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Chinese seek foreign vaccines for their kids, and shark disguised as baby by abductors

Facebook has identified an online campaign to interfere with this year's US midterm polls, and Bangladesh is concerned about India's 'anti-Muslim' NRC move. 

Mystery of MH370 deepens, and the ‘zombie apocalypse’ helping dictators win

British foreign secretary refers to his Chinese wife as Japanese, and Donald Trump ready for Iran talks but Tehran is not interested.

Palestinian teen activist has been released, and #piegate is taking over Australia

China has established a firm base in Latin America, and Egypt is using "fake news" to arrest dissenting journalists. 

Ex-lawyer drops another Trump ‘bombshell’, and Japan firm makes mosques-on-wheels

US and European Union are moving away from trade war rhetoric, and Japan has executed six more members of deadly 'sarin' cult.

Swede holds up a plane to stall Afghan’s deportation, and Macron speaks up

Recorded conversation with former lawyer raises uncomfortable questions for Donald Trump, and New Zealand wants its flag back.

Macron is facing his presidency’s biggest crisis, and Ivanka Trump shuts down her label

Chinese activists face allegations of sexual harassment, and a 'cleansing ritual' for rescued Thai football team.

Trump’s all-caps threat triggers Twitter jokes, and Mesut Ozil quits German football team

Malaysia has lowered voting age by three years, and China has offered Sri Lanka another grant.

The Trump Organization struck a deal with Indians in the US, and the Afghan VP returns

Iran and US presidents in war of words, and Cuba's constitution goes east on Communism. Trump family's only hotel deal since 2016 election is with...

Trump plans on inviting Putin to US, and Israel passes controversial law

Xi Jinping becomes first Chinese leader to visit the UAE in decades, and Turkey President Erdogan is passing several laws to consolidate power. 

A 29-year-old Russian spy in US custody and Taliban is not bombing civilian areas

Trump contradicts his own statements over Russian interference in 2016 elections and China gets its own 'Robinson Crusoe'.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.