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Cyclone Amphan of 2020 resulted in $14 billion economic losses in India: U.N. report

The ‘State of the Global Climate 2020’ report, released on April 19, said that extreme weather combined with COVID-19 dealt a double blow for millions of people in 2020

Reinstate travel ban to keep U.S. safe from “radical Islamic terrorism,” Trump urges Biden

Former U.S. President Donald Trump had imposed a ban on travel from several Muslim countries including Iran, Iraq and Libya.

Former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale dies at 93

He served under Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981

Coronavirus | U.S. to boost 'Do Not Travel' advisories to 80% of world

The State Department already listed 34 out of about 200 countries as “Level 4: Do Not Travel.”

White House refuses to comment on lifting ban on COVID-19 vaccine raw materials export to India

The question in this regard was asked twice on Monday.

Supreme Court likely to bar some ‘green card’ applicants

The justices seemed favourable, in arguments via telephone, to the case made by the Biden administration that federal immigration law prohibits people who entered the country illegally.

Russia says its airstrike in Syria killed 200 militants

Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, the head of the Russian military’s Reconciliation Center in Syria, said Russian warplanes hit two militant hideouts northeast of Palmyra.

Murder case against ex-cop in Floyd’s death goes to the jury

“Use your common sense. Believe your eyes. What you saw, you saw,” prosecutor Steve Schleicher said, referring to the excruciating bystander video of Floyd pinned down with Chauvin’s knee on or close to his neck for up to 9 minutes, 29 seconds.

Former UN leader presses for ‘strong action’ on Myanmar

Mr. Ban exhorted the U.N. Security Council to act immediately to halt the violence and protect civilians, “using a range of tools at the council’s disposal.”

Facebook unveils big audio push, adding podcasts

Facebook’s plan to weave audio offerings into the social network comes as it works to prevent losing users to Clubhouse.

Israel’s Netanyahu backs bill for direct election for PM

The proposal could guarantee Netanyahu another term as prime minister after he and his religious and nationalist allies failed to win a clear majority in March 23 elections.

World running out of time to tackle climate crisis: United Nations

Time is fast running out to tackle the climate crisis, the UN warned, with the COVID-19 pandemic having failed to put the brakes on “relentless” climate change.

U.S. vows to lead on climate, press world to reduce coal use

Mr. Blinken kicked off a week of intense climate diplomacy by President Joe Biden, who has invited 40 world leaders to a virtual summit on Thursday and Friday aimed at raising the world's ambitions on climate.

Probe China over Xinjiang crimes: HRW

Human Rights Watch cited reports of the mass detention of Muslims, a crackdown on religious practices and other measures against minorities in the northwestern region.

Greens name Baerbock as candidate to succeed Merkel

This is the first time its candidate is running for Chancellor.

France ‘enabled’ 1994 Rwanda genocide: report

It ‘did nothing to stop’ the massacres.

U.S. President Joe Biden pressed on emissions goal

The emissions target, eagerly awaited by all sides of the climate debate, will signal how aggressively Mr. Biden wants to move on climate change.

Coronavirus | Pak bans travel from India for two weeks amid record spike in cases

India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 1.50-crore mark with around 25 lakh cases being added in just 15 days

Saudi activist wins top Europe rights award

Loujain al-Hathloul has been recognised for championing women’s rights.

Coronavirus | Britain adds India to COVID-19 travel 'red list' amid 103 new variant cases in U.K.

The move came hours after Downing Street had announced the cancellation of Prime Minister Boris Mr. Johnson’s visit to India

NASA's Mars helicopter makes history with successful flight on Red Planet

During NASA's own coverage of the event livestreamed from JPL headquarters, NASA also displayed the first images from the flight.

Twitter to check algorithm after image-cropping bias accusation

The social network said it will work with several engineers, researchers and data scientists to assess ‘unintentional’ harm in the algorithms

Iran nuclear talks enter ‘drafting stage’

Solutions are still far away, but we agree on specific steps towards goal: Mikhail Ulyanov

Alexei Navalny sent to prison hospital in Russia

Move comes after EU, U.S. warn Moscow over his failing health, with doctors saying he could die ‘any minute’.

U.K. PM Boris Johnson calls off trip, expresses sympathy for India’s COVID-19 crisis

Officials in London and Delhi decided by “mutual agreement” to call off Boris Johnson's trip

Radical Islamist party frees 11 Pakistani police hostages

Supporters of the hardline Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan party attacked a police station near their rallying point and on April 18 took the policemen hostage

The 'metaverse' bet: crypto-rich investors snap up virtual real estate

Online environments are going to be "very very big", regardless of fluctuations in the price of bitcoin, said Frederic Chesnais, head of Atari's blockchain division and the company's former CEO

China's Ant explores ways for Jack Ma to exit as Beijing piles pressure

The company hoped Ma's stake, worth billions of dollars, could be sold to existing investors in Ant or its e-commerce affiliate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd without involving any external entity, one of the sources with company ties said

Pakistan foreign minister says no plan to meet Indian counterpart in UAE

Pakistan's foreign minister has welcomed mediation efforts by the United Arab Emirates between his country and India but told UAE newspaper Khaleej

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar returns after UAE trip

MEA silent on third party mediation but Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Qureshi talks of ‘sittings’

Two die as Tesla with 'no driver' crashes in Texas

Deputies said the car was travelling fast and failed to navigate a turn before running off the road, hitting a tree, and bursting into flames.

Hong Kong bans flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines for 2 weeks

This comes after the N501Y mutant COVID-19 strain was detected in the city for the first time.

Israeli police clash with Palestinian crowd in Jerusalem

Similar clashes have occurred nightly since the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began last week.

Czechs to discuss alleged Russian link to 2014 blast with European Union

The central European country expelled 18 Russian embassy staff on Saturday and said that investigations linked Russian intelligence to the explosion, which killed two people.

Coronavirus | Canada’s Trudeau mobilizes federal workers in Toronto and rest of Ontario

The government will also seek to boost rapid testing, especially for essential workers, Trudeau said.

Israel opposition head calls for unity government

Netanyahu’s Likud party emerged from March 23 polls with 30 seats, making it the largest in Israel’s 120-member parliament.

Macron admits to error over green transition

“We have to increase the price of carbon and we have to help this transition to happen for entrepreneurs and our households,” he said.

Coronavirus | Half of U.S. adults have had at least one Covid vaccine dose: CDC

Around 84 million adults are fully vaccinated — 32.5% of the adult population.

11 killed, 98 injured in train crash north of Cairo

Train wrecks and mishaps are common in Egypt, where the railway system has a history of badly maintained equipment and mismanagement.

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