Hruthik Reddy's family had been eagerly awaiting his homecoming for Sankranti. Now it is the body of the student from Telangana that will arrive in the new year. The 25-year-old student died in a fire accident in Germany late Wednesday night.
At least seven people have been reportedly killed in Iran as protesters and security forces clashed in several cities during demonstrations in the Islamic Republic's rural provinces over the ailing economy and rising cost of living.
Chinese war games around Taiwan "unnecessarily" spiked tensions in the region, the US State Department said Thursday, calling on Beijing to "cease its military pressure."
A scientific paper, published in the journal Science Advances, describes a spectacular event that happened about 9,500 years ago in Malawi in south-central Africa, challenging long-held notions about how hunter-gatherers treat their dead.
Widening demonstrations sparked by Iran's ailing economy spread Thursday into the Islamic Republic's rural provinces, with at least seven people being killed in the first fatalities reported among security forces and protesters, authorities said.
Zohran Mamdani promised Thursday to show left-wing politics can succeed as he took over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with US President Donald Trump.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter, Ju Ae, who is likely being prepared as his successor, accompanied her parents on her first public visit to the Kumsusan mausoleum to pay respects to former leaders, state media photos published showed.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from hospital on Thursday after undergoing medical procedures to treat a hernia and hiccups, according to a Reuters witness and local media reports.
Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics with a promise to transform government on behalf of the city's striving, struggling working class.
Iranian authorities in Tehran have arrested 30 suspects accused of public order offences, the news agency Tasnim reported Thursday, after days of protests against high prices that have at times turned deadly.
Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City's mayor on Thursday, becoming the city's 112th mayor and making history in the process. The ceremony took place on the steps of City Hall, where hundreds gathered to witness the moment.
President Donald Trump said he's dropping for now his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, a move that comes after legal roadblocks held up the effort.
About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured in a massive fire at a bar in Switzerland's Crans Montana. The blaze ripped through a bar called Le Constellation in the luxury Alpine ski resort town during New Year's celebrations.
The devastated wife of a minority Hindu man, who was attacked with sharp weapons and set afire in Bangladesh, is at a loss for words.
Brazil's Supreme Court has rejected former president Jair Bolsonaro's request to convert his prison sentence for plotting a coup to house arrest, according to a ruling published Thursday.
The breakaway region of Somaliland on Thursday denied allegations by the Somali president that it would take resettled Palestinians or host an Israeli military base in exchange for Israel recognising its independence.
Russia accused Ukraine on Thursday of killing at least 24 people, including a child, in a drone strike on a hotel and cafe where civilians were seeing in the New Year in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's southern Kherson region.
Ukraine staged the death of an anti-Kremlin Russian fighter to prevent his killing ordered by Moscow's special forces, Ukrainian military intelligence announced Thursday.
Protesters and security forces clashed in western Iran on Thursday, with three people reported killed, the first deaths since the cost-of-living demonstrations broke out.
An immigration attorney has thrown light on the fact that marrying a US citizen will no longer guarantee a Green Card.
Kim Ju Ae's first public visit to the Kumsusan Mausoleum added to speculation she may become the next in line.
The inaugural ceremony broke with tradition, as large crowds and a public party greeted New York's new mayor.
Legislation signed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov establishes a licensing scheme overseen by country's central bank.
Dead include five members of a family in the Kabkan district in the province of Herat.
The move opens key assets to private investment and comes as Petroperu faces mounting losses and debt.
These are the key developments from day 1,408 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Second release of prisoners related to 2024 election protests seen as possible conciliatory move from Maduro.
US recently approved $11bn arms package for Taiwan, which condemned 'provocative' Chinese military drills.
Israel's continued restrictions on aid deliveries leave Palestinian children particularly vulnerable, aid groups warn.
There have been angry protests across the country against economic hardships.
The complaint targets a policy that would nix coverage under federal health insurance for gender-affirming healthcare.
Local officials say the death toll could rise as seven people are missing following the attack on New Year's Eve.
At least 6 protesters and a member of the security forces have been killed in demonstrations over living costs in Iran.
Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said that ISIL and al-Shabab are responsible fo destroying the country.
Gambian authorities say 96 people rescued after boat capsizes along popular West African migration route.
By the end of his second term, Trump will be the oldest sitting president in US history, though he denies slowing down.
At a ceremony on the steps of City Hall, Zohran Mamdani has been inaugurated as mayor of New York.
The Neo-Gothic Vondelkerk, a 19th-century Roman Catholic church, has been used for other purposes since the 1970s.
Iranian president seeks to calm tensions, acknowledging protesters' 'legitimate' grievances over inflation.
Health authorities are warning of yet another potential health threat in Gaza: leptospirosis.
Bolsonaro's latest petition, one in a series, comes after he spent the week in hospital for a hernia and hiccups.
The tariff pause comes as Trump's Republican Party faces questions of affordability going into the midterm elections.
Ban could cut hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza off from essential care, Doctors Without Borders warns.
Thousands flee to Kosti as Sudan war rages, only to find overcrowded camps and aid cuts.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and one other played banned after Gabon eliminated from Africa Cup of Nations group stage.