Arrest of a veteran politician under the stringent Public Security Act shocks the region undergoing a crippling lockdown. Abdullah at an all-party condolence meeting organised for former Indian PM and BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee [File: Getty Images] Srinagar, Indian-administered… Read More ›
Protesters in the Philippines call on President Rodrigo Duterte to end extrajudicial killings. (CNN)The Philippines is now the deadliest country in the world for land and environmental defenders, with 34 killed in 2018, according to new research. Worldwide, a total of 164… Read More ›
Understanding the president’s Kashmir bombshell—and why it matters. On Monday, early in the afternoon in Washington, D.C., and around the time most people in New Delhi were going to bed, U.S. President Donald Trump livened up a press conference with… Read More ›
Puerto Ricans take to the streets for the 10th consecutive day as calls for Governor Rossello’s resignation grow. An aerial view from a drone shows thousands of people as they fill the Expreso Las Americas highway calling for the removal… Read More ›
FM Jeremy Hunt says UK in talks with a number of countries to ensure safe shipping after Iran seized its oil tanker. Shipping associations called on ship owners to inform Britain’s navy of their movements before sailing into the Gulf… Read More ›
US President Trump, who met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House on Monday, had said that PM Narendra Modi had asked him to mediate in Kashmir issue. NEW DELHI: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on Monday rejected… Read More ›
Getty Images She won the World Cup, was player of the tournament and top scorer, then stole the show at the ticker tape parade with both her swagger and her speech – but Megan Rapinoe is also a polarising figure… Read More ›
Europe has no shortage of natural beauty, but we’ll admit it’s the cities that keep us coming back to the continent again and again. These European hubs—all with a population of 100,000 or more—have enough culture, food, architecture, cobblestone streets, and… Read More ›
The next time you order pad thai from your go-to neighbourhood joint, a drone might handle delivery duties. Uber announced this morning that this summer it intends to begin operating autonomous quadcopters in San Diego — one of the 10… Read More ›
KEY POINTS French Finance and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said if the trade tensions between the U.S. and China continue to escalate, that would have a negative impact all over the world — especially in Europe. He says Europe’s… Read More ›