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Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been admitted to a hospital, a day after he was charged with misusing government funds for foreign travel.
An Indian-origin man is demanding a public apology from law enforcement in the Georgia region of the USA after he spent 47 days in prison in a fake kidnapping case filed against him.
Indian-origin truck driver Harjinder Singh, who was recently arrested over a deadly Florida road crash, has been denied bail by a US court, media reports said.
A US Navy sailor in California has been convicted of espionage for selling secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer for $12,000, officials said.
Pakistan's Karachi city witnessed massive protests in recent times after several areas remained without power following heavy rains on August 19.
Lyon (France): An Easyjet flight from Lyon to Porto was forced to return shortly after take-off when a passenger suffering from delirium attempted to break into the cockpit, news agency AFP reported, citing French police and the airline, on Saturday.
Washington, DC: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed Lt Gen Jeffrey Kruse, the head of the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), along with two other senior officers, Reuters reported.
The Justice Department on Friday released the transcript of a weeks-old interview with convicted deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
At least five tourists died after a bus carrying 54 passengers, including Indians, rolled and crashed on a New York state highway on Friday, media reports said.
US President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Sergio Gor as the country's next envoy to India amid deterioration of the relationship with the South Asian country over tariff imposition.
Washington DC/IBNS: Former US diplomat John Kerry has criticised President Donald Trump's decision to impose 50 percent tariffs on India and called the "struggle" between the premiers of the two nations "unfortunate".
Pakistani foreign minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar arrived in Dhaka on Saturday, marking the close bond shared between the two neighbours.
At least five tourists died after a bus carrying 54 passengers, including Indians, rolled and crashed on a New York state highway on Friday, media reports said.
US President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Sergio Gor as the country's next envoy to India amid deterioration of the relationship with the South Asian country over tariff imposition.
Washington DC/IBNS: Former US diplomat John Kerry has criticised President Donald Trump's decision to impose 50 percent tariffs on India and called the "struggle" between the premiers of the two nations "unfortunate".
Pakistani foreign minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar arrived in Dhaka on Saturday, marking the close bond shared between the two neighbours.
The US government is reviewing over 55 million people who have valid U.S. visas for any violations, which can lead to deportation, media reports said on Friday.
Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday arrested former President Ranil Wickremesinghe over alleged misuse of state funds.
Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday arrested former President Ranil Wickremesinghe over alleged misuse of state funds.
At least 12 people died, and four remain missing after a steel cable snapped during bridge construction in northwest China's Qinghai Province on Friday, media reports said.
At least 12 people died, and four remain missing after a steel cable snapped during bridge construction in northwest China's Qinghai Province on Friday, media reports said.
The US government has paused the issuance of all worker visas for commercial truck drivers, citing public safety and the need to protect American jobs.
At least one person died, and 26 others were injured after Russia launched a wave of missile and drone strikes on several Ukrainian cities, media reports said.
Frank Caprio, the retired Rhode Island municipal judge known worldwide through his courtroom TV show Caught in Providence, passed away at 88 after a prolonged fight with pancreatic cancer.
Washington DC/IBNS: Former US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has warned President Donald Trump that losing ties with India would be a "strategic disaster" in the face of China's dominance in Asia and its global ambition, media reports said.
Washington DC/IBNS: Former US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has warned President Donald Trump that losing ties with India would be a "strategic disaster" in the face of China's dominance in Asia and its global ambition, media reports said.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday said President Donald Trump and his administration imposed tariffs on India to deter Russia from pursuing the ongoing conflict against Ukraine.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday said President Donald Trump and his administration imposed tariffs on India to deter Russia from pursuing the ongoing conflict against Ukraine.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed recent diplomatic efforts spearheaded by the United States towards a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, his Spokesperson said on Tuesday in New York.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed recent diplomatic efforts spearheaded by the United States towards a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, his Spokesperson said on Tuesday in New York.
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