Top 10 world news today: Over 2.25 million COVID-19 cases worldwide, and more
Coronavirus in Japan
Over 2.25 million coronavirus cases registered worldwide; death toll tops 154,000
In Europe, the hardest-hit continent, there are 1,115,555 declared infections and 97,985 deaths.
Stop 'bullying behaviour' in South China Sea: US to China
Three regional security sources said on Friday that a Chinese government survey ship was tagging an exploration vessel operated by Malaysia's state oil company Petronas in those waters.
At least 20 Afghan presidential palace staff test positive for coronavirus: Health official
"A contaminated document was sent to an office inside the palace from another government department and that's how the employees were infected," the official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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How fast can the Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet really fly?
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Did China ask its people 'not to respond to aliens'? Origin of bizarre claim on social media
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MS Dhoni-CSK Fallout? Report claims failed stake sale talks triggered rift
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Scientists reveal the SAFEST COUNTRY when catastrophe strikes the planet
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Serial killer on the loose in South Korea's Jeju Island? Fourth body found in three days as more than a dozen people go missing
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2/3rd of glacier detached, collapsed: ISRO satellite images reveal what triggered Nepal floods
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Trump once again claims without him there would be ‘no Israel right now’
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Foreign espionage attacks against German companies surge to 37%, Bitkom report reveals
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Blake Lively wins partial legal fee from Justin Baldoni after $8M request
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Why is Pakistan deploying Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones near India border?
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'OH MY GOD! We've found other agents!': Investigators discover not one or two, almost 700 OpenAI AI agents went rogue, hacked Hugging Face
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Lunar eclipse 2026: India timings, places to see and more. August Blood moon factsheet
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on global outreach tour
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Both pilots killed as training aircraft crashes in Lucknow – What we know
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16-year-old charged with preparing terror attack on kindergarten in Norway
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How the S-400 protects itself from enemy attacks
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Nepal floods: Over 165 dead, 400 missing; US, India, China, World Bank mobilise aid
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India's multi-layered watch: The new surveillance war
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5 doomsday planes spotted in US skies hours after CIA director's secret trip to Russia
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9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to finally face trial in 2028, nearly 27 years after horrific attacks
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Islamabad hospital fire: What we know about one of the biggest facility that housed Imran Khan
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Workers run for life while filming Nepal flash flood: Scary new visuals emerge from Rasuwa
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Russian military planes enter South Korean air defence zone amid rising tensions with North Korea: What's happening
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Ron Weasley Is Back! Rupert Grint set to return to Harry Potter universe on Broadway
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400-year-old 'vampire' grave in Poland reveals non-existent genetic lineage
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Dolly Parton, global icon and queen of country music, dies at 80
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Nepal flash floods: Kailash Mansarovar yatra affected, close to 400 pilgrims out of contact
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'If he is dead, they're putting on a pretty good show': Trump casts fresh doubt over Mojtaba Khamenei's fate
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Man arrested near US Capitol with guillotine in pickup truck: What happened?
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Why the Su-30MKI cockpit is painted bright turquoise green
Some US states eye economic reopening; New Yorkers told to wear masks
In a bit of welcome news on the employment front, Walmart Inc said on Friday that it would hire 50,000 more workers at its stores.
Putin orders daily coronavirus projections as Russia's tally nears 37,000
Coronavirus infections in Russia began rising sharply in April after reporting far fewer infections than many western European countries in the outbreak's early stages.
UK government faces mounting criticism over protection clothing shortages
Britain is at or near the peak of a health crisis in which more than 15,000 people have died - the fifth highest national death toll of a pandemic linked to at least 150,000 deaths worldwide.
Queen Elizabeth cancels gun salutes for her birthday: Report
The Queen's 94th birthday is on April 21.
What can happen to various economies due to coronavirus pandemic?
These times are hard as one has not witnessed anything close to such a situation since the Great Depression in late 1920s and early 1930s.
Will Italy's coronavirus epidemic fuel the far right?
Much will depend on how Rome handles the easing of the national lockdown, how quickly it manages to get liquidity to suffering businesses, and how much solidarity it is seen to get from the EU at a key meeting next week.
US announces $19 billion coronavirus aid for farmers, food buys for poor
Farmers and ranchers have struggled to get their goods to market because of disruption caused by the pandemic, forcing some to throw out food and call for government help.