French President Emmanuel Macron said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison lied to him over the cancellation of a submarine building contract in September and indicated more efforts were required to rebuild trust between the two allies.

Quarantine-free travel from New Zealand to Australia will resume from Monday, Australia's tourism minister said on Sunday, as the country readies itself for a partial reopening of its international borders for the first time since March 2020. 

Japanese voters went to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to endorse the conservative government of Fumio Kishida or weaken the new prime minister and possibly return the world's third-largest economy to a period of political uncertainty.

Bangladesh Navy Chief Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal visited Mumbai and interacted with Indian Navy’s Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Naval Command, on Wednesday.

North Korea's recent ballistic missile tests were “concerning and counterproductive” for efforts to reduce tensions, and Pyongyang should instead engage in talks, the US envoy for North Korea said on Sunday.

A car chase and shootout between gang members and law enforcement near Mexico's northern border left three members of the powerful Gulf Cartel dead along with one bystander, officials said on Saturday.

Barbados has elected its first-ever president to replace Britain's Queen Elizabeth as head of state in a decisive step toward shedding the Caribbean island's colonial past.

A 96-year-old German woman who was caught shortly after going on the run ahead of a court hearing last month on charges of committing war crimes during World War Two appeared before a judge on Tuesday in the northern town of Itzehoe.

A towering statue of a woman's head with her index finger pressing on her lips now faces lower Manhattan along the Hudson River, inviting the chaotic metropolis to stop and listen.

Chief Minister of India’s Tripura state, Biplab Kumar Deb, today expressed concern over attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh and said he felt these are part of a “conspiracy” to damage India-Bangladesh relations.

At least 16 people were killed as heavy rains pounded the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand since Sunday, triggering flash floods and landslides that buried houses and washed away bridges in several parts.

General Colin Powell, a former US secretary of state and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, 84, died of complications from COVID-19 on Monday, according to his Facebook page. He was 84. 

1922 - The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) was formed.

The global community must invest much more and raise the scale and speed of its pledges to protect nature and prevent species loss,

1138 - Earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills an estimated 230,000.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises Kings XI Punjab (now named Punjab Kings) and Rajasthan Royals were originally founded with investment from offshore entities, reveals the Pandora Papers.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed a high-level cell to probe the Pandora Papers exposé, which included key members of his inner circle, including cabinet ministers, their families and major financial backers.

The secret dealings and hidden wealth of 35 current and former world leaders, more than 330 politicians and about 130 billionaires were revealed yesterday in the biggest trove of leaked offshore data in history.

An Italian offshore supply vessel on Saturday rescued 65 migrants, including women and children, fleeing Libya to Europe on a crowded, wooden boat.

Japan will compile a considerably large supplementary budget immediately after the upcoming general election to ease pandemic pain and back long-term growth in areas such as green, digital and infrastructure, a ruling party heavyweight said on Sunday.