Philonise Floyd took the stand as part of an effort by prosecutors to humanize his brother in front of the jury and make him more than a crime statistic.

Philonise Floyd sheds tears on the stand, says 'He was a big mama's boy'

Le Drian will hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest, besides meeting Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar at a panel discussion on climate change.

French Foreign Minister Le Drian on a 3-day visit to India

The US government's budget deficit surged to an all-time high of USD 1.7 trillion for the first six months of this budget year.

US budget deficit jumps to an all-time high

Hawley’s bill tackles some of the same problems as an antitrust bill introduced by Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar in February and contains some similar measures.

Republican senator wants to ban Big Tech from buying anything ever again

Blinken first visited Brussels in March for talks with European Union and NATO allies and pledged to rebuild and revitalize trans-Atlantic alliances.

Antony Blinken to return to Brussels for talks on Ukraine, Afghanistan

Just 2,810 people in Tokyo are expected to get a shot from the first batch, while most regions will receive 1,000 doses or fewer, according to a health ministry schedule.

Japan begins coronavirus vaccinations for people over 65

Protests have broken out in the US city of Minneapolis after a policeman fatally shot a 20-year-old Black man named Daunte Wright. Hundreds of protesters chanting Daunte Wright's name gathered late on Sunday outside the police headquarters in Brooklyn Center.

Daunte Wright Shooting: Protests continue in Minneapolis for second night

So far some 780 million vaccines have been administered globally, but measures including wearing masks and maintaining physical distancing must be applied to reverse the trajectory.

Coronavirus pandemic 'A long way from over', says WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom

The discussions were expected to focus on the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage that’s costing automakers billions and forcing massive temporary layoffs.

Biden meets today with executives on chip shortage

India is a leading producer and exporter of Coronavirus vaccines. The nations around the world are looking towards India to procure Covid-19 jabs. But being such a mass producer of vaccine why India itself is facing a vaccine shortage? Watch this report

Being a leading producer of vaccines why is India facing a vaccine shortage?

Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 27-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum Construction Company

UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training

The student died at the school, and an officer was wounded and rushed to hospital for surgery, authorities said. No one else was hurt.

One dead and police officer injured at Knoxville high school

Winemakers from France have lit candles and burned bales of straw to try to protect their vineyards from sharp spring frosts.

France: Giant candles light up French vineyards

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held talk with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin where they discussed a variety of issues. Putin has accused Ukraine Of 'dangerous Provocations'.

Russia-Ukraine Tensions: Turkey calls for peaceful resolution over Donbass

Iran's underground Natanz nuclear facility lost power just hours after starting up new advanced centrifuges. A spokesman for Iran's civilian nuclear program says an incident has struck the electrical distribution grid of the country's Natanz nuclear facility.

US-Iran Nuclear Deal: Accident at nuclear plant after centrifuge activation

China is racing against time to rescue miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in northwest China's Xinjiang province. 8 miners have been rescued so far.

China Mine Rescue: Race against time to rescue 21 Miners

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is on the two-day visit to Israel. This is the first official visit by a US official since President Biden took office in January.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to meet PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Western Australia is bracing for tropical cyclone Seroja which is set to make landfall shortly. Emergency services opened evacuation centres.

Western Australia braces for tropical cyclone Seroja

Ecuador’s economic crisis is worsening. Pandemic has pushed one-third of Ecuador into the poverty. Ecuador hospitals are struggling to cope with surge in cases.

Ecuador: Country's overall debt stands at $64 Billion

Hundreds of Tibetans living in exile across the world voted in the final round of elections to choose their President and 45 Cabinet leaders for the government in exile.

Tibetans vote for their next President-in-exile

Iran's atomic organisation said the accident at Natanz nuclear facility was a terrorist attack.

Iran: Natanz nuclear facility hit by terrorist act

European Union has now taken on China and Russia over the crisis in Myanmar. The European Union has accused China And Russia of hampering a united international response to Myanmar's military coup and the resulting civilian death.

News Alert: EU Foreign Policy Chief Borrell slams China, Russia

US has now issued warning to Russia over its troop build-up. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Russia of consequences if it escalates tensions on the Ukrainian border.

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken issues warning to Moscow

China on Saturday imposed a record 18 billion yuan (USD 2.75 billion) fine on Alibaba amid a crackdown on technology conglomerates, signalling a new era after years of laissez-faire approach.

Alibaba says to lower entry barriers after record antitrust fine

Guzman will travel to Germany, France, Italy and Spain, where he will meet his counterparts and other officials to outline Argentina’s restructuring plans during a five-day trip.

Argentina’s economy minister Martin Guzman heads to Europe

“At the end of 2022 the economy will have barely bridged the gap opened in 2020 by the pandemic,” Confindustria said as it announced its latest economic forecasts.

Italy's economy seen growing 4.1% this year

South Korea's Prime Minister arrived in Tehran for talks over $7 billion of Iranian funds trapped in his country by US sanctions.

Iran accused South Korea of holding 'hostage' $7 billion funds

In a very rare admission by China's Centre for Disease Control over Covid vaccine, the officials accepted that 'Chinese vaccines effectiveness is low'. Chinese vaccines don't have very high protection rates, said the director of the China Centers for Disease Control

Chinese vaccine's efficacy low, says China's CDC

A caretaker and members of the local Muslim community in the city of Rennes discovered the graffiti early Sunday on the walls of the mosque and Islamic cultural centre.

Mosque in western France defaced with Islamophobic graffiti

Amid rising tensions between China and Philippines, the United States and Philippines will conduct a two-week joint military exercise from today. The announcement came after the two countries' defence secretaries held a phone call to discuss the drills, the situation in the South China Sea, and recent regional security developments.

Philippines, US to begin two-week joint military drill from Monday

Jordan’s Prince Hamzah on Sunday made his first public appearance since he was placed under house arrest last week.

Prince Hamza's first public appearance since house arrest

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