A Hindu autor driver, Samir Das, was beaten to death in Bangladesh, the latest in the series of attacks on Hindu minorities in the country, say local media reports.

Barham Salih has known torture and the wrenching loss of exile. Four decades after his own ordeal, he has taken the helm of the UN refugee agency as it grapples with a funding shortfall and ever-rising needs.

A channel of communication is open between Iran and US President Donald Trump's special envoy for the Middle East despite the lack of diplomatic relations, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said Monday.

NDTV went to the houses of both Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and the religious leader who overthrew him, Ruhollah Khomeini, in Iran's capital Tehran.

A Venezuelan security guard, who was on duty during the US operation to capture the country's leader Nicolas Maduro, has revealed what transpired during Operation Absolute Resolve on January 3.

Cuba's leader said Monday there were "no conversations" with the United States, after President Donald Trump urged the communist-ruled island to "make a deal" or pay the price.

Iran's Ambassador to India Mohammad Fathali said protests initially had a peaceful character, but gradually they were steered toward violence and insecurity by foreign elements.

India is poised to become a full member of the US-led strategic group Pax Silica, with a formal invitation expected next month, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor revealed during his visit to New Delhi.

Sergio Gor, also the Special Envoy to South and Central Asia, said US President Donald Trump may visit India by next year.

UAE, which provides its high-achieving students generous grants to study abroad, has been restricting admissions to British universities over fears that campuses are being radicalised by an extremist Islamist group, a UK media report said.

With former Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro in US detention, mass demonstrations in Iran against the economic crisis and the Gaza ceasefire hanging by a thread, many on social media have drawn parallels between today and the pre-World War II era

Ai, a "genius" chimpanzee who could recognise more than 100 Chinese characters and the English alphabet, has died aged 49, Japanese researchers said.

China said Monday that the United States shouldn't use other countries as a "pretext" to pursue its interests in Greenland and said that its activities in the Arctic comply with international law.

No US president after the Second World War has shaken up the global system as much as Trump has done in only a year of his presidency.

Demonstrations broke out in Iran on December 28 and have spread nationwide as protesters vent their increasing discontent over the Islamic Republic's faltering economy and the collapse of its currency.

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that Islamabad has seen a record surge in orders for Chinese-origin JF-17 Thunder jets following the May 2025 military conflict with India and that it may not need bailouts from IMF after six month

Sergio Gor, who is also the US special envoy to South and Central Asia, announced that India will be formally invited next month to join a US-led strategic initiative called Pax Silica as part of a broader partnership.

Latin America’s three largest countries, Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia, all governed by leftist leaders, criticised the capture of Nicolas Maduro

President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States would take Greenland "one way or the other," warning that Russia and China would "take over" if Washington didn't act.

Renee Nicole Good was killed after she allegedly refused to exit her car and attempted to use her vehicle against an officer, according to Kristi Noem. The claims have been disputed in videos circulating online.