International News, Breaking World News, Latest International News

Rozina Islam on Tuesday was produced before a court in Dhaka where police sought that she be remanded to their custody for five days to be interrogated

WHO reminds Serum Institute of its COVAX commitments amidst soaring demand in India

The UN children’s agency UNICEF said the devastating surge in coronavirus cases in India has impacted vaccine supplies to the COVAX facility.

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris release tax return, restoring tradition Trump broke

U.S. President Joe Biden reported a drop in gross income compared to 2019.

Andrew Cuomo discloses he could earn $5.1 million from book on pandemic leadership

The book largely recounts the Governor's once-daily press conferences on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict | Biden expresses 'support' for cease-fire in Netanyahu call

Biden's move signals US concern for an end to Israel's part of hostilities with Hamas, although it falls short of joining growing Democratic demands for an immediate cease-fire

Joe Biden announces extra 20 million U.S. vaccine doses for other countries

Although the Biden administration has not released a plan on how it will apportion the vaccines across countries, India is expected to receive a significant share of these

39 million U.S. families to get child payments

The U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday that 39 million families are set to receive monthly child payments beginning on July 15. The payments are

Iran to develop Farzad B gas field domestically, dumps India

India’s OVL had discovered the gas field in 2000

Singapore to shut schools as virus surges

Singapore will close schools from Wednesday as authorities warned new coronavirus strains such as the one first detected in India were affecting more

Afghans who helped the U.S. now fear being left behind

300 interpreters have been killed since 2016

Coronavirus | China steps up vaccinations to 14 million a day

There is a renewed push to vaccinate people after resurgence of COVID-19 cases in several local clusters

Gaza bombings | Ready to help if both sides seek ceasefire, says Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Israel and Palestinians to “protect civilians, especially children”.“We’ll continue to conduct

Israel says Gaza tunnels destroyed in heavy airstrikes

Residents of Gaza awakened by the overnight barrage described it as the heaviest since the war began a week ago

Analysis | At UN, India supports Palestine, but without specifics

While refusing to toe the Israeli line on the conflict, India’s comments also point to its evolving position on the larger Israel-Palestine issue.

Google I/O 2021 | Android 12 and what else to expect

The Alphabet-owned company had already released a few developer previews of Android 12, which has an Emergency SOS feature update.

Pak Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif placed on no-fly list

The Pakistan government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday added the name of Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif, who has been charged with

Saudi Arabia eases travel ban for vaccinated citizens

Saudi travellers are required to show their health statuses to airport officials through the government's health app, Tawakkalna

“Our people are dying”: Myanmar contestant’s urgent plea at Miss Universe pageant

Thuzar Wint Lwin is among dozens of Myanmar celebrities, actors, social media influencers and sports people who have voiced opposition to the coup

Facebook still gives low priority to elections in India and other countries, says whistleblower Sophie Zhang

Sophie posted a 7,800-word memo to the company’s internal forum after she was fired from Facebook in the fall of 2020

Ransomware gangs disrupted by response to Colonial Pipeline hack

If it continues, the moves would reverse a trend in the past two years of the gangs targeting more vital companies that are likely to pay to resume operations, or to have insurance coverage that will pay for them.

Facebook faces prospect of 'devastating' data transfer ban after Irish ruling

A Facebook spokesman said the company looked forward to defending its compliance with EU data rules as the Irish regulator's provisional order "could be damaging not only to Facebook, but also to users and other businesses".

Biden revokes Trump order that sought to limit social media firms' protections

Trump, who made his anger with social media companies a campaign theme, issued his order after Twitter tagged his tweets about unsubstantiated claims of mail-in voting fraud with a warning to readers.

Microsoft investigated Gates before he left board: report

The Wall Street Journal reported that Gates resigned before the board's investigation was finished, citing another person familiar with the matter.

UN officials trying to end conflict in Gaza

The US is warning that the current cycle of violence will only put a negotiated two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict further out of reach

India at Security Council calls for ‘immediate de-escalation’ of Israel-Palestine hostilities

The virtual public meeting was held on Sunday after diplomats reached a compromise following U.S. objections to a public meeting

Myanmar rebels say six dead in clashes

Unrest brews in Chin, where residents have formed an anti-junta defence force

Kurz expects to be charged but cleared in perjury case

Austrian Chancellor rules out resignation, if indicted

Seven die in Indonesia after selfie bid on boat

It flipped as people moved to one side

Fighting resumes in southern Afghanistan

With the end of Id ceasefire, Taliban fighters ‘attack checkpoints on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah’

Coronavirus | Brazil struggles to vaccinate as Covid toll spirals

Around 33 million people — 15 % of the population — have received at least one vaccine dose in Brazil, a proportion still too small to have a substantial impact on the virus’ spread.

Israel bombs home of Hamas Gaza chief

42 killed in worst daily death toll yet.

UK defends delay in adding India to red list travel ban as COVID-19’s B1.617.2 variant spreads rapidly

A decision on the June 21 complete lockdown easing timeline will be taken on June 14.

Watch | Israel-Palestine conflict: What is happening in Jerusalem?

A video explainer on the unrest in Jerusalem that led to cross-firing of rockets between Israel and Gaza

Around the Globe

Other Articles