Saudi Arabia's planned awarding of mandates for the management of an initial public offering (IPO) by its national oil company Aramco is likely to serve as a bell-weather for how Riyadh balances its relations with the United States and China.

Aramco IPO: Saudi Arabia caught between United States and China

Israeli airstrikes targeted a Palestinian faction loyal to the Syrian government in eastern Lebanon before dawn on Monday, Lebanese state media and the group said.

Israeli strikes hit pro-Syria Palestinian group in Lebanon

US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe displayed their differences over the seriousness of North Korea's series of short-range missile launches on Sunday while maintaining that they would remain in sync on the issue.

Japan's Abe refutes Trump, says North Korea missile launches violate UN resolutions

US Mission in India, in a statement condoled, the demise of former finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday. "US Mission in India grieves with people of India on the demise of former minister Arun Jaitley.

US Mission in India condoles Jaitley's demise, remembers him for boosting India-US ties

Oscar-winner Russell Crowe led a chorus of criticism Friday of the seating arrangements at a basketball clash between the United States and Australia, with many fans paying big money to see very little.

Russell Crowe slams 'joke' seating at USA-Australia basketball

Vietnam is "deeply concerned" about recent developments in the South China Sea, the Southeast Asian country's prime minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, said on Friday. Vietnamese and Chinese vessels have since early July been locked in a tense standoff in Vietnamese-controlled waters in the South China Sea, where a Chinese vessel appeared to have been conducting a seismic survey.

Vietnam says 'deeply concerned' about developments in South China Sea

South Korea said Friday it will share military intelligence with Japan through the United States after terminating a pact that enabled the two key Washington allies to exchange such information directly.

South Korea says will share military intel with Japan through US

A 19-jet aerial parade soared over the Hudson River in New York on Thursday (August 22) in advance of the New York International Air Show.

'People have a love affair with aviation' - UK and US military teams fly over the Hudson River

By Kevin Johnson The Trump administration is trying to terminate the Flores settlement, a legal agreement that determines how immigrant children are treated in US immigration detention.

Changes for a landmark agreement mean immigrant children face harsher treatment in US

The meeting between officials of foreign and defence ministry also known as US-India 2+2 Intersessional and Maritime Security Dialogue concluded in Monterey, California with focus on Indo-Pacific.

Regional developments discussed during India-US 2+2 meeting: Ministry of External Affairs

Taliban's head spokesman Sohail Shaheen, in an interview with a US news channel, said there is no proof that Al Qaeda was behind the deadly 9/11 attack in the United States.

Taliban's head spokesman says no proof Al Qaeda was behind 9/11 attack

US President Donald Trump declared Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's dismissal of his idea to buy Greenland "nasty" and an affront to the United States on Wednesday, a day after shocking Danes by cancelling a Copenhagen visit over the rebuff.

Trump calls Danish PM's rebuff of Greenland idea 'nasty' as trip cancellation stuns Danes

INX media case: CBI court orders 5-day custody for Chidambaram Chidambaram's bail petition against the Enforcement Directorate will be heard by the Supreme Court on August 27.

News brief: Big stories of the day

The United States is ready to sit down with North Korea to resume long-awaited working-level nuclear talks, a US envoy said Wednesday. Nuclear discussions between Washington and Pyongyang have stalled since a second summit in Hanoi in February ended without an agreement over differences on the extent of denuclearisation and a sanctions relief in return.

US 'prepared to engage' with North Korea in nuclear talks: Envoy

The United States will take every action it can to prevent an Iranian tanker sailing in the Mediterranean from delivering oil to Syria in contravention of US sanctions, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Tuesday.

US will act if Iranian tanker tries to deliver oil to Syria: Pompeo

US President Donald Trump expressed optimism at the state of talks as the Taliban and the United States try to negotiate an agreement on the withdrawal of US forces in exchange for a Taliban commitment on security and peace talks with Afghanistan's US-backed government. Watch this video to know more.

Donald Trump says 'very good discussions' with Taliban and  Afghan govt

President Donald Trump’s threat to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is not credible as Congress would probably block any effort to do so, analysts told Sputnik.

Donald Trump’s threat to leave World Trade Organisation not credible

US diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad is heading to Doha, Qatar on Tuesday for more talks with the Taliban as signs of a possible Afghanistan peace deal emerge, the State Department announced.

US Taliban negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad returning to Doha for more talks

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has been banned from giving speeches in Malaysia, news agency reported on Tuesday. Malaysian police on Monday questioned Naik for allegedly making insensitive remarks about race in the multi-ethnic country, as pressure mounts on authorities to kick him out.

Controversial preacher Zakir Naik banned from giving speeches in Malaysia: Source

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday said that Iran was not interested in talks with Washington, but any mediation should focus on bringing the United States back to the 2015 nuclear deal which it left last year. Watch this video to know more.

Iran wants US to rejoin 2015 nuclear deal

United States announces humanitarian aid to Afghanistan worth $125 million The funding will now take the overall US funding to Afghanistan to nearly $190 million this fiscal year.

The United States on Tuesday announced additional humanitarian aid to Afghanistan worth $125 million, US Embassy in Afghanistan said in a statement. This will now take the overall US funding to Afghanistan to nearly $190 million this fiscal year.

United States announces humanitarian aid to Afghanistan worth $125 million

Russia on Tuesday said that the United States was ramping up military tensions by testing a medium-range ground-launched cruise missile, just weeks after tearing up the Cold War-era pact with Russia eliminating such potentially nuclear-capable weapons.

Russia terms US missile test as 'escalation of military tensions'

The RBI on August 7, 2019, reduced the repo rate by 35 bps from 5.75 per cent to 5.40 per cent. This is the fourth consecutive cut in a row this year. It also tempered the GDP growth estimates to 6.

Oil rises more than 1% after a drone attack on Saudi field

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Aramco IPO: Saudi Arabia caught between United States and China

Israeli strikes hit pro-Syria Palestinian group in Lebanon

Japan's Abe refutes Trump, says North Korea missile launches violate UN resolutions

US Mission in India condoles Jaitley's demise, remembers him for boosting India-US ties

Russell Crowe slams 'joke' seating at USA-Australia basketball

Vietnam says 'deeply concerned' about developments in South China Sea

South Korea says will share military intel with Japan through US

'People have a love affair with aviation' - UK and US military teams fly over the Hudson River

Changes for a landmark agreement mean immigrant children face harsher treatment in US

Regional developments discussed during India-US 2+2 meeting: Ministry of External Affairs

Taliban's head spokesman says no proof Al Qaeda was behind 9/11 attack

Trump calls Danish PM's rebuff of Greenland idea 'nasty' as trip cancellation stuns Danes

News brief: Big stories of the day

US 'prepared to engage' with North Korea in nuclear talks: Envoy

US will act if Iranian tanker tries to deliver oil to Syria: Pompeo

Donald Trump says 'very good discussions' with Taliban and Afghan govt

Donald Trump’s threat to leave World Trade Organisation not credible

US Taliban negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad returning to Doha for more talks

Controversial preacher Zakir Naik banned from giving speeches in Malaysia: Source

Iran wants US to rejoin 2015 nuclear deal

News brief: Big stories of the day

United States announces humanitarian aid to Afghanistan worth $125 million

Russia terms US missile test as 'escalation of military tensions'

Oil rises more than 1% after a drone attack on Saudi field