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Intoxicated Indian-origin truck driver allegedly causes crash in U.S.; three killed

Jashanpreet Singh, an illegal immigrant, crossed the southern border of the U.S. in 2022 and was released pending an immigration hearing, according to the report

23 Oct 2025 6:58 pm
What will happen to Louvre jewellery after heist? There are two likely scenarios

Four thieves stole nine priceless jewels worth 88 million from the Louvre in Paris on October 21, escaping on motorbikes after a brazen heist, leaving authorities to investigate the audacious crime

23 Oct 2025 1:04 pm
Paul Kapur sworn in as Assistant Secretary for Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs

Paul Kapur also directs a United States-India Track 1.5 strategic dialogue, as well as other U.S.-India engagements, for the Department of Defence

23 Oct 2025 12:02 pm
Madagascar military coup, US-China trade war, Pak-Afghan conflict, and more: The Week in 5 Charts

Here are five graphics that will help you understand some of the key stories from last week.

23 Oct 2025 11:14 am
Trump claims India will 'almost stop' buying Russian oil by year-end

The President of the U.S. also claimed he will persuade China to stop buying Russian crude oil

23 Oct 2025 11:06 am
Canada plans to shrink U.S. reliance, cut spending in upcoming budget

The decades-long process of an ever-closer economic relationship between the Canadian and U.S. economies is over, says Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

23 Oct 2025 6:32 am
Trump says he sees trade deal with Chinas Xi, will discuss Russian oil purchases

Trump said he also expected some agreement with China to restart its purchases of U.S. soybeans

23 Oct 2025 5:14 am
Airspace breaches by Russian drones highlight NATOs lack of preparedness

European nations face a surge in unauthorised drone activity, prompting NATO to reassess its aerial defence systems; the incursions reveal gaps in monitoring and response; the incidents push the EU to accelerate plans for a unified drone defence initiative to strengthen collective readiness

23 Oct 2025 5:00 am
Trump says U.S. has not approved Ukraine's use of long-range missiles

The Wall Street Journal, citing unidentified U.S. officials, reported earlier on Wednesday that the Trump administration had lifted a restriction on Ukraines use of some long-range missiles

23 Oct 2025 4:54 am
SpaceX cuts off 2,500 Starlink devices at Myanmar scam centres

Sprawling compounds where internet tricksters target foreigners with romance and business cons have thrived along Myanmar's loosely governed border during its civil war, sparked by a 2021 coup

23 Oct 2025 4:10 am
France's Macron orders tighter security as Louvre reopens doors

The reopening comes hours before the museum's director is set to face a grilling by senators to explain how thieves made off with an estimated 88 million euros ($102 million) in jewels from the world-famous museum

23 Oct 2025 4:05 am
80 rescued after mine collapses in Dominican Republic, no injury or death reported

The miners became trapped when a portion of a zinc and copper mine in the Cerros of Maimn collapsed

22 Oct 2025 5:30 am
Trump doesn't want 'wasted meeting' with Putin, confirms talks on Ukraine war are off for now

The decision to hold off on the meeting in Budapest, Hungary, which Mr. Trump had announced last week, was made following a call on Monday between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

22 Oct 2025 5:29 am
Truck laden with gasoline explodes in Nigeria and kills at least 31 people, police say

Police in Nigeria say a tanker truck laden with gasoline has exploded in a north-central part of the country, killing at least 31 people

22 Oct 2025 5:10 am
North Korea fires ballistic missile towards east, South Korea says

Earlier, Yonhap news agency said the launch was towards the sea off North Koreas east coast

22 Oct 2025 5:05 am
Hamas hands over remains of two more hostages to Red Cross in Gaza, Israeli military says

Since the ceasefire began on October 10, the remains of 13 hostages have been returned to Israel

22 Oct 2025 5:01 am
India upgrades technical mission in Kabul to Embassy with immediate effect

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the Indian Embassy in Kabul will further augment India's contribution to Afghanistan's comprehensive development, humanitarian assistance, and capacity-building initiatives.

21 Oct 2025 9:09 pm
No plans for immediate Trump-Putin meeting: White House

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also have no plans to meet in person, the official said

21 Oct 2025 9:04 pm
U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance arrives in Israel to shore up fragile ceasefire in Gaza

The V-P is to hold a news conference Tuesday (October 21) evening in Jerusalem and is also expected to meet with families of hostages whose bodies are still being held in Gaza

21 Oct 2025 4:55 pm
Trump brushed aside MEA's attempts at denial: Congress after U.S. President repeats 'Russian oil import' claims

The Congress on October 18, 2025 had said the PM suddenly becomes a mauni baba whenever Donald Trump states that he stopped India-Pakistan conflict or that India will reduce its oil imports from Russia

21 Oct 2025 1:05 pm
False alarm on American Airlines flight after pilots thought someone was trying to break into the cockpit

American Airlines spokesperson said that the intercom that pilots and flight attendants use to speak to each other had been left on by accident; pilots heard some static sound over this intercom and they mistakenly thought it meant someone was trying to break in

21 Oct 2025 8:12 am
Japans parliament is set to elect Sanae Takaichi as nations first female Prime Minister

Sanae Takaichi will replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the Liberal Democratic Party's disastrous election loss in July

21 Oct 2025 7:09 am
Trump says Hamas will be eradicated' if group breaches Gaza deal

Mr. Trump, however, said that U.S. forces would not be involved in confronting Hamas, saying dozens of countries that have agreed to join an international stabilisation forces for Gaza would love to go in

21 Oct 2025 7:02 am
Trump to Australian ambassador: I dont like you either

Donald Trump and his top aides were meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in an otherwise friendly meeting that confirmed a deal on submarines.

21 Oct 2025 6:32 am
U.S. Appeals court lets Trump send troops to Portland

Trump on September 27 had ordered 200 National Guard troops to Portland, continuing his administrations unprecedented use of military personnel in U.S. cities to suppress protests and bolster domestic immigration enforcement

21 Oct 2025 5:47 am
White House starts demolishing part of East Wing to build Trump's ballroom

The Republican President has said hes adding a massive a 90,000-square-foot ballroom because the East Room, which is the largest room in the White House with an approximately 200-person capacity

21 Oct 2025 4:47 am
Trump vows to reach a fantastic deal with China after future meeting with Xi

President Donald Trump has expressed confidence in reaching a fantastic deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping

21 Oct 2025 4:27 am
Myanmar military raids major cybercrime center, detains over 2,000 people

Myanmars military says it has shut down a major online scam operation near the Thailand border

21 Oct 2025 3:47 am
U.S., Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as way to counter China

The agreement underscores how the U.S. is using its global allies to counter China, especially as it weaponises its traditional dominance in rare earth materials that are used in everything

21 Oct 2025 3:07 am
Zelenskyy calls Trump meeting 'positive' though he didn't get Tomahawk missiles

According to Mr. Zelenskyy, Mr. Trump said during their meeting that Mr. Putins maximalist demand that Ukraine cede the entirety of its eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions was unchanged

21 Oct 2025 2:47 am
Houthis release Yemeni UN staffers in Sanaa after weekend detention at offices

The Houthis have a long-running crackdown against the UN and others working in Yemen's rebel-held areas including Sanaa

21 Oct 2025 2:07 am
French police may nab Louvre thieves but unlikely to recover their loot

Paris prosecutors have entrusted the investigation to a specialised Paris police unit known as the BRB, which is used to dealing with high-profile robberies

21 Oct 2025 1:27 am
U.S. business lobby urges Trump to end new curbs on exports to China

The National Foreign Trade Council takes aim at the so-called Affiliates Rule, which bars American companies from shipping goods and technology to companies part-owned by sanctioned firms.

21 Oct 2025 12:47 am
Top Pakistani leaders extend Deepavali greetings to Hindus

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Pakistan is a land of peace and tolerance where there is no room for hatred, chaos and terrorism

20 Oct 2025 11:47 pm
Ceasefire with Afghanistan hinges on Talibans commitment to rein in terrorists, says Khawaja Asif

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Ali statement comes a day after bot h sides agreed to a ceasefire following talks in Doha

20 Oct 2025 10:23 pm
Netanyahu says Israel dropped 153 tonnes of bombs on Gaza on October 19

Israel said that it had launched a wave of air strikes against targets in Gaza after two of its soldiers were killed in an attack by Hamas; the Palestinian group denied any knowledge of the attack.

20 Oct 2025 8:45 pm
Russia says Lavrov and Rubio held constructive pre-summit call

Mr. Putin and Mr. Trump agreed in a phone call on October 16, 2025 to meet soon in Budapest, Hungary for their second summit this year

20 Oct 2025 8:28 pm
U.S. government shutdown likely to end this week, White House adviser Hassett says

Kevin Hassett said that if the shutdown does not end, the White House would consider additional cost-cutting action.

20 Oct 2025 8:20 pm
Kollam native confirmed dead in Mozambique boat tragedy

Kollam MP said Sreerag Radhakrishnans body was in a badly decomposed state when recovered

20 Oct 2025 8:08 pm
Iran's Khamenei rejects Trumps offer of talks, denies U.S. destroyed Iranian nuclear capabilities

The U.S. President proudly says they bombed and destroyed Iran's nuclear industry. Very well, keep dreaming! Khamenei said

20 Oct 2025 6:55 pm
After war, Israel must 'find a way to help' Palestinians: U.S. envoy

On October 20, Jared Kushner returned to Israel alongside Mr. Trumps special envoy Steve Witkoff for a visit that is expected to see them meet with Israeli government officials

20 Oct 2025 6:26 pm
Cargo plane veers off Hong Kong runway; kills two

Officials said an investigation would aim to determine what caused the Boeing aircraft to leave the tarmac at Hong Kong International Airport

20 Oct 2025 6:13 pm
Iran sees the necessary will to resolve prisoner issue with France

We believe both sides have the necessary will to resolve this issue, says Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesperson

20 Oct 2025 5:33 pm
Zelenskyy says ready to join Putin, Trump at Budapest summit if invited

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin said they would meet in the Hungarian capital, possibly in a matter of weeks, as the U.S. leader continues to try to broker a peace deal to end the three-and-a-half-year war, triggered by Russias 2022 invasion

20 Oct 2025 5:30 pm
Louvre robbery casts nation in 'deplorable' light, says French government

The jewellery heist sparks outrage in France, with officials admitting to security failures and critics calling it a national humiliation

20 Oct 2025 4:57 pm
Aussie PM meets Trump with critical minerals on offer

Australias government will also be hoping for Donald Trumps blessing of the 2021 agreement to equip its navy with at least three U.S. Virginia-class submarines within 15 years, and the technology to build its own vessels in the future

20 Oct 2025 4:51 pm
Tropical storm causes seven deaths in Philippines; more than 22,000 people evacuated

Fengshen, locally called Ramil, was forecast to blow across the South China Sea on a course toward Vietnam, state forecaster said

20 Oct 2025 4:16 pm