World news that matters to India: diplomacy, the subcontinent, trade, and global affairs through an Indian lens.
The yen weakened to 158.45 against the dollar on Friday, losing nearly half the gains from last week’s joint US-Japan intervention that had pushed it to 155.23. The Aussie-yen pair is recovering…
The US Justice Department has accused Duke University’s law school of unlawfully considering race in admissions, saying personal essays and first-generation status were used as proxies. In a findings letter, it claimed…
Justice Abha Nayar Patel, the first woman judge of the Zambian Supreme Court, addressed the Indian Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association during a visit to New Delhi. Speaking in Hindi, she called the…
US President Donald Trump has denied endorsing Vice President JD Vance as the Republican presidential nominee for 2028, saying it is “way too early” to decide. The Times of India, citing The…
British swimmer Archie Goodburn, 25, has urged leaders to fund more brain cancer research, expand access to clinical trials and appoint a national brain cancer lead. Diagnosed with inoperable brain tumours more…
A 24-year-old Thai footballer died after lightning struck a friendly match in Sungai Golok, southern Thailand, on Tuesday. Around a dozen people, including a Malaysian player, were injured. The incident occurred during…
US President Donald Trump acknowledged that supplies of some munitions have tightened after months of war with Iran, while saying the country retains large stocks of other weapons. He said defence contractors…
US Representative Andy Ogles lost the Republican primary in Tennessee’s reshaped 5th Congressional District to former Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, the Economic Times reports. The defeat is a rare setback for Donald…
US President Donald Trump has signed an order imposing a 15% tariff on polysilicon products from December 4, the New Indian Express reports. The order also sets minimum import prices for polysilicon,…
A Texas couple has sued Popeyes and its parent company, Restaurant Brands International, for more than $1.5 million after allegedly finding a condom-like object embedded in fried chicken bought from a Houston…
