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Students in a kindergarten class stand inside social distancing markings on the floor on the first day of the reopening of the International Pioneers School in Bangkok. (AFP)World
Thailand marks 23 days without domestic transmission

On Wednesday, the country reported third consecutive day of no new coronavirus cases or deaths

18 Jun 2020 9:16 AM IST

US president Donald Trump arrives to speak about the PREVENTS \Presidents Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide,\ task force, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, June 17, 2020, in Washington. (AP)World
Trump 'pleaded' with Xi for help in re-election, claims former...

Trump adviser comes out with new book that accuses the US president of prioritizing politics while making national...

18 Jun 2020 9:11 AM IST

This combination of photos provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Officer Garrett Rolfe, left and Officer Devin Brosnan. Rolfe, who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the back after the fleeing man pointed a stun gun in his direction, was charged with felony murder and 10 other charges. Brosnan, who prosecutors say stood on Brooks shoulder as he struggled for life after a confrontation was charged with aggravated assault. (AP)World
Officers charged with murder and assault for shooting Rayshard Brooks

Brooks' killing last Friday had sparked new demonstrations in Georgia's capital against police brutality

18 Jun 2020 8:32 AM IST

Chinese security personnel patrol outside the Indian embassy in Beijing Wednesday, June 17, 2020. (AP)World
China suffered 35 casualties during Galwan clash: US intelligence...

China has not yet talked about the number of casualties suffered by the People's Liberation Army during the clash

17 Jun 2020 1:10 PM IST

An employee posts a sign to suspend indoor facilities at the newly-opened Yomiuriland amusement park in Tokyo. (AP)World
Japanese researchers find coronavirus presence in wastewater plants

The findings mirror similar studies in Australia, the United States, and Europe

17 Jun 2020 12:57 PM IST

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez. (AFP)World
Honduran president infected with coronavirus

His wife, the first lady, and two aides are all being treated after testing positive for the virus

17 Jun 2020 12:04 PM IST

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, sitting at desk second from right, speaks with Supreme Court President Maikel Moreno at the Supreme Court before giving his annual presidential address in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP)World
Venezuela court orders takeover of 2 major opposition parties

Venezuela's Supreme Court is known to be loyal to current president Nicol¡s Maduro

17 Jun 2020 11:19 AM IST

Chinese police officers wearing masks shelter in the shade near a portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing. (AP)World
Chinese state media hesitant to reveal casualties on their side

China's defence ministry confirmed late Tuesday that there had been casualties without revealing how many

17 Jun 2020 11:10 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)World
Closely monitoring India-China situation, says US

Twenty Indian Army personnel including a colonel were killed in the clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in...

17 Jun 2020 10:38 AM IST

A COVID-19 QR code attached to a barrier for patrons to scan as people enter a stadium ahead of the Super Rugby Aotearoa rugby game between the Highlanders and Chiefs in Dunedin, New Zealand. (AP)World
New Zealand military to oversee border control after expats test...

A 24-day run with no cases was broken on Tuesday when it emerged two women who recently arrived from Britain tested...

17 Jun 2020 9:36 AM IST

A health brigade gets ready while on door-to-door visits to carry out COVID-19 tests in Mexico City. (AFP)World
Coronavirus has claimed more American lives than WWI

Meanwhile Trump administration insists there will be no shutdown of the economy if a second full-blown wave of the...

17 Jun 2020 9:02 AM IST

Medical staff members (R and L) in full protective gear carry signs to assist people who live near or who have visited the Xinfadi Market, a wholesale food market where a new COVID-19 coronavirus cluster has emerged, for testing at the Guangan sports centre in Beijing on June 16, 2020.(AFP)World
Beijing schools closed again as city finds 31 more virus cases

The new cases have raised fears of a second wave of infections as China had largely brought its domestic outbreak under...

17 Jun 2020 8:27 AM IST

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