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New Delhi stands ground on Kashmir in first top-level meet with US

In the meantime, the US has clarified that its position on Kashmir hasn't changed and it continued to view it as a bilateral issue

US ignores Chinese warnings, approves sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan

Beijing regards Taiwan as a part of China awaiting reunification, but the island is self-ruled and is a close ally of the United States

Saudi allows women to get passports, go abroad without male guardian's nod

The reform comes after high-profile attempts by women to escape alleged guardianship abuse despite a string of reforms by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

US issues warrant to seize Iranian supertanker Grace 1 off Gibraltar

US issues warrant to seize Iranian tanker off Gibraltar

Irking China, US advances sale of $8-billion F-16 fighters to Taiwan

China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control and has repeatedly denounced US arms sales to the island

Signs of recession worry Trump ahead of 2020 election as fear grips market

The financial markets signalled the possibility of a US recession this week, sending a jolt of anxiety to investors, companies and consumers

Apple will spend 'vast sums' in US, says Trump ahead of dinner with Cook

US President and Apple chief have had several informal meetings before, including at Bedminster, New Jersey, where Trump is reportedly on a working holiday at his golf course

Google employees urge company to pledge it won't work with US border forces

A group of employees called Googlers for Human Rights posted a public petition urging the company not to bid on a cloud computing contract for CBP

US officials force-feeding Indian immigrant on hunger strike: Attorney

Immigrants who go on hunger strike are often moved to ICE's El Paso facility to be fed against their will

US threatens visa ban on crew of Iran tanker on terrorism grounds

State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said the Grace 1 was assisting Iran's Revolutionary Guards, which the US deems a "terrorist organization"

Russian plane hits birds, makes emergency landing near Moscow; 23 injured

The airline said in a statement that the birds got into both of the plane's engines, causing a malfunction

Asian indices slump on fear of recession; Nikkei plunges nearly 2%

The losses followed a dark day on European bourses and on Wall Street, with all three US benchmarks tumbling around 3 per cent

US asks Gibraltar to hold Iranian tanker in detention amid stand-off

The move was announced by attorney Joseph Triay and delayed the court decision on the vessel's fate

US manufacturing continues to sink in July amid trade war, oil crisis

Total industrial production fell 0.2 per cent, erasing the gain in June, and defying analysts who had expected a slight uptick

China threatens to retaliate if US goes ahead with planned tariff hike

President Donald Trump has said he plans to impose 10 per cent duties on an additional $300 billion of Chinese imports

Employees urge Google to avoid working with US immigration officials

The petition demanded that the Silicon Valley-based company publicly commit not to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Office of Refugee Resettlement, and CBP

Trump says Xi can 'quickly and humanely solve' Hong Kong standoff

Protesters have staged 10 weeks of relentless protests to demand greater freedoms in Hong Kong, including rallies that paralysed the semi-autonomous city's airport

China slams 'terrorist-like' attacks by Hong Kong protesters; US concerned

US State Department said it was "deeply concerned" by the apparent troop movements

Facebook uses paid contractors to transcribe users' Messenger audio clips

Transcriptions done by humans raise bigger concerns because of the potential of rogue employees or contractors leaking details

Satellite photos show Chinese armoured personnel carriers near Hong Kong

Chinese state media have said only the exercises had been planned before and were not directly related to the unrest