A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Sunday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). The tremor occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), GFZ reported. No immediate reports of casualties or damage have been received so far. Meanwhile, a separate earthquake of magnitude 4.9 jolted Afghanistan late on...
US President Donald Trump has suggested that he may reconsider imposing a 25% secondary tariff on India over its continued purchase of Russian crude oil. While speaking to Fox News ahead of his high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Trump claimed that Russia had effectively lost India as a major oil client...
Chinese Foreign Minister and Politburo member Wang Yi will visit India on August 18–19, 2025, following an invitation from National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval. During his visit, Wang Yi and NSA Doval will engage in the 24th round of Special Representatives’ talks on the India–China boundary question, an ongoing mechanism aimed at resolving border-related...
In an unexpected twist, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would nominate her longtime political rival US President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize – if he manages to end the Russia-Ukraine war without forcing Kyiv to cede any territory to Moscow. Clinton made the surprising remark just hours before Trump’s...
In a unique move to combat its deepening drought crisis, the UK’s National Drought Group is asking citizens to delete old emails, unused photos, and other digital clutter. While the request may seem unusual, the rationale lies in the massive water usage by data centres, which require vast amounts of water to cool their servers....
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Saturday, August 16, that he will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington next week, following Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, which ended without a peace agreement on Ukraine. Zelenskyy said he had a “long and substantive” discussion with Trump after the Alaska summit and...
Peshawar: The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has surged to 307, including 13 children, provincial authorities confirmed on Saturday, August 16. The torrential rains, which triggered widespread flooding across multiple districts, are expected to continue intermittently until August 21, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). PDMA...
US President Donald Trump has left Alaska following his inconclusive summit regarding the war in Ukraine on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin though the talks which lasted for nearly three hours ended on a positive note. Air Force One departed Elmendorf Air Force Base around 4.20 pm local time and is now heading back...
Bob Simpson, one of Australian cricket’s most iconic figures as a player, captain, and coach, has passed away at the age of 89, Cricket Australia confirmed on Saturday. Simpson enjoyed a distinguished international career, representing Australia in 62 Test matches and two ODIs between 1957 and 1978. He scored 4,869 Test runs, including 10 centuries...
The much-anticipated Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded without a clear breakthrough, leaving India in a difficult position. Hopes for a positive outcome that could have averted an additional 25% US tariff on Indian exports were dashed, as the two leaders failed to resolve their differences over the...