely not necessary” from ...Read More
The great reckoning: On the crises in Iran
Iran needs more freedoms and quick reforms, not another war from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu ht...Read More
FBI searches journalist’s home over alleged Pentagon leak
The Post named the reporter as Hannah Natanson and said federal agents seized a work laptop, a personal laptop, her phone and a watch from h...Read More
Decisive new factors in the Iranian conundrum
The genesis of Iran’s ongoing crisis lies in growing and dire eco-political conditions, but it has also shown up new systemic vulnerabilitie...Read More
Scott Adams, whose comic strip 'Dilbert' ridiculed white-collar office life, dies at 68
At its height, “Dilbert,” appeared in 2,000 newspapers worldwide in at least 70 countries and 25 languages from World News Today: Internat...Read More
Iran protests: Trump says Iran wants to negotiate, death toll at nearly 600
Pro-government demonstrators flooded Tehran’s streets on Monday in support of the theocracy, a show of force after days of protests directly...Read More
Trump says countries doing business with Iran to face 25% tariff
The announcement from Mr. Trump comes as he looks to put pressure on Tehran for cracking down on anti-government protestors across the count...Read More
London’s homicide rate per capita at record low: police data
Data shows homicide rate hit new low since 2014, and an all-time low number per capita, with London’s population having increased by more th...Read More
Trump says working well with Venezuela’s new leaders, open to meeting
Donald Trump’s upbeat remarks came just over a week after Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was seized in a U.S. special forces raid and brou...Read More
Wildfires in south Argentina rip through nearly 12,000 hectares of forest, threatening communities
The fires started almost a week ago in the Andean region of the Argentine province of Chubut and are putting a power plant and a school at r...Read More
Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over
Meanwhile, the post-ceasefire death toll continued to rise in Gaza, with Israeli gunfire killing three Palestinians, according to Palestinia...Read More
Iran protest deaths cross 500, says rights group; authorities call for counter-rally to ‘condemn U.S., Israel actions’
U.S.-based group says 490 protesters, 48 security personnel dead; Iran warns U.S. against 'miscalculation', threatens retaliation ...Read More
NATO talks on deterring Russian activity around Greenland ‘business as usual’, says U.K.
Reports said military chiefs from Britain and other European countries were drawing up plans for a possible NATO mission in Greenland, whic...Read More
Fresh protests in Iran as internet blackout persists
Donald Trump said on Saturday the U.S. was “ready to help” the movement from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | ...Read More
Southern Transitional Council | Yemen’s separatists
The STC’s military and political advances led to its integration in Yemen’s government through the Riyadh Agreement, but dissatisfaction pro...Read More
Delcy Rodriguez | Pragmatic successor
Venezuela’s interim leader must navigate the country from imminent economic collapse, while managing the interests of the Chavista rearguard...Read More
Rubio and Vance | Arms of Trump
Two major events — the U.S. capture of Venezuela’s President and the ICE shooting in Minneapolis — highlight the Trump administration’s twin...Read More
Tarique Rahman appointed as chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Mr. Rahman, 60, has emerged as a leading contender for prime ministership in the polls. from World News Today: International News Headline...Read More
Iran protest: Nearly 20 flights between Dubai and Iranian cities cancelled
A Flydubai spokesperson said that flights to Iran on January 9, had been cancelled and that the airline “will continue to monitor the situ...Read More
Iran protests LIVE updates: Internet cut off amid fresh escalation in Tehran; security forces accused of firing on protesters
U.S. President Trump threatened to take severe action against Iran if its authorities "start killing people" from World News Tod...Read More
‘Nationwide internet blackout’ in Iran as protests mount; Trump warns of U.S. action
Fresh escalation comes after a call by the country’s exiled Crown Prince for a mass demonstration; Trump says U.S. will hit Iran ‘very hard’...Read More
Three Indians among crew on board Russian oil tanker seized by U.S.: report
U.S. government had been repeatedly provided with reliable information, including from the Russian Foreign Ministry, about the ship’s Russia...Read More
Oxford University Press apologises over content on Shivaji Maharaj in book published 2 decades ago
OUP India acknowledged that some statements contained on pages 31, 33, 34 and 93 of the book "Shivaji: Hindu King in Islamic India...Read More
Greenland purchase an active discussion, Trump is committed to NATO: White House
The U.S. President said that Russia and China only feared the alliance as long as America was a member from World News Today: Internatio...Read More
Yemen's southern separatists lose contact with delegation that travelled to Riyadh for talks
More than 15 Saudi airstrikes overnight hit the al-Dhale governorate, where al-Zubaidi's village is located, targeting STC camps, accord...Read More
Woman shot dead by ICE agent in Minneapolis during U.S. immigration crackdown
She allegedly tried to run over law enforcement officers; the shooting drew throngs of angry protesters to the scene from World News Today...Read More
America’s Venezuelan actions are most unlawful
The U.S.’s actions create a precarious precedent, surpassing even contested categories under international law from World News Today: Inte...Read More
At a crossroads: On Iran’s unrest, its re-engagement with the world
Iran must initiate reforms and reengage with the world from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https:/...Read More
Israel clears final hurdle to start settlement construction that would cut West Bank in two
Yoni Mizrahi, who runs the group's settlement watch division, said construction could begin within the month from World News Today: In...Read More
Bangladesh court sets January 21 for charge framing in sedition case against Hasina
The case was filed in March last year by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which submitted a charge sheet on July 30, naming 286 ...Read More
Rubio says U.S. won't govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade
Deposed Venezuela leader is due to make his first appearance Monday (January 5) in Manhattan's federal court from World News Today: In...Read More
Radio frequency loss grounds flights in Greece, stranding thousands
Some overflights across Greek and regional airspace were still being serviced, but restrictions were imposed on airport operations for safe...Read More
Balendra Shah | Enigmatic mayor
The rapper-engineer architects his leap into national politics, eyeing the prime ministerial chair as Nepal heads to elections from World ...Read More
India asks citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Venezuela
There are around 50 Non-Resident Indians and 30 Persons of Indian Origin in Venezuela from World News Today: International News Headlines ...Read More
Nigeria police charge Joshua driver with dangerous driving over fatal collision
Joshua sustained minor injuries when the Lexus SUV he was travelling in collided with another car on Monday from World News Today: Intern...Read More
Demoralised Bangladesh police appreciated by Tarique Rahman for handling massive events
After the fall of the government of Sheikh Hasina, who was recognised for her “zero tolerance of terror” policy, the Bangladesh police conti...Read More
Dangerous turn: On Russia, Ukraine, escalating attacks
Moscow and Kyiv must step back from escalation and push for peace from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hi...Read More
FBI says it disrupted a potential New Year’s Eve attack inspired by Islamic State group
Christian Sturdivant, 18, was charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terror organization after officials say he co...Read More
Russia hands to U.S. what it says is proof of attempted Ukrainian strike on Putin residence
Ukraine and Western countries have disputed Russia’s account of the alleged attempted strike from World News Today: International News He...Read More
First time in its history, Bangladesh to try postal ballots in 2026 election
According to the Election Commission of Bangladesh, more than 1.2 million Bangladeshi citizens – both living at home and abroad – have regis...Read More
Zohran Mamdani promises to govern ‘expansively and audaciously’ in inaugural speech as NYC Mayor
Mamdani inherits a city on the upswing, after years of slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic from World News Today: International News ...Read More
U.S. military strikes three more alleged drug boats, killing three and possibly leaving survivors
The military said three people were killed when the first boat was struck, while people in the other two boats jumped overboard and distance...Read More
Pope asks that Rome welcome foreigners as he closes out 2025
Pope Leo XIV has closed out 2025 with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people young and ...Read More
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