NEW DELHI, Jan 27 - India and the European Union have finalised a landmark trade deal that will represent a quarter of the world's economy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, as the two sides seek to hedge against fickle ties with the U.S.
Jan 27 - The Trump administration has signalled to Ukraine that U.S. security guarantees depend on Kyiv agreeing to a peace deal likely requiring it to cede the Donbas region to Russia, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing eight people familiar with the talks.
JAKARTA, Jan 27 - Twenty-three soldiers trapped by landslides in Indonesia's West Java have been confirmed dead, a navy spokesperson said on Tuesday.
The Oscar winning ‘Frankenstein’ filmmaker sang nearly a full concert with a mariachi band inside a Park Avenue home filled with guests like The Daniels, Elijah Wood, producer Jonathan Wang and Janet Yang.
At the 'Train Zero' lab in the United Kingdom, engineers test systems like signal and speed using simulation.
Sydney Sweeney snuck up to the Hollywood sign in the dead of night and covered it in bras without the permission of the proper authorities, the LA Times reports. The stunt was a promotion for a new brand of women’s undergarments. Sweeney posted a video of the ordeal to her
As the devices continue to gain popularity, experts say it is important to understand what they can and cannot tell you, and how their data should be used.
Several European countries have introduced digital services taxes in recent years, while others are planning to do so. Given that the US hosts many global digital giants, these taxes have become a flashpoint for tariff threats.
Newer forever chemicals aren’t showing up in the ocean like legacy ones – and scientists don’t know why.
After more than 20,000 entries, a panel of international experts has selected the best images in the world of travel photography over the past 12 months.
The trade pact is expected to open up new opportunities in areas like automobiles.
The distinctive black-and-white animals, loaned out as part of China's "panda diplomacy", have symbolised friendship between Beijing and Tokyo since they normalised diplomatic ties in 1972.
The man was charged with an attempt to cause harm and with making or possessing explosives.
[World Bank] Gaborone -- The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved the Botswana Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience (HEPRR) Project, which will support the strengthening of the country's ability to withstand future pandemics, climate-related
Under the plan, access to Meta platforms' core services would remain free to use.
The actress posted the stunt to her social media in promotion of what seems to be her new lingerie line
When a Danish pension fund recently announced it would sell its US$100 million holding of US government bonds, the move was tiny in financial terms – just a drop in a $30 trillion ocean. But it touched on a much bigger issue. Foreign investors now hold around one-third of all
The former Malaysian premier fractured his hip on Jan 6 in his home.
The Trump administration agreed to scale back federal presence after a second fatal shooting by federal officers. President Donald Trump said he will replace Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino with border czar, Tom Homan.
The Tokyo-based studio behind 'Chainsaw Man' and 'Jujutsu Kaisen' will develop multiple new projects with Netflix under a newly expanded strategic alliance.
On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart attacked Republicans for deflecting blame from federal agents for the shooting of a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis on Saturday. At the top of Monday’s show, Stewart played clips of the United States Secretary of Homeland
India’s long-cherished doctrine of strategic autonomy, once a badge of post-colonial independence, is steadily mutating from a source of flexibility into a condition of strategic drift. What was designed to preserve room for maneuver is now generating accumulating
On Monday, a parliamentary commission overseeing finance had endorsed Thomas Djiwandono as the new deputy governor, eliminating two other career central bankers.
The decision was unanimously agreed during the House’s plenary session on Jan 27.
French port’s green energy push, evoking second world war spirit of resilience, is seen as a testing ground for reindustrialisation A new cargo and passenger ferry service directly linking Scotland and France could launch later this year as the port of Dunkirk embarks on a
It might be less visible than dwindling lion populations or vanishing pandas, but the quiet crisis of small mammal extinction is arguably worse for biodiversity. These species are crucial indicators of environmental health, but they can be very hard to monitor, and many species
Seoul pledged billions of investments into US industries in return for a 15 per cent cap on tariffs.
SEOUL, Jan 27 - U.S. President Donald Trump said he was hiking tariffs on autos and other goods imported from South Korea to 25%, citing Seoul's failure to legislate a trade deal agreed last year that capped U.S. levies on the items at 15%.
A24 and Focus Features are locked in a heated bidding war for Olivia Wilde’s new movie “The Invite,” which debuted to raves at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. After Saturday night’s premiere at Park City’s Eccles Theater, several buyers including Neon, Netflix, Apple,
China-Japan diplomatic friction and Seoul’s easing of visas for Chinese tour groups among factors.
The ministry is actively verifying the reports through official channels.
The ferry’s caption, eight crew members and a safety marshal remain are among those still missing.
Academic freedom is often described as a cornerstone of democratic society. Politicians regularly claim to defend it, universities invoke it in mission statements and most members of the public say they support it in principle.
The incident occurred after the woman was said to have ignored repeated warnings from fellow tourists.
Orange PM2.5 levels mean air quality is starting to affect health.
A few thousand years ago, sugar was unknown in the western world. Sugarcane, a tall grass first domesticated in New Guinea around 6000BC, was initially chewed for its sweet juice rather than crystallized. By around 500BC, methods to boil sugarcane juice into crystals were first
[The Conversation Africa] Every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. Most of them are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. But the disease isn't confined to poor, rural areas - it's a global threat that travels with people across borders.
The search for better oxygen carriers has long centered on one key question: how can we design metal oxides that can reversibly store and release lattice oxygen efficiently at lower temperatures? This reversible behavior underpins clean-energy technologies such as fuel
Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor has praised fellow actor Rani Mukerji’s three-decade legacy in Indian cinema as the industry rallies around the actor with the upcoming release of “Mardaani 3.” “It is really amazing to see the entire industry come forward to celebrate 30 years of
A new genetic study suggests that obesity and high blood pressure may play a direct role in causing dementia, not just increasing the risk. By analyzing data from large populations in Denmark and the U.K., researchers found strong evidence that higher body weight can damage
The US Navy’s troubled Zumwalt-class destroyer is being recast as a long-range hypersonic strike asset as the US adapts its naval strategy to intensifying competition with China. This month, multiple media outlets reported that the US Navy’s stealth destroyer USS Zumwalt
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Congress should move to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if she does not resign from office. In a video posted Monday to the social platform X, the Democratic senator joined growing calls for Noem’s impeachment amid growing
This additional time is crucial for people to take necessary safety measures, the authorities said.
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) and Reps. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) went toe-to-toe in an hour-long debate on Monday night as the three vie for the Democratic nod to succeed retiring Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in March.
A team concluded that the school’s complaint response system failed to function properly.
Transparent electrodes transmit light while conducting electricity and are increasingly important in bioelectronic and optoelectronic devices. Their combination of high optical transparency, low electrical resistance, and mechanical flexibility makes them well suited for
