India's new parliament is set to be inaugurated this weekend amid a political row as 19 opposition parties say they will boycott the ceremony. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the building on Sunday. But opposition leaders say India's president, the highest

Russia’s prime minister signed a set of agreements with China on Wednesday during a trip to Beijing, describing bilateral ties at an unprecedented high, despite criticism of their relationship in the West as the war in Ukraine drags on. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the

The number of people living in modern slavery has risen sharply in the last five years, according to a new report. North Korea and Eritrea have the highest rates in the world. There has been a significant rise in the number of people becoming victims of modern slavery in recent years,

Russia said Tuesday it scrambled a Su-27 fighter jet to "prevent violations of the state border" by two U.S. Air Force strategic bombers flying over the Baltic Sea. "Russia's airspace surveillance spotted two air targets approaching the state border of the Russian

Artillery fire could be heard in parts of Khartoum and warplanes flew overhead on Tuesday, residents said, though an internationally monitored ceasefire appeared to have brought some respite from heavy fighting in the Sudanese capital. Night-time airstrikes were reported in at least

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been granted bail in multiple cases by an anti-terrorism court in capital Islamabad. Media reports on Tuesday said the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party was granted bail until June 8 in eight cases related to

Sinan Ogan, who finished third in last week’s Turkish presidential election, has thrown his support behind the incumbent, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for the run-off that takes place on May 28. Ogan endorsed Erdogan at a news conference in the capital Ankara on Monday and said his

Sudan’s army conducted air attacks in the capital Khartoum, hours before the deal aimed at allowing the delivery of aid was due to take effect. A week-long ceasefire period agreed by Sudan’s warring factions and designed to allow for the delivery of aid has begun after the

US President Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy have called their latest talks on the debt ceiling productive but no deal has yet been reached. "I believe we can get a deal done," House Speaker McCarthy told reporters. While acknowledging areas of disagreement, Mr

At least 20 youths were killed and several injured in a school dormitory blaze in Guyana, the South American country’s fire brigade said on Monday. It is not yet known how the fire started on Sunday in a dormitory housing girls aged 11 to 12 and 16 to 17, a person who helped the

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his conservative party had unleashed a “political earthquake” with a thumping win in Sunday’s election but hinted that he would seek another election in order to secure an absolute majority that would allow the party to

The transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine would raise the question of NATO’s involvement in the conflict, Russia’s Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov has said. “There is no infrastructure for the operation of the F-16 in Ukraine and the needed number

India is holding a key G20 tourism meeting in Kashmir amid heightened security and opposition from China. The working group meeting is being held in Srinagar, the summer capital of the federally administrated territory, from Monday to Wednesday. This is the biggest international

At least nine people have died after a stampede at a football stadium in El Salvador's capital, San Salvador, officials have said. Police said seven men and two women were among the dead, with all the victims over the age of 18. The crush occurred during a match between local

The final day of the Group of Seven leaders’ summit is under way in Japan’s Hiroshima, with all eyes on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his talks with international leaders. Zelenskyy, who made a dramatic entrance at the summit last night, held bilateral talks

Russia has claimed to have fully captured Ukraine’s Bakhmut, with President Vladimir Putin congratulating his troops and the mercenary Wagner Group for taking the largely levelled eastern city. The Russian announcement on Saturday came hours after Kyiv said the battle was still

More than 36,000 people have been forced from their homes by deadly floods in northeast Italy, regional officials have said, as rising waters swallowed more houses and new landslides isolated hamlets. Fourteen people were killed this week after streets in the cities and towns of the

Eight Pakistanis died while six were injured in a fire incident at a hotel in Saudi Arabia’s Makkah city, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Saturday. In a statement issued today, the FO said, “In an unfortunate fire incident in a hotel in Makkah, we have reports of eight

Congress leader Siddaramaiah was sworn in as the chief minister of Karnataka for the second time on Saturday after the party's thumping victory in the assembly elections. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to Siddaramiah at the swearing-in

At least 145 people were killed when Cyclone Mocha hit the country this week, Myanmar’s ruling military has said. The impoverished western state of Rakhine bore the brunt of the storm that on Sunday tore down houses, communication towers and bridges with winds of up to 210