Britain’s Prince Harry will become the first chief impact officer of BetterUp Inc, a San Francisco-based firm that provides employee coaching and mental health assistance, the company said today.

The Indian government has been granted time till April 9 by the Lok Sabha and July 9 by the Rajya Sabha to frame rules for grant of citizenship under the amended citizenship law, parliament was told today.

Myanmar’s military accused anti-junta protesters of arson and violence as Western countries imposed more sanctions on individuals and groups linked to last month’s coup and an ensuing brutal crackdown on dissent.

Ensuring the continuing security of China's energy needs remains Saudi Aramco's highest priority, not just for the next five years but the next 50 and beyond, said Aramco CEO Amin Nasser during the China Development Forum held in Beijing on Sunday.

Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering today paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

National President of Assam’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party JP Nadda today released the manifesto for the upcoming assembly elections in the state, promising to work on the “corrected” National Register of Citizens (NRC), protect “genuine” Indian citizens and detect infiltrators.

Bhutan Premier Dr Lotay Tshering today arrived in Dhaka to a red-carpet welcome by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who drove to the airport to greet the visiting leader in a departure from protocol.

A gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, killing 10 people, including a police officer, before being arrested, marking the second deadly US mass shooting in less than a week.

Germany is extending its lockdown until April 18 and calling on citizens to stay at home for five days over the Easter holidays to try to break a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

Myanmar protesters held candle-lit vigils for the scores killed in demonstrations against military rule, as Western countries imposed more sanctions on individuals and groups linked to last month’s coup and an ensuing brutal crackdown on dissent.

A dozen top United Nations officials called for a stop to indiscriminate and targeted attacks against civilians in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, particularly calling out reports of rape and “other horrific forms of sexual violence.”

Australian authorities have warned more evacuation orders may be issued as relentless rains pummelled the country’s east coast, with several regions in Sydney’s west facing the worst floods in half a century.

Israelis vote on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political survival in a fourth election in two years, with the veteran leader hoping his role in a rapid Covid-19 vaccine campaign will win him another term.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned about the rise of violence against Asians and people of Asian descent globally during the Covid-19 pandemic, a UN spokesman said.

Australia’s international student sector was worth about A$40 billion (S$41.5 billion) in 2019, making it the country’s fourth-biggest export. But the Covid-19 pandemic has caused incoming student numbers to plunge.

The trial for Michael Kovrig, the Canadian detained more than two years ago in China on espionage charges, started yesterday, with relations between Ottawa and Beijing in free-fall.

Nearly one-third of Nigerian children lack access to enough water, the UN children’s agency Unicef said yesterday, calling for urgent measures to address the problem.

Israeli authorities confiscated the VIP border pass of Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki upon his return to the West Bank from a meeting at the International Criminal Court, a Palestinian official said on Sunday.

India and Pakistan will hold the first meeting in three years of a commission that deals with water rights on the Indus River today, the two sides said yesterday, illustrating a broader resumption of diplomatic ties.

Top Biden administration officials had previously undisclosed ties to large corporations including tech giants Microsoft Corp, Alphabet’s Google and Facebook Inc, financial disclosures by the White House show.