Bangladesh police have arrested the prime suspect in the brutal lynching of Dipu Chandra Das, a minority Hindu garment worker killed over allegations of blasphemy.
In a first, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will participate at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos this month.
Two Indian truck drivers were arrested in Indiana for transporting 309 pounds of cocaine worth $7 million. Gurpreet Singh, 25, and Jasveer Singh, 30, had entered the United States in 2017 and 2023, respectively.
US Special Forces on Wednesday carried out a high-risk takeover of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic in a mission that mirrored the visuals of the iconic video game Call of Duty.
The United States has made oil the centrepiece of its global strategy. According to the Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy, the US produced approximately 20 million barrels per day in 2024.
A former Pakistani minister has accused Islamabad of weaponising courts to silence dissent against the state.
Venezuela is only part of the story. China has assembled a formidable economic footprint across Latin America. Trade between China and the region crossed $518 billion in 2024, making Beijing the largest trading partner for much of South America.
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot dead a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, officials said. Renee Nicole Good, 37, a resident of the Twin Cities, was shot a few blocks from her home.
Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight left more than one million people in the Dnipropetrovsk region without water supplies or heating, a Ukrainian minister said Thursday, as temperatures dipped below freezing.
Denmark colonised Greenland over 300 years ago and still controls some of its affairs, although the island now has a high degree of self-rule.
The US has seized two Russian-linked oil tankers in the North Atlantic and Caribbean, as part of an intensified campaign to crack down on vessels accused of violating sanctions and evading maritime restrictions.
As protests over economic distress paralyse Iran's law and order situation, a video has emerged showing a cop being killed by unknown assailants in a drive-by shooting in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
A US immigration officer shot and killed an American woman on the streets of Minneapolis Wednesday, leading to huge protests and outrage from local leaders who rejected White House claims she was a domestic terrorist.
Tina Shah was born to immigrants in the United States. She is triple board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, and critical care medicine.
Stablecoins had their ChatGPT moment in 2025. Payment tokens that were until now used mostly by crypto traders are raring to go mainstream, and not just in the US, where they got regulatory blessing through the Genius Act.
Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro may have done more to hollow out China's presence in his economy than Donald Trump ever could.
The Trump administration plans to control future sales of Venezuelan oil and hold the proceeds in US accounts, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said, making the clearest statement yet on Washington's strategy.
Colombia expects tensions with the US to ease and cooperation on drug trafficking to strengthen following an hour-long phone call between Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro, a senior Colombian diplomat said later on Wednesday.
Outstretching his hands in a signature Donald Trump pose, impersonator Ryan Chen mimics the US president's voice and gestures with such accuracy that he has become a social media phenomenon with his funny videos.
OpenAI on Wednesday launched a ChatGPT Health tab that answers healthrelated questions and lets users upload medical records and connect wellness apps such as Apple Health and MyFitnessPal.
Russia hits Ukraine's energy infrastructure hard, slams plans for post-ceasefire multinational force in the country.
Venezuela’s interim leader has hit back at US plans to indefinitely control her country’s oil wealth.
Syria's army has commenced concentrated artillery strikes targeting SDF positions inside Aleppo city neighbourhoods.
Trump administration officials allege the shooting victim was interfering with an ICE agent's work.
Russian mortality rates reportedly soar, troops test new tactics and Zelenskyy reshuffles Defence Ministry.
Deepening instability, minority distrust and foreign meddling test Damascus’s grip on a fractured state.
Venezuela’s interior minister says US operation to abduct Maduro killed 100 people and wounded dozens.
Washington’s actions violate the one-China principle and undermine regional stability.
The significant changes will lead the US to withdraw from key forums focused on climate change, peace and democracy.
Somaliland official defends Israel ties, telling Al Jazeera the region had "no choice" after years of isolation.
Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world, but some of the people there earn less than $4 a month.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a royal commission into anti-Semitism and social cohesion.
Prisoners remaining on rolling hunger strike are suffering with dangerous symptoms, loved ones and a doctor say.
Statement says army established state monopoly on arms in an 'effective and tangible way', without mentioning Hezbollah.
Protests in Iran are predominantly driven by mounting economic pressure and desperation amid the economic crisis.
The world No 1 expects to skip events again this year and face likely sanctions rather than put her health at risk.
With the repressive machinery Maduro used still in place, many Venezuelans are scared to celebrate his departure.
Former PM Khaleda Zia's son Tarique Rahman is likely to lead the BNP in February elections. Will Bangladesh accept him?
China will need to reassess its investment in Venezuela and its understanding of US foreign policy under Trump.
Manhunt under way; police believe attack was not random nor religiously motivated.
Australia stumble to five-wicket win in the final Test, bidding farewell to their first Muslim cricketer Usman Khawaja.
The US is the world’s largest oil producer, so why does it need Venezuela’s low-grade crude?
Army commander to brief government on the progress of the mission to disarm Hezbollah.
Venezuela has the largest oil reserves, the ninth-largest natural gas reserves, and vast untapped minerals such as gold.
Sudden detente follows a phone call between the two leaders in which they discussed drugs and 'other disagreements'.