US President Donald Trump was slammed after he posted a video on social media depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fourth year, the battlefield is no longer confined to drones and missile strikes along the frontlines. A series of assassinations on Russian soil suggests that a separate conflict is being fought far from borders.

A video from a trade event in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh has sparked widespread outrage after a man was harassed for exhibiting an Indian company and derided the booth for belonging to a "Hindu".

Iran's Ambassador to India, Dr Mohammad Fathali, said Tehran remains engaged in talks with the United States in Oman on the nuclear issue, while firmly rejecting suggestions of a broader negotiation framework.

At least 69 people were killed, and 169 were injured after a suicide bomber detonated himself inside a shrine in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad.

At least 69 people were killed and many were injured after a suicide bomber detonated himself inside a shrine in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. The explosion occurred at Tarlai Imambargah, situated in the Shehzad Town area of the city.

Iran and the United States were holding talks in Oman on Friday that were seen as a critical chance to avert any new escalation between the foes, after President Donald Trump threatened military action.

Russia and the United States agree that it is necessary to renew nuclear talks, the Kremlin said Friday, after the last treaty limiting Moscow's and Washington's arsenals expired.

A senior US official on Friday criticised the last nuclear treaty between Russia and the United States for failing to include Beijing, speaking at the United Nations a day after the New START deal expired.

With Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League barred from contesting, the political battlefield has opened to new contenders.

Israeli authorities have arrested Bezalel Zini, the brother of David Zini, director of Israel's domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet, on suspicion of smuggling illegal goods worth tens of thousands of dollars into the Gaza Strip since the war began.

A day after a fresh batch of documents related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein were released, fake images claiming to show the convicted sex offender with Indian filmmaker Mira Nair and a young Zohran Mamdani surface online.

In cash-strapped Pakistan, the punishment for the theft of a manhole cover could be 10 years in prison and a fine of up to 50 lakh Pakistani rupees.

A private jet owned by a close associate of US President Donald Trump was used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport Palestinian detainees to the West Bank, according to an investigation by The Guardian.

Bangladesh Election 2026: Bangladesh is set to vote in its general elections on February 12, its first since the ouster of the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.

Violent clashes erupted in the heart of Bangladesh capital Dhaka Friday as government employees demanding implementation of the Ninth National Pay Scale confronted police outside Jamuna, the official residence of Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.

European governments are stepping up military planning amid rising fears that Russia may move against NATO or European Union countries sooner than expected. Europe may not be fully prepared to respond to such a threat, a recent wargame has revealed.

A high-profile general in Russia's military was reportedly wounded after being shot several times in Moscow.

A newly discovered comet has astronomers excited, with the potential to be a spectacular sight in early April. C/2026 A1 (MAPS) was spotted by a team of four amateur astronomers with a remotely operated telescope in the Atacama desert on January 13.

A UK woman narrowly survived after using a counterfeit Ozempic pen bought on Facebook, prompting warnings over fake weight loss drugs and online scams.