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Netanyahu unveiled a Trump Heights sign, featuring an Israeli and a US flag, to mark the site of the new settlement. (Photo: AFP)

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu inaugurates Golan settlement, names after...

Israel annexed the area in a move never recognised by the international community.

17 Jun 2019 8:47 AM IST

On February 15, China, which has been blocking efforts to get Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar sanctioned by the United Nations, had conveyed to India its condemnation of the Pulwama attack. (Photo: Twitter)

UN raises concern over counterterrorism official's visit to China's...

US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan spoke with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to convey about Voronkov's...

16 Jun 2019 8:53 PM IST

Charles Bouessel, 28, and Florent Vergnes, 30, said they were held for more than six hours and questioned three times on Saturday after having been brutally manhandled by members of the Central Office for the Suppression of Banditry (OCRB). (Representational Image)

Two AFP journalists beaten, detained in Central African Repulic

'One of them grabbed my camera and smashed it on the ground,' Florent Vergnes, one of the journalists, said.

16 Jun 2019 8:05 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump shake hands after a document signing at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island on Tuesday in Singapore. (Photo: AP)

US slammed by Iran for deceptive attitude towards Iran

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reportedly failed to resolve their differences on...

16 Jun 2019 8:00 PM IST

The waves of plastic flooding into rivers and oceans have been causing problems for years, clogging waterways in cities, increasing the risk of floods, and injuring or killing marine animals who ingest or become trapped by plastic packaging. (Photo: AFP)

G20 countries set to seal marine pollution deal

Plastic pollution has become an increasing concern, particularly after bans imposed by some countries on the import of...

16 Jun 2019 6:38 PM IST

Following a fire at Paris Notre Dame cathedral in April, Russian media outlets in Europe blamed Islamist militants and Ukraines pro-Western government. (Photo: AFP)

Notre-Dame to hold first mass after fire

The Cathedral, whose construction began in 1160 and continued over a century, has been a World Heritage Site since 1991.

16 Jun 2019 6:21 PM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

Trump refutes newspaper's claim of US ramping up cyber attacks on...

New York Times article claimed that US has placed malware inside Russian systems operating the nation's power grid to...

16 Jun 2019 4:38 PM IST

We want the government to condemn this police violence. We dont want Hong Kong to be ruled by fear, activist Lee Cheuk Yan was quoted as saying. (Photo: AP)

Protests still underway despite suspension of controversial bill in...

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam made a reversal on Saturday and halted the extradition law, only days after...

16 Jun 2019 4:34 PM IST

According to a report in The Sunday Times, cleaners have accused members of parliament (MPs) in Britain of trashing their workplace. (Representational Image)

Britain bans offensive ads featuring 'harmful gender stereotypes'

The ban will not include some stereotypical scenarios that are judged not to cause as much offence in ads.

16 Jun 2019 4:27 PM IST

Benjamin Netanyahu brandished a rectangular piece of dark green metal which he called a piece of that Iranian drone, or whats left of it, after we shot it down. (Photo: File)

Israel PM Netanyahu's wife convicted of misusing public funds

Sara Netanyahu was found guilty of exploiting the mistake of another person and ordered to pay a fine and compensation.

16 Jun 2019 3:32 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Banish all fears of losing: Imran Khan's advise Pak team ahead of...

The cricket legend recalled how the game has transformed over the years.

16 Jun 2019 3:08 PM IST

China has suffered a spate of industrial accidents in recent months. (Photo:AP)

Reached 'broad consensus' over counter-terror works with UN: China

This came after a controversial visit by a senior UN official to the restive far western Chinese region of Xinjiang this...

16 Jun 2019 2:44 PM IST