The Hindu

The U.S. carried out another wave of strikes on Iran overnight into Wednesday, and air defences opened fire over the capital, Tehran.

Effective August 1, 2026, all generic drugs being brought into the United States will continue to have a tariff of zero per cent for a two-year period of time, after which the tariff will be raised to 100% for a one-year period of time, and 200% thereafter, said Donald Trump

Top diplomats from the U.S., China, Russia and several other countries are in Manila this week to take part in the gathering of Southeast Asian Foreign Ministers

Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb had sought U.S. support for road-to-market strategy, higher foreign exchange reserves, and enhanced sovereign credit ratings

U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated tensions with Iran by threatening to bomb the under-construction Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site, located south of Tehran. Why is he targeting it?

Mastodonsaurus lived about 240 million years ago during the Middle Triassic period. It was an underwater ambush hunter, preying mainly on fish and smaller amphibians

Pete Hegseth testified during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing at which he defended a request for $67 billion in supplemental funding for the Pentagon

Joint opening ceremony for bridge named after Canadian hockey great Gordie Howe between U.S.-Canada scheduled for July 24, cancelled as Mr. Trump announced a 50% tariff on most Canadian goods

Mamdnai called Netanyahu a war criminal and said he is not welcome in New York city

Various products such as beef, coffee and aircraft parts will be exempted from the tariff, and roughly half of Brazil's exports to the U.S. would remain excluded from the duty

Johnson specialised in jump-blues and R&B before becoming a well-respected live and studio session player who backed many greats

Andy Burnham cannot deliver for the U.K. if he remains in survival mode

The UN's annual report on food security and nutrition found that there has been gradual improvement towards reducing hunger overall in recent years, but that progress has been uneven

The visit by Irans Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni comes as Pakistan has intensified diplomatic efforts in recent days to resuscitate the deal

The Black Sea has been a regular theatre of confrontation between Ukraine and Russia since the Kremlin's full-scale invasion began in 2022

In addition to restricting childrens use of social media, the bill also bans smartphone use in high schools

China and the Philippines traded accusations after an encounter between their vessels in contested South China Sea waters

NSA Ajit Dovals visit comes amid heightened tensions in West Asia, with concerns over disruptions to key shipping routes and energy supplies following the continuing conflict between the U.S. and Iran

Likely to be discussed also are tensions in the South China Sea, for which ASEAN and China are, after nearly 10 years, still trying to conclude a code of conduct to prevent disputes from escalating

Authorities were alerted after one of the two children ran to a nearby road and flagged down a motorist, telling the driver his family was in the river, the Sheriff said

The bus was traveling from Lam Dong province to the nearby business hub Ho Chi Minh City when it caught fire, with flames quickly engulfing the 24-seat vehicle and passengers inside trapped

Irans Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday they stopped two non-compliant oil tankers attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz

Jonathan Reynolds was named Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade in an expanded role after losing his position as business Minister to Peter Kyle in a reshuffle under former Prime Minister Keir Starmer

She will hold bilateral talks with her counterpart Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova

The tariffs take effect in 30 days and cover various items including wine, hockey sticks and cement, said the White House

Unfortunately, severe floods today in Parun city and several other areas of Nuristan Province have caused heavy loss of life and property among our fellow citizens, says Afghan authorities

Shared interests drive Canada and India toward a stronger strategic defence partnership

Prime Minister Peter Magyar said that he would ask Ms. Polgar, widely regarded as the greatest ever female chess player, to take up the largely ceremonial role of President until a new constitution is passed

Violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has surged since the outbreak of the Gaza war, with rights groups and the UN reporting near-daily attacks by Israeli settlers

Chinese and Philippines authorities are blaming each other for a row on Monday between Chinese coast guard personnel and Philippine sailors in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that over 400 Ukrainian drones were sent toward the Russian capital from late on July 19, until early on July 20

Bab el-Mandeb, at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, is the gateway to the Red Sea through which around 12% of the worlds trade usually passes

Andy Burnham, former Greater Manchester mayor and newly elected Labour MP, is the seventh Prime Minister in a decade.

King Charles III invited the 56-year-old former Mayor of Greater Manchester to form a new government following the resignation of Keir Starmer moments earlier to mark the formal handover of power

On July 24, 2024, Ismael El Mayo Zambada was arrested at a U.S. airport

As part of the first leg of her visit, President Droupadi Murmu will hold delegation-level talks with her Moldovan counterpart, President Maia Sandu

Mr. Starmer made history two years ago when he led the Labour Party which had suffered its worst defeat in decades in 2019 to one of the largest victories in modern times. He made history again, but this time for becoming the U.K.s shortest-serving Labour Prime Minister in modern history.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that two oil tankers had exploded and been immobilised after attempting to transit what it described as an unsafe southern route through the Strait of Hormuz

The attack on the Army convoy leaving Anefis occurred on July 18, following weeks of fighting with both sides attempting to take control

Otero Alcantara, designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2022 for insulting national symbols, contempt and disturbing the public order

More than two dozen settlers, some masked, attacked the Al-Taqwa mosque in the village of Al-Tuwani during the night and set it on fire, Mohammed Rabie, head of the village council, told AFP.

Zohran Mamdani dmitted he was not sure if he has the power to order the New York Police Department to detain a foreign leader but is discussing the matter with the city's legal team

A series of powerful explosions thundered in the night, as Ukraines air force warned of a ballistic missile threat; Several non-residential buildings and warehouses were struck in the attack, while parked cars and office buildings were on fire in several districts, Kyiv Mayor said

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits central Peru, prompting safety concerns

Mr. Zaidi, a businessman, came to power this year after U.S. President Donald Trump vetoed another candidate