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Shots fired outside AP Dhillon's Canada home; singer informs fans he's safe

The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility and has threatened AP Dhillon, referencing his alleged connections with Bollywood actor Salman Khan, warning him to 'stay within his limits'

Putin challenges international arrest warrant with Mongolia visit

The trip is Putin's first to a member country of the International Criminal Court since it issued the warrant about 18 months ago

Singapore's Indian-origin ex min fails to get witness statements

Iswaran made two previous bids to obtain all the prosecution witness statements before his case goes to trial

Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia, kicks off ambitious Asia-Pacific tour

Pope Francis is expected to continue voicing appeals to confront the dangers of a warming globe

China: Anti-dumping probe into canola imports as Canada imposes EV tariff

Canada has followed the lead of the United States and European Union, and announced last week a 100 per cent tariff

India business booming despite Western sanctions, says Russia's Sberbank

Sberbank's branch in India has offices in Delhi and Mumbai, as well as an IT centre in Bangalore

As Iran threatens Israel, danger of missile programme remains in question

But few of the Iranian projectiles reached their targets. Many were shot down by a US-led coalition, while others apparently failed at launch or crashed while in flight

Travel industry to contribute record $11 trillion to global GDP in 2024

Travel spending in the US, Chinese and German economies is expected to contribute the most to GDP

'Go for gold' as China weighs on other commodities, says Goldman Sachs

The Wall Street lender adjusted its gold target of $2,700 to early 2025, versus previous forecast of end-2024, citing a price-sensitive China market

Pakistan witnessed 59 terrorist attacks in August, 84 people killed

Also, since 2006, there have been 17,846 terrorist incidents in which 24,373 people have been killed and 48,085 others injured, according to the PIPS database.

Volvo to launch long-range variant of FH Electric truck with 600-km range

The new model, expected to hit the market in the second half of 2025, caters to customers requiring longer hauls by maximizing battery space while improving the truck's software

EU chief aims for gender parity but commissioner roles remain male-heavy

One of its key objectives is achieving gender balance in decision-making, the strategy of von der Leyen's outgoing European Commission boldly proclaimed

Conflict, creditors, car crash: How Ukraine clinched debt restructuring

Facing an economy crippled by the cost and destruction of the war, by August 2022 Ukraine agreed with creditors to pause payments on its bonds

Taiwan accuses China of launching satellite over its southwestern ADIZ

Taiwan's Ministry of Defence has alleged that China launched a satellite over Taiwan with its flight path passing over the southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) of the island nation.

US presidential campaigns prepare for intense sprint to Election Day

After a summer of historic tumult, the path to the presidency for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump this fall is becoming much clearer.

Netanyahu faces backlash over hostage death, citizens demand cease-fire

Looming over the prime minister is also his ongoing trial on corruption charges

Tesla's China sales records best month in Aug, marks 37% jump from July

While an encouraging improvement, its performance lags major Chinese rivals by a wide margin

Vladimir Putin spending big to shape Russia's youth in his own image

The classes "will put a lot of things on a systematic basis" in schools, Putin said Monday during a televised discussion with a group of children in Kyzyl in Russia's Tuva region

Bus crashes into students, parents in China; 11 dead, 13 injured: Police

The driver was in police custody and the incident was under investigation

Decision on US marijuana policy shift delayed until after presidential poll

US Drug Enforcement Administration last week set a hearing date to take comment on the proposed historic change in federal drug policy