World news that matters to India: diplomacy, the subcontinent, trade, and global affairs through an Indian lens.
BRICS culture ministers adopted the Bhopal Declaration on Saturday at the 11th BRICS Culture Ministers' Meeting in Bhopal, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announced. The declaration aims to strengthen the institutional framework…
Spain began passport and nationality checks on flights and ships from Italy from midnight on Saturday, retaliating against Rome's own controls on Spanish travellers. Madrid said the measures, lasting until September 7,…
President Donald Trump has announced a $3 billion (over Rs 28,100 crore) investment in critical minerals and battery projects, including a $58 million loan from the US Export-Import Bank to three companies.…
India plans to accelerate induction cookstove adoption through subsidies, lower customs duties on key components, and grid upgrades, aiming to cut reliance on imported LPG. Two people aware of the matter said…
The European Union will require mandatory labelling of AI-generated content from August 2 under a new transparency code. The code, part of Article 50 of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, applies to…
Israel's military on Wednesday accused Hezbollah of a "blatant violation of the ceasefire" after an explosive drone was fired at an Israeli engineering vehicle near Ali al-Taher Ridge inside the Security Zone…
A drone struck the US-owned floating storage tanker Energos Winter at Egypt's Damietta port on July 29, sparking a fire that spread to a second vessel, Gaslog Salem, according to British maritime…
Colombia’s new right-wing President Abelardo De La Espriella was sworn in on August 7, 2026, in Cali, the first modern president inaugurated outside Bogota. In a 75-minute speech at the Pichincha Battalion…
Iran launched ballistic missiles at a US airbase in Jordan on Wednesday, hours after American and Saudi jets struck Iran-backed Iraqi militias, killing at least 20 fighters. The Associated Press reports that…
The United Nations human rights office has said that Israeli settler violence and territorial annexation in the West Bank are 'only getting worse' two years after the International Court of Justice declared…
