Trump Calls Putin And Xi ‘Tough, Smart Leaders Who Can’t Be Toyed With’

United States President Donald Trump has described Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping as “tough, smart leaders” who must be taken seriously. In his first interview with…

Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan: Why Is The Country Hit So Often?

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif early Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring around 260, officials said. The tremor comes just months after a powerful…

‘Supply chain reliability’: Not Ukraine, Russia is now top sunflower oil supplier to India; how it happened

Russia has become India’s largest sunflower oil supplier, surpassing Ukraine due to the latter’s Black Sea port disruptions. Shipments from Russia have surged twelvefold, now accounting for 56% of India’s…

Mumbai Hostage-Taker Rohit Aarrya Cremated At Vaikunth Crematorium

The mortal remains of Rohit Aarrya, who was shot dead by Mumbai Police after holding 17 people hostage inside a Powai recording studio, were cremated in Pune early Saturday morning. Following…

India-Bound Russian Oil Tanker Makes U-Turn In Baltic Sea Amid US Sanctions

The blacklisting of Russia’s largest producers threatens to cut off a relatively cheap source of crude for Indian refiners. Senior executives at Indian processors have told Bloomberg that flows of…

Tanzania crisis: Over 700 protesters dead, says opposition; what has triggered unrest?

People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day (Picture credit: AP) Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, has claimed that around 700 people have been killed in three…

Sudan conflict: Men shot by the hundreds, disappeared after city falls to paramilitaries, witnesses say

Fighters riding camels rounded up a couple of hundred men near the Sudanese city of al-Fashir at the weekend and brought them to a reservoir, shouting racial slurs before starting…

Pakistan, Afghanistan extend ceasefire, to hold another round of peace talks

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend a temporary ceasefire and will hold another round of peace talks in Istanbul next week, aiming to defuse tensions after a deadly flare-up…

APEC summit in South Korea adopts leaders’ declaration

The annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum adopted a leaders’ declaration as it concluded on Saturday (October 31, 2025), Chinese state media Xinhua reported. Member countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic…

​Chinese check: On the détente in the U.S.-China trade war

While there may be much relief after the détente in the tariff war between China and the U.S., in Busan, South Korea, following the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and…