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U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision announced days before the eviction deadline on midnight on Saturday stunned many in Congress and exposed a rare divide between the President and his party

Singapore warns to cancel permit of permanent residents, pass holders not complying with COVID-19 safety measures

This came with the announcement of Singapore tightening border measures for travellers from Australia and China's Jiangsu province after an increase in COVID-19 cases in those places

Malaysian youth demand the resignation of Prime Minister as pandemic worsens

Public anger against Muhyiddin Yassin's unelected government has swelled as cases jumped eightfold since January.

Tokyo daily COVID-19 infections hit record high

Nationwide cases totalled 12,341 as of 6:30 p.m. local time, public broadcaster NHK said, the highest ever for Japan and up 15% on the day

UN chief strongly condemns attack on UN’s main compound in Afghanistan's Herat

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an attack on the UN’s main compound in Herat, Afghanistan, saying assaults

U.S. Navy says drone strike hit oil tanker Mercer Street off Oman, killing two

The strike on the oil tanker marks the first-known fatal attack after years of assaults on commercial shipping in the region linked to tensions with Iran over its tattered nuclear deal.

Pentagon grappling with new vaccine orders; timing uncertain

The Pentagon now has two separate missions.

U.S. sues Kaiser Permanente over alleged Medicare fraud

Kaiser is a consortium of entities that together form one of the largest nonprofit health care plans in the U.S.

Israel's NSO blocks some government clients from using its spyware over misuse claims: Report

NSO's ongoing internal investigation checked some of the telephone numbers of people that NSO's clients reportedly marked as potential targets.

Pakistan women lawmakers demand public hanging of rapists

The women legislators also called for the formation of a Parliamentary Committee to review rape cases.

Biden nominates Indian-American Rashad Hussain as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom

The U.S. President also nominates Pakistani-American Khizr Khan as Commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

U.S. condemns 'harassment' of foreign journalists in China

The United States is "deeply concerned" over the harassment and intimidation of foreign correspondents covering deadly floods in China, a State

U.K. rebuffs Chinese media warning over carrier task force

The U.K. government Friday denied it was provoking Beijing with the deployment of its most powerful navy task force in a generation, after Chinese

Earthquake shakes Peru’s north Pacific coast

The 6.1 magnitude earthquake was also felt in southern Ecuador.

WHO urges action to suppress COVID before deadlier variants emerge

The highly-transmissible variant, first detected in India, has now surfaced in 132 countries and territories, WHO said.

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Key takeaways from Antony Blinken's visit to India

In this episode, our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar discusses the takeaways from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent visit to India

China’s customs officials seize maps for showing Arunachal Pradesh as part of India

China claims the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet, which is firmly rejected by India

Data | India's excess deaths could be highest among nations with the most recorded COVID-19 fatalities

The share of registered deaths where the cause was medically certified, was the lowest for India among the countries considered

China battles biggest COVID outbreak in months as U.S. ramps up vaccine push

Hundreds of thousands of people in China were in coronavirus lockdown Friday as the country battled its worst outbreak in months, while the United

Israel launches COVID booster shot campaign for over-60s

Kicking off the campaign, Israel's President Isaac Herzog, 60, received a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a hospital in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv

Pakistan, U.S. NSAs discuss Afghan settlement

NSAs of both countries discuss the urgent need for reduction in violence in Afghanistan

Pakistan summons top Indian diplomat to convey its ‘rejection’ of India’s comments on PoK polls

“The Indian Charge d’ Affaires was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to convey Pakistan’s complete rejection of India’s protest and to reiterate Pakistan’s clear and consistent position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute,” the Foreign Office said.

Fire erupts at warehouse of Brazil’s national film institute

The warehouse is owned by the national film institute, Cinemateca, and houses South America’s largest collection of films.

Watch | Eiderdown, the world's most expensive feathers

A video on the world's most expensive feathers and one of the warmest natural fibres on the planet

Hong Kong protester given 9-year jail term in first security case

Tong Ying-kit was convicted of inciting secession and terrorism for driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers

First U.S. evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to new home

The first flight evacuating Afghan interpreters and others who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan landed early Friday at Washington Dulles

US to hold rare 2nd lottery for H-1B visa applicants

This is done to decide on the successful applicants who could not make it in the first random selection.

Myanmar democracy movement moves out of jailed Suu Kyi's shadow

Sunday marks six months since her National League for Democracy government was ousted.

Discarded sinks find new life as Jaipur Blue Pottery

By upcycling ceramic waste, interdisciplinary designer Disharee Mathur reinvents the heritage craft of Jaipur Blue Pottery at the ongoing, digital graduate show ‘RCA2021’

Brazilians revel in icy snap as country sees rare snowfall

Unusually cold weather in Brazil, the global agricultural powerhouse, has already sent international prices for coffee and sugar higher.

Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ release

Disney said the lawsuit has “no merit whatsoever.”

MacKenzie Scott, Melinda French Gates donate $40 million to fund gender equality projects

The amount will be split between four projects, each of which will receive $10 million.

Philippine leader recalls decision to void U.S. security pact

The announcement marks a reversal after President Rodrigo Duterte had told Washington last year he was cancelling the Visiting Forces Agreement signed in 1998.

Ship reportedly attacked off Oman, says British military group

The statement from United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations did not elaborate to say that it suspected the attack did not involve piracy.

Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was executed by Taliban, says media report

The award-winning journalist was killed while covering clashes between Afghan troops and the Taliban in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar city.

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