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The U.S. Commerce Department has proposed new regulations that would effectively ban Chinese software and hardware components in vehicles on American roads. This proposal, which cites national security concerns, has drawn sharp criticism from Beijing, escalating the already fraught relationship between the world's two largest economies.

Amid the new legislation for crypto mining in Russia, local authorities have uncovered illegal crypto mining farms in the southern Republic of Dagestan. The regional prime minister urged law enforcement to increase their efforts to tackle unlawful mining operations as the region struggles with electricity consumption.

The second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election begins with several high-profile candidates in the race. Watch to know more!

Russia’s economy has defied expectations, growing by 4.4 percent in the first seven months of 2023 despite facing multiple western sanctions. This is significantly higher than the 3.2 percent growth forecasted by the IMF.

China’s defence ministry on Monday confirmed that General Wu Yanan, who heads the PLA Southern Theatre Command, met with US Indo-Pacific commander Admiral Samuel Paparo during the Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Hawaii last week.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses UN General Assembly, seeks global support. Watch to know more.

Hezbollah fired a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv today, prompting Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon after intercepting the attack. This marks Hezbollah’s first claimed ballistic missile strike since the conflict with Israel began, following Hamas' October 7 assault. Hamas had repeatedly targeted Tel Aviv during the early months of the war.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Zhu Hengpeng allegedly criticized China's president and his economic policies and has since gone missing.

The Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy NGO focused on improving sexual health and expanding reproductive rights globally, reports a 5% decline in brick-and-mortar clinics offering abortion care in the US, dropping from 807 to 765—a loss of 42 clinics—between 2020 and 2024.

Ryan Routh, the gunman who attempted to kill former US president Donald Trump near his golf course in Florida has been charged with 'attempted assassination' by the prosecutors.

Washington state has established the country’s first-ever stockpile of abortion drugs, which Governor Jay Inslee described as a protective measure against potential future lawsuits aiming to ban the procedure nationwide. Inslee also noted the stockpile serves as insurance against the possibility of Republican Donald Trump winning a second presidential term, which could further threaten abortion rights in the U.S.

In one of his first significant moves as Sri Lanka's newly-elected President, leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake today dissolved the country's Parliament and called for snap polls within one month. The aim behind the move is for the new leader to follow-up on his electoral promise of bringing change in Sri Lanka's decades-old rule by political families. Watch in for more details!

Indian megacity of Kolkata is on the verge of losing one of its most cherished heritages: Trams. The government in the eastern state of West Bengal has announced that it is planning to discontinue the 150-year-old tram service for most of the city.

It is within this fiscally tight macroeconomic context that governments have to navigate multiple competing priorities against an increasingly complicated backdrop.

The second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election begins with several high-profile candidates in the race. Watch to know more

The Pakistani military and civilian government have recently signaled that former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been imprisoned since August last year, could soon face trial in the country’s secretive military courts.

A Samsung Galaxy Buds FE user in Ankara claimed that his girlfriend faced a life-threatening situation when the electronic device exploded inside her ear and left her with permanent hearing loss.

Singaporean former transport minister S. Iswaran pleaded guilty to bribery charges on Tuesday after more severe allegations were dropped, local media said, as the first graft trial of a political office holder for more than four decades began in the city-state.

Delhi-based electric vehicle startup Euler Motors has entered the four-wheeler light commercial vehicle segment with the launch of Storm EV. It will be available in two variants - Storm EV T1250 for intra-city commutes and Storm EV Long Range for inter-city commutes.