The Pakistani and Saudi Foreign Ministers exchanged views on the recent developments in the region and expressed deep concern over the escalations despite the signing of the Islamabad MoU

Railway authorities are investigating a viral video of an argument on a Mumbai local train. The dispute reportedly began after a passenger spoke in Marathi with railway staff. A ticket checker intervened, and both parties later approached the police. The railway is examining the video and the overall incident. Suitable action will be taken after the preliminary investigation concludes.

A joint statement issued by the nations said they rejected “destabilising” actions in the disputed waters that threaten regional peace

Republican senator had served in the Senate since 2003 and was a sharp critic of Trump before becoming one of his most loyal backers

US senator Lindsey Graham, a key ally of Donald Trump, has died from a sudden illness, his office said in the early hours of Sunday. He had just turned 71.

Graham’s death will send shockwaves through Washington and the Republican party. He has served in the Senate since 2003, representing South Carolina.

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Many bars, restaurants and shopping centres in Hong Kong have enjoyed brisk business thanks to the World Cup, with top nightlife district Lan Kwai Fong recording an up to 70 per cent jump in patronage for this year’s big matches. Lan Kwai Fong Group chairman Allan Zeman told the South China Morning Post that he had joined football fans in the entertainment district in Central to catch the England-Norway game during the early hours of Sunday morning. “It’s [been] a crazy night. It’ll only get...

Descendants of enslaved Africans say symbolic apologies cannot repair generations of loss and injustice.

The Father Emir oversaw the meteoric rise of the small gas-rich nation.

Government to launch consultation after Everton’s deal with Stake.com went ahead amid warnings from Gambling Commission

Ministers are poised to launch a crackdown on unlicensed casinos sponsoring British sports teams, amid criticism that a delay to the proposals has opened the door for offshore gambling firms to strike lucrative deals with Premier League clubs.

Progress with plans to kick unlicensed gambling operators out of football has stalled since February, when the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said a review would begin in spring.

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Capital from the Gulf region is showing signs of flowing into Asia, according to Hong Kong’s finance chief, as bilateral trade between the Middle East and the city rose 35 per cent in the first five months of the year. In his weekly blog on Sunday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said Hong Kong and the Middle East had deepened ties in the areas of the economy, trade, finance, innovation and technology (I&T), and culture over the past few years. While trade between the Gulf Arab States and...

Norway's coach Stale Solbakken believes the ball hit an overhead camera cable before Jude Bellingham's goal. He stated the referee did not see the incident and received no official notification. FIFA later claimed no evidence showed the ball touching the wire and altering its trajectory. Despite the controversy, Solbakken praised his players' tournament performance and accepted the outcome.

Multiple people are dead and several are injured after a gunman opened fire at festival celebrating Latino culture in Toronto.

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed the tiny Gulf nation into a global player in diplomacy, media and investment, and then shattered tradition by voluntarily turning over power to his son, has died, state media reported. He was 74. The state-run Qatar News Agency reported his death. It offered no cause. Sheikh Hamad, who stepped down in June 2013 after 18 years as emir, was the architect of energy-rich Qatar’s stunning ambitions that turned it from a backwater...

A delivery executive has been arrested in Bengaluru for alleged sexual harassment. The woman stated he entered her flat without permission after asking to use the washroom. She reported he ignored her objections and exposed himself after using the facility. The incident left her feeling violated and unsafe in her own home. Police have initiated legal action and are continuing their investigation into the matter.

Embassy of India in Vietnam has finalised the authorised agency that will facilitate the repatriation of the mortal remains of the deceased to India

Major Indian temples face scrutiny over financial management practices. Sabarimala and Tirumala temples reported significant gold and cash theft incidents. Badrinath and Kedarnath temples also experienced allegations of donation pilfering. Jagannath Temple has seen multiple cash and idol theft cases over years. These events highlight systemic issues in safeguarding temple revenues.

Fynd's Ragini Varma explains how AI can help India's MSMEs automate retail operations, improve efficiency, and grow without adding staff.

As the car bounces along a rural Thai road, a baby just a few months old watches the emerald green countryside rush by from Nicha’s* lap, oblivious to the countdown that has already begun. Soon the child will be handed over to her father to be raised in China by grandparents whose own hopes of a larger family were curtailed by decades of state population control. Nicha may never see the baby she gave birth to again, but she knows that is the painful price of commercial surrogacy. This is her...

Speaking at MSME Sparks 2026, Raman Khanduja of Mintoak said the next opportunity for banks lies in using payment data to improve MSME credit, cash flow, and business growth.

Muse Image allowed users to create AI-generated images from photos posted on Instagram—without permission. ‘We missed the mark,” Meta admits.

Sheikh Hamad, who ruled Qatar from 1995 to 2013, was a key architect of the energy-rich country's development.

Switzerland's Breel Embolo received a red card after a VAR review for simulation. The referee overturned an initial yellow card for an opponent after reviewing the incident. This decision came shortly after Switzerland had equalized the match score. Argentina then secured a three-one victory in extra time to advance. They will now face England in the World Cup semifinals.

US forces have launched a third round of strikes on Iran in a week.

Why doesn't Indian PM Modi hold unscripted press conferences?

Attacks by Ukraine have triggered a fuel crisis in Russia. Reports from across Russia show how residents are dealing with the disruptions in their daily lives.

The German supermarket's $9bn US push targets urban hubs like Manhattan. Can its discount model match Walmart?

Sudden shift may be linked to affinity for Erdoğan but what might be consequences of erratic behavior towards alliance?

Donald Trump’s relationship with Washington’s Nato allies is nobody’s idea of a happy marriage.

But the US president’s volatile performance at the western military alliance’s annual summit in Ankara this week seemed extreme, even by Trumpian standards. As commentators sought toexplain what happened, their usually capacious stock of Trump-fitting cliches was at risk of exhaustion.

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Foreign ministers will discuss options on Monday but decision on imports is not expected for months

The EU has been accused of dragging its feet over upholding international law, on the eve of a long-awaited debate about banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements.

EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday will discuss a possible ban on imports from the settlements, against an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where a UN inquiry found Israel to be committing a genocide, and surging state-backed violence in the occupied West Bank, which has killed

Discontent with Trump-backed government mounts as Chávez heirs struggle to respond to disaster for which they seem ill-prepared

Even before two powerful earthquakes reduced the OPPE 25 government housing project to an anarchy of shattered concrete and broken lives, the foundations of Hugo Chávez’s populist “Bolivarian” revolution were shaking in what was once a hotbed of support.

Gabriel González remembers his elation when, in 2013, he received the keys to his freshly completed apartment in one of the 12-floor tower blocks El Comandante had ordered to be built in an affluent corner of the resort town of Caraballeda.

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For Cai, a trader in Shenzhen’s vast Huaqiangbei electronics hub, the business of assembling computers for gamers and corporate clients has suddenly become dramatically more expensive. The price of memory products in Huaqiangbei has tripled over the past year amid the global artificial intelligence boom – and the spike has hit the world’s largest wholesale electronics market hard. “Right now, memory and SSDs are the biggest cost drivers in a personal computer build,” Cai said, referring to...

Iran says it launched missile attacks on US military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar.

Access to Bankra mosque is suspended for two days due to urgent road repairs. Devotees may resume prayers on Monday if work concludes as scheduled. Local residents expressed surprise at the extended restriction for repairs. Officials believe the mosque poses a serious threat to aviation security. Relocation talks for the mosque have reportedly resumed after past rejections.

Switzerland's Breel Embolo became the first player to be sent off after a VAR review in the last World Cup quarterfinal.

Qualified teams, venues, kickoff times, key players, and how to watch the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinals.

China is weighing curbs on overseas access to its top AI models, Reuters reports, with Alibaba, ByteDance and Z.ai called into Ministry of Commerce talks. The move would hit US firms like Airbnb, Cursor and DoorDash that leaned on cheap Chinese models such as Qwen, DeepSeek and GLM-5.2 to cut soaring AI costs. Existing open weights stay. Future ones may not.

A Bengaluru woman reported a delivery agent entered her flat without permission. He allegedly exposed himself after she refused his toilet request multiple times. The woman felt shocked and unsafe within her own home. She stated that a simple refusal should have ended the interaction. No police complaint has been filed regarding this disturbing incident.

The referee stopped the welterweight contest at UFC 329 after McGregor fell to the mat three times in the first minute.

India’s government wants to shut down Delhi’s Gymkhana Club, which the prime minister calls a vestige of colonialism. Some members suspect a different motive.