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The resolution expressed deep concern that, despite the global trend towards limiting the application of the death penalty, there was a significant surge in reported executions in 2025.

Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navys Fifth Fleet, urged citizens and residents to remain calm and proceed to the nearest safe location, its Interior Ministry said

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also warned the Kremlin was betting everything on this winters military campaign

India is a global force, Mr. Blinken said, adding that the relationship and shared interests between Washington and New Delhi were really global in nature

The last such high-level visit to India was by then Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who travelled to Goa in May 2023 for a meeting of SCO Foreign Ministers

Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had rejected a ceasefire on energy targets at talks in Abu Dhabi, as Moscow was betting everything on this winters campaign

Egypt's strategic geographical location offers significant opportunities for Indian businesses to strengthen their presence in the country and access markets across Africa, the Middle East and Europe

Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are expected to meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Shenzhen

The current Syrian government, in place since Islamist-led fighters overthrew Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, has allowed Westerners to obtain entry visas at Damascus airport or border crossings

Alice Huang, mainly known as a former top executive at Megaspeed International, also founded Shanghai Longteng Intelligent Computing, a company based in the eastern Chinese economic hub

The International Atomic Energy Agency has not had access to key nuclear facilities in Iran since Israel and the U.S. launched a 12-day conflict in June 2025 that included strikes on nuclear sites

Tankers are still facing attacks across the strait, despite a rebound in traffic and expectations of a de-escalation in the US-Israeli war on Iran, that have been reflected in falling oil prices

Interviews and polls suggest that many potential supporters are too furious about the status quo and the perceived failings of Pedro Sanchez incumbent government to oblige

The Embassy stands firmly with the affected seafarers and their families during this difficult time and remains committed to extending all necessary assistance, says Indian Embassy in Muscat

Pope Leo called on the influential Catholic hierarchy to be models of unity and communion, and instructed Peruvian bishops to accompany their flocks and respond to victims of clergy sexual abuse with truth and justice

Centuries old olive trees have been cut down. The soil and water have been polluted in Gaza, and cities in Gaza have been turned into enormous piles of rubble, the Turkish President said

This would have been the fifth such consular dialogue and the first after the August 2024 uprising; postponement due to tensions over former PM Hasinas plan to return to Bangladesh next month

The talks produced no visible breakthrough in ending the nearly five years of large-scale hostilities, which began on February 24, 2022, after the fighting initially started in 2014 in eastern Ukraine

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During the investigation, it emerged that Pakistani gangster Bhatti, Jatt and radical Pakistani YouTubers, allegedly acting on instructions from the ISI, were attempting to radicalise Indian youths and entice them with financial incentives

Iranian forces have made multiple announcements in recent weeks of ships catching fire attempting to use routes that Tehran considers off-limits

China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite Taipei's strong rejection of that claim, and has repeatedly offered a one country, two systems model of autonomy

As the group broke from taking photos, a loud laugh could be heard, and the soldier guarding the tomb shouted that all visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times

The building that collapsed had been perched at the edge of a lot where another one-story building had been torn down for a construction project

Former President Bill Clinton and former Vice-President Kamala Harris campaigned on Scott Colom's behalf in the campaign's closing weeks

Meta told the Court last month it had adopted measures to ensure equal treatment of the two campaigns

Nepal's Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that the three countries would continue to face challenges in getting the issue formally recognised without the support of major countries

India describes U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom as a biased organisation that lacks credibility

Visakhapatnam-based Indian para-badminton coach M.V. Murali Krishna, whose team won 16 medals (three gold, five silver, and eight bronze), calls for grassroots-level growth to nurture Indias para-athlete talent

Jharkhand Minister Irfan Ansari alleged that the Modi government at the Centre has destroyed the country with its policies

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed Pralay quasi-ballistic missile from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. Conducted as part of user evaluation trials, the test achieved all mission objectives and marks a significant step towards the missiles induction into the Indian armed forces. Developed by Research Centre Imarat and other DRDO laboratories, Pralay is a key component of Indias indigenous missile developm

Research cannot be an occasional activity that faculty undertake after completing everything else; it must be recognised as a fundamental responsibility supported by appropriate incentives, rigorous evaluation and opportunities for continuous intellectual engagement

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said at events in Indore and Ujjain that the Opposition was spreading anarchy by challenging democratic institutions, and remarked that Rahul Gandhi seemed to be coming from Pakistan and doing politics

The rally on Sunday is expected to bring together opposition leaders and workers from across the country

Yadav was speaking at a rally in connection with the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Loktantra Bachao, Arrajakta Hatao' (save democracy, end anarchy) march

Government data shows that Indias oil sourcing remains highly concentrated, with just Russia and the UAE accounting for 60% of oil imports

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits India for the second time in five months, with stops in Mumbai and Jamnagar and talks on trade, energy and connectivity. As Rubio and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar prepare for the next Modi-Trump talks, have differences over trade, tariffs, Russian oil and immigration been bridged? In this episode of WorldView, we examine five key takeaways from the visit and five unanswered questions.

Adoor Prakash told a television channel that V.D. Satheeshan had a moral obligation to clear the politically controversial ambiguity surrounding his obstinate refusal to name the person or entity who sponsored the private chartered flight

The applicant, Chayan Ghosh Chowdhury, cited the Supreme Courts decision in Aureliano Fernandes vs State of Goa case and claimed that banks had failed to constitute Internal Committees as required under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

Kings stopped riding it in 1969. The elephants never stopped carrying it. This year, Mysuru has picked the next elephant.

A stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbajanin Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata, West Bengal, killed 19 people, including four children. Seven people, including two committee office-bearers, have been arrested. Kolkata Police have registered a culpable homicide case as the State government announces compensation and introduces stricter crowd management measures at Durga Puja pandals.

I say to our enemies: Do not test us -- you will receive harsher blows than you have suffered to date, Benjamin Netanyahu said

A Bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria directed the Tamil Nadu government to allot a suitable site to the 20 flat owners within six months before demolishing their apartments

The significant observation was made by a Bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria in its judgment delivered on October 16

The MEA said that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India, and politically motivated propaganda cannot alter that reality