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Indians earn the most among Asian Americans: Data

About 77% of Indians have a bachelors degree or higher, second only to Taiwanese (83%)

7 May 2025 7:00 am
Putin tells Iranian president Russia wants 'fair' U.S.-Iran nuclear deal

The two countries, both under massive Western sanctions, signed a strategic partnership earlier this year.

6 May 2025 11:14 pm
India, U.K. conclude trade deal, double contribution convention

In a historic milestone, India and the U.K. have successfully concluded an ambitious and mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement, along with a Double Contribution Convention, Mr. Modi said

6 May 2025 7:03 pm
American climber dies while attempting to scale Nepal's Mt. Makalu

39-year-old Alexander Pancoe, a climber from Chicago, suffers cardiac arrest while descending the world's fifth tallest mountain Mount Makalu

6 May 2025 1:13 pm
Major Ukraine drone attack restricts Russias airport traffic

Flight restrictions were introduced at more than a dozen airports as Ukraine fired over 100 drones ahead of the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow

6 May 2025 12:14 pm
Alberta's Premier proposes referendum on separation from Canada

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith accuses previous federal Liberal governments; expresses hope of a path forward

6 May 2025 12:09 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump critics launch new group to highlight rising cost

Bipartisan Cost Coalition formed to combat rising costs under Trump administration, using various media platforms for outreach

6 May 2025 11:59 am
U.S. aid cuts push Bangladeshs health sector to the edge

Instead, it is reeling from a $48 million snap aid cut by U.S. President Donald Trumps government, which health workers say could rapidly unravel years of hard work and cause huge numbers of preventable deaths

6 May 2025 11:04 am
Trump administration says Harvard will receive no new grants until it meets Govt demands

A U.S. Education Department official said Harvard will receive no new federal grants until it demonstrates responsible management of the university and satisfies federal demands on a range of subjects.

6 May 2025 10:10 am
Germanys Merz to swear in on May 6; launch of new government in times of Trump turbulence

In a session from 9:00 am (0700 GMT) Friedrich Merz will seek a majority in the 630-seat Bundestag to become modern Germanys 10th chancellor

6 May 2025 9:14 am
Toll from fuel tanker blast in Pakistan jumps to 19

More than 40 people were injured, many of them transported to the mega city of Karachi for treatment.

5 May 2025 10:01 pm
Russian reporter critical of Ukraine war escapes to France

Russian authorities were alerted to her disappearance in April by an electronic monitoring system

5 May 2025 9:53 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison

Alcatraz Island is now a major tourist site that is operate by the National Park Service and is a designated National Historic Landmark

5 May 2025 12:59 pm
World Bank executive director Parameswaran Iyer to represent India at IMF board

Parameswaran Iyer's nomination was necessitated to fill a vacancy created with the termination of services of K.V. Subramanian as the executive director at the IMF

5 May 2025 12:17 pm
Trump blasts Mexicos Sheinbaum for rejecting offer to send US troops into Mexico to fight cartels

Ms. Sheinbaum added that she told Mr. Trump their two countries can work together, but you in your territory and us in ours.

5 May 2025 9:03 am
UNSC to hold closed consultations on India-Pakistan situation today

Islamabad equested closed consultations on the tensions between the two countries and the Greek Presidency has scheduled the meeting for May 5 in the afternoon

5 May 2025 8:13 am
Donald Trump announces 100% tariff for movies produced outside U.S.

Neither Mr. Lutnick nor Mr. Trump provided any details on the implementation. It was not immediately clear whether the move would target production companies, foreign or American, producing films overseas

5 May 2025 7:06 am
U.K. police release 14 children held after boy dies in fire

Northumbria police said late on May 3 that 11 boys and three girls aged 11 to 14 had been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter

5 May 2025 3:14 am
Pakistan to brief U.N. Security Council on Indias aggressive actions: Pak Foreign Office

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar directed Pakistan's UN Permanent Representative Asim Iftikhar to take immediate steps to convene a meeting of the Security Council

5 May 2025 1:14 am
Chinas Xi Jinping to pay official visit to Russia, alongside Victory Day celebrations

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia May 710 at President Vladimir Putins invitation, the Kremlin confirmed Sunday

4 May 2025 2:14 pm
Australias re-elected Prime Minister says voters chose unity over division

Australias re-elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday was greeted by well-wishers at a Sydney caf and said the country had voted for unity over division

4 May 2025 11:09 am
The global state of the freedom of the press | Explained

As curbs on freedom of speech increase, what is the current state of press freedom worldwide? A day after World Press Freedom Day, we examine what the statistics say.

4 May 2025 11:06 am
Small plane crashes into Los Angeles-area neighbourhood, killing 1 person

About 40 firefighters were on scene. With the flames out, they began working on salvage

4 May 2025 10:03 am
Elon Musks SpaceX launch site in Texas on its way to become the city of Starbase

Starbase is the facility and launch site for the SpaceX rocket program that is under contract with the Department of Defence and NASA that hopes to send astronauts back to the moon and someday to Mars

4 May 2025 8:38 am
Lawrence Wongs PAP win by landslide in Singapore General Election

This was Mr. Wongs first election as prime minister of the global-business focused Singapore which now faces navigating through strong headwinds caused by tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump

4 May 2025 4:00 am
Communist Party of Vietnam | Marxism, market and nationalism

The ruling party, which recently commemorated the 50th anniversary of the reunification of the country after the withdrawal of U.S. forces, draws legitimacy from both its historical role in liberation and ending occupation, and its continuing role as an economic moderniser

4 May 2025 1:00 am
Yunus-led Bangladesh government has targeted 640 journalists in eight months, says report released on World Press Freedom Day

The attacks include criminal cases filed against 182 scribes, acts of violence against 206 others, and inquiries against another 85 by the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit

3 May 2025 6:59 pm
Defence pact with India to be presented in Parliament, says Sri Lankan president

Mr. Dissanayake had ensured Sri Lanka's consistent position that its soil would not be allowed to be used for any anti-Indian activity so as to endanger its neighbours national security concerns.

3 May 2025 3:14 pm
Pope Trump! U.S. President posts AI-generated image of himself dressed as pope

Donald Trump had joked to reporters that he would like to be the next pope, just days before cardinals are due to start the conclave to elect the successor of Pope Francis

3 May 2025 11:10 am