In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organisation has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation for HIV and syphilis.

When the victim declined Keevil's attempts to rekindle their relationship in 2021, he launched a campaign of defamation against her.

India has slammed Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for its grave violations of child rights and cross-border terrorism.

Israel Gaza Ceasefire LIVE Updates: US President Donald Trump and regional leaders signed a declaration Monday meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners.

Around 6,000 students in Malaysia have been infected with influenza and some schools have been closed for the safety of children and staff, an education ministry official said.

SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight Monday, striving to make it halfway around the world while releasing mock satellites like last time.

The United States and China on Tuesday will begin charging port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a key front in the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto asked U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday if he could meet with Trump's son Eric, according to comments by the leaders picked up by a microphone after Trump had addressed a Gaza-focused summit in Egypt.

Insiders at dating app Grindr are discussing taking it private after a share slump put its top owners in a tight personal financial position, Semafor reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

US President Donald Trump on Monday praised India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi without naming him, saying "India is a great country with a good friend of mine at the top".

After the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and the liberation on Monday of the remaining living Gaza hostages in a swap for Palestinian prisoners, here is a snapshot of five key elements of the Gaza war.

Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has said that there is peace in Afghanistan and it does not want conflict with any nation.

Silver is trading at a steep premium in India over global prices, as the world's biggest consumer of the precious metal grapples with surging demand from millions of investors.

A winner of this year's Nobel prize in economics warned Monday that artificial intelligence offers "amazing possibilities" but should be regulated because of its job-destroying potential.

The United States condemned China on Monday after Washington's ally the Philippines and China traded accusations over a maritime confrontation near disputed islands in the South China Sea.

Russian forces attacked Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, with guided bombs on Monday, knocking out power to 30,000 customers in three districts, local officials said.

Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh [MOS (KVS)] attended the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, as per an official statement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

US President Donald Trump had some choice words for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the only female leader on stage at a Gaza summit in Egypt on Monday: "She's beautiful."

Several people were killed over the weekend in Gaza City in violent clashes between Hamas security forces and the members of an armed clan, multiple sources reported on Monday.

The Supreme Court's order for a court-monitored CBI probe into the tragic loss of 41 lives at a political rally held by actor-turned-politician Vijay's Tamizha Vetri Kazhagam is expected to have a big impact on the fierce political exchange.