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US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would support a new election in Venezuela, after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also floated the idea, despite rebuffs from Venezuela’s ruling party and its opposition which both claim victory in the July 28 contest.

Thaksin Shinawatra's daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been approved as Prime Minister following frenzied discussions precipitated by the ouster of Srettha Thavisin. She became the youngest person to assume the post. Watch in for more details!

State investor Temasek Holdings of Singapore spent billions of dollars buying up stakes in US technology giants in the second quarter, just ahead of a sectorial decline in July.

The Russia-Ukraine war is taking a new turn. Ukrainian troops are advancing and making big gains in Russia. Ukraine has set up a military administrative office in Russia's western Kursk region.

More delays for astronauts stuck in space as Nasa ponders return. Nasa has again delayed a decision about how to bring home two US astronauts stuck in space on the troubled Boeing Starliner mission. The US space agency said in a press conference on Wednesday that it will make a call by the end of August.

Taylor Swift kicked off the first of five sell-out London shows on Thursday, taking to the stage a week after concerts in Vienna were cancelled due to a foiled suicide attack plot.

In a special case of portfolio management, Warren Buffett, often referred to as the 'Oracle of Omaha' and the best investor of all time, has the same number of Apple and Coca Cola shares after reducing the tech stock holding by half.

The interim government in Bangladesh led by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus was expanded on Friday (Aug 16) with four more advisors joining his team of civil society figures, academics, NGOs and rights group leaders.

Talks aimed at ending Sudan's shattering 16-month-old civil war began on Wednesday in Switzerland although the absence of the military dampened hopes for imminent steps to alleviate the country's humanitarian crisis.

Russia is on the search for trench diggers. But Why? Scores of job ads for trench diggers and construction workers in the Kursk region have appeared online. Reportedly, these diggers will build defences in the Kursk because of Ukraine’s surprise invasion. As per sources, at least 30 listings for trench diggers appeared on the classifieds website Avito.

The Chief of Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, will be attending the third Voice of the Global South Summit to be hosted by India on Saturday (Aug 17).

In a bid to prevent a direct war between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, US. Special envoy and French Minister arrive in Lebanon. We tell you what happens.

Sweden on Thursday (August 15, 2024) announced the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of Mpox, which the WHO has declared a global public health emergency. The country’s public health agency confirmed that it was the same strain of the virus that has surged in the Democratic Republic of Congo since September 2023, known as the Clade 1b subclade.

Ibrahim Salem spent eight months in Israeli detention, where he says rape, electrocution and beatings were routine.

After the brutal crime at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal's Kolkata and the hooliganism unleashed on the protesting students on the eve of Independence Day, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) today declared nationwide withdrawal of services by doctors of modern medicine from 6:00 am on Saturday to 6:00 am Sunday for 24 hours.

The head of India's markets regulator, Madhabi Puri Buch, continued to earn revenue from a consultancy firm during her seven-year tenure, potentially breaching rules for regulatory officials, according to public documents reviewed by Reuters.

Premier League new boys Ipswich signed Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips on a season-long loan on Friday. Phillips has endured a difficult time with Premier League champions City and the move to Ipswich marks the latest attempt to get his spluttering career back on track.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday (August 16) and appealed to the latter ‘to de-escalate the situation’ in West Asia.

Mere weeks after launching her presidential bid, Vice President Harris is headed toward what could be a chaotic Democratic National Convention. President Biden is set to give the opening remarks, and reports say he'll be followed by former President Barack Obama. Watch in for more details!