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At last Thai teens are home, but how did they get there?

The world rejoiced Tuesday as all 12 members of a youth football team and their coach were rescued after being trapped in a cave...

A Chinese black comedy film on treating cancer with Indian medicine raked in over $140 mn

Boris Johnson among two UK cabinet ministers to resign over Theresa May's 'soft Brexit' push, and four more Thai teens rescued from flooded cave.

Thai cave rescue: Four out, nine to go

China's surveillance state is very much a reality, and the United States' relationship with North Korea is deteriorating.

Diver dies in Thai cave rescue effort, and Afghanistan has ended virginity testing

Justin Trudeau says he does not think he acted 'inappropriately' at 2000 musical fest, and bombing resumes in Syria as ceasefire deal falls through. Former...

Russians love football too much, and Tunis first Arab capital with an elected female mayor

Indonesia has banned a Chinese video app for 'inappropriate content', and rescue efforts for the Thai boys continue as heartwarming videos of them are shared online.

Thai teens still trapped in a cave, must learn to swim to get out

The octopus which predicted Japan's World Cup results has been killed and Malaysian ex-president arrested

Hungry, rake thin, but alive after 10 days, Thai teens say ‘thank you’ to rescuers

Harvey Weinstein indicted on three additional charges of sexual misconduct and  Justin Trudeau washes hands off alleged sexual harrassment incident. 

Suicide blast targets Afghan Sikhs & Hindus, underdog Russia beat Spain in FIFA World Cup

China's rigidity on beauty standards exposed, and Donald Trump no longer seems confident about the North Korea deal.

China is cutting down actors’ salaries, and Buzz Aldrin is suing his children

The US has set a November deadline for sanctions against buyers of Iran oil, and North Korea has resumed nuclear activity. China is trying to prevent actors...

Iran wants ‘US on its knees’, and China’s ‘sharp eyes’ hit villages

Valuables worth $273 million seized from former Malaysian PM, and an end to the civil war in the world's newest country.

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Beijing is looking at Lok Sabha polls and blames Modi for fanning anti-China mood

Global Times has published several articles attributing the deterioration in India-China relations to Modi govt's attempt to secure votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

China overtakes US as India’s top trading partner in FY24, officials say ‘positions keep changing’

India-China trade stood at $118.41 billion in FY24, closely followed by the US with $118.29 billion, according to Indian govt data.

Retired Indian Army Colonel working with UN killed in Rafah, Israel orders probe

Eight months into the war, this is believed to be the first 'international' casualty to be reported. 46-year-old Waibhav Kale joined UNDSS two months ago ‘to make a difference’. 

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.