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Delegations from Russia, Ukraine meet to hold first peace talks in 3 years

A senior Ukrainian official close to the talks said that Kyiv's delegation was prepared to achieve a lot today and with a real mandate to resolve key issues

Delegations from Russia, Ukraine meet to hold first peace talks in 3 years
Updated On : 16 May 2025 | 2:31 PM IST

NJ transit train engineers strike, disrupting commute for 350K riders

It is the state's first transit strike in more than 40 years and comes a month after union members overwhelmingly rejected a labour agreement with management

NJ transit train engineers strike, disrupting commute for 350K riders
Updated On : 16 May 2025 | 1:02 PM IST

Israeli strikes kill 82 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up Middle East visit

At least 66 people were killed according to the Indonesian hospital, where most of the bodies were taken. Another 16 bodies were taken to Nasser hospital, said health officials

Israeli strikes kill 82 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up Middle East visit
Updated On : 16 May 2025 | 12:45 PM IST

European leaders to meet in Albania on Russia-Ukraine security concerns

The theme of the European Political Community, or EPC, summit in Tirana is New Europe in a new world: unity cooperation joint action

European leaders to meet in Albania on Russia-Ukraine security concerns
Updated On : 16 May 2025 | 12:30 PM IST

Trump wraps up Mideast tour with business talks, interfaith site visit

During his visit to the region, violence flared in the West Bank, with more than 120 people being killed in Gaza

Trump wraps up Mideast tour with business talks, interfaith site visit
Updated On : 16 May 2025 | 12:05 PM IST

FBI likely to disband one of its Washington-based public corruption squads

The move is part of a broader reorganisation of the FBI's Washington field office, said one FBI official familiar with the plans

FBI likely to disband one of its Washington-based public corruption squads
Updated On : 16 May 2025 | 7:58 AM IST

Ukrainian man charged over fires at properties linked to UK PM Keir Starmer

The Metropolitan Police force said Roman Lavrynovych, who was arrested Tuesday, was charged with arson with intent to endanger life

Ukrainian man charged over fires at properties linked to UK PM Keir Starmer
Updated On : 16 May 2025 | 7:15 AM IST

SC may block Trump's birthright citizenship order, but limit injunctions

Judges have issued 40 nationwide injunctions since Trump began his second term in January

SC may block Trump's birthright citizenship order, but limit injunctions
Updated On : 16 May 2025 | 7:06 AM IST

UN forecasts slower global growth following Trump's tariffs, trade tensions

UN economists also cited the volatile geopolitical landscape and threats of rising production costs, supply chain disruptions and financial turbulence

UN forecasts slower global growth following Trump's tariffs, trade tensions
Updated On : 16 May 2025 | 6:55 AM IST

Bologna beat AC Milan 1-0 to win first Italian Cup title in 51 years

Bologna ended a 51-year wait for a major trophy when it beat AC Milan 1-0 to win the Italian Cup.

Bologna beat AC Milan 1-0 to win first Italian Cup title in 51 years
Updated On : 15 May 2025 | 7:49 PM IST

Zheng Qinwen stuns Sabalenka to reach Italian open semis against Coco Gauff

The pope and Sinner posed for photos in front of the Davis Cup trophy that Sinner helped Italy win for the second consecutive time last year

Zheng Qinwen stuns Sabalenka to reach Italian open semis against Coco Gauff
Updated On : 15 May 2025 | 7:33 PM IST

Nato weighs US demand to hike defence spend as some fail to meet goal

Secretary of State Marco Rubio underlined that the alliance is only as strong as its weakest link

Nato weighs US demand to hike defence spend as some fail to meet goal
Updated On : 15 May 2025 | 2:30 PM IST

Only two solutions for Iran are 'intelligent' or 'brutal', warns Trump

Trump also said that Qatar's ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, had been pushing for diplomatic deal over Iran's nuclear programme

Only two solutions for Iran are 'intelligent' or 'brutal', warns Trump
Updated On : 15 May 2025 | 2:24 PM IST

Colombian lawmakers reject president's labour reform referendum

After an intense debate Wednesday, 49 senators voted against the measure and 47 in favour

Colombian lawmakers reject president's labour reform referendum
Updated On : 15 May 2025 | 1:44 PM IST

54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on Gaza's Khan Younis city

The strikes come as US President Donald Trump visits the Middle East, visiting Gulf states but not Israel

54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on Gaza's Khan Younis city
Updated On : 15 May 2025 | 1:24 PM IST

Close aides see Pope Leo XIV as reformer on women's roles but with limits

Catholic women, vital in schools, hospitals, and faith upbringing, have long voiced frustration over their second-class status in a Church that reserves the priesthood solely for men

Close aides see Pope Leo XIV as reformer on women's roles but with limits
Updated On : 15 May 2025 | 12:19 PM IST

Poland votes for new president on Sunday as worries grow about future

Voters in this Central European nation of 38 million people will cast ballots to replace conservative incumbent Andrzej Duda, whose second and final five-year term ends in August

Poland votes for new president on Sunday as worries grow about future
Updated On : 15 May 2025 | 12:13 PM IST

Argentina orders immigration crackdown, vows to 'make country great again'

The decree makes it much easier for the government to deport migrants who enter the country illegally, falsify their immigration documents or commit minor crimes in Argentina

Argentina orders immigration crackdown, vows to 'make country great again'
Updated On : 15 May 2025 | 10:42 AM IST

Trump to visit US troops in Qatar, rejects past US interventionism

Trump plans to address troops at Qatar's al-Udeid Air Base, which was a major staging ground during the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Trump to visit US troops in Qatar, rejects past US interventionism
Updated On : 15 May 2025 | 10:31 AM IST

Trump's sanctions on ICC prosecutor disrupt tribunal's functioning

The Hague-based court's American staffers have been told that if they travel to the US they risk arrest

Trump's sanctions on ICC prosecutor disrupt tribunal's functioning
Updated On : 15 May 2025 | 10:26 AM IST