Greta Thunberg has tweeted her support for an Indian activist jailed over a guide for anti-government farmers protests, which the Swedish climate campaigner had earlier shared to social media.

President Joe Biden declared the “transatlantic alliance is back” in a powerful speech seeking to reestablish the United States as leader of the West against what he called a global assault on democracy.

Facebook Inc is back at the negotiating table, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said yesterday after the tech giant this week blocked news on its site in the country.

Argentina’s health minister resigned late Friday after it emerged that friends of his had been able to skip the line for a Covid-19 vaccination.

Whole neighbourhoods of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta and dozens of major roads were flooded yesterday after torrential rains pounded the

A Moscow court yesterday upheld a ruling to jail the Kremlin’s most prominent opponent Alexei Navalny, sealing his first lengthy prison sentence

“Bangla Nijer Meyekei Chaye” (Bengal wants its own daughter) -- is the new slogan unveiled yesterday by West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress

Nasa scientists on Friday presented striking early images from the picture-perfect landing of the Mars rover Perseverance, including a selfie of the six-wheeled vehicle dangling just above the surface of the Red Planet moments before touchdown.

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Thailand’s parliament after Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and nine ministers survived a parliamentary no-confidence motion yesterday after a four-day censure debate.

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny lost his appeal on Saturday against what he said was a politically-motivated decision to jail him for nearly three years, but had his prison term slightly shortened.

Democrats unveiled legislation Thursday for President Joe Biden’s plan to create a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants, saying there is no justification for denying them a permanent home in the United States.

India has criticised UN rights experts for voicing concerns about constitutional changes made in the Muslim-majority territory of Kashmir, where

A leading Malaysian news site was fined $120,000 yesterday over readers’ comments that criticised the judiciary, sparking concerns about worsening press freedom and a flood of international condemnation.

China’s defence ministry yesterday named four soldiers killed in a brawl with Indian forces last year, the first confirmation of deaths by Beijing from the border clash that also killed at least 20 Indian soldiers.

Washington has reaffirmed its “strategic defence partnership” with Riyadh in the face of increased attacks by Yemeni rebels but the move came in a call from the Pentagon not the White House.

A young woman protester in Myanmar died yesterday after being shot in the head last week as police dispersed a crowd, her brother said, the first death among opponents of the Feb. 1 military coup since demonstrations began two weeks ago.

Iran will “immediately reverse” actions in its nuclear programme once US sanctions are lifted, its foreign minister said yesterday, reacting coolly to Washington’s initial offer to revive talks with Tehran aimed at restoring the 2015 nuclear deal.

A person walks through the snow in New York, on Thursday. A historic winter weather system that brought bitter, record-busting cold to much of the southern and central US was pushing up the East Coast on Thursday, with forecasters warning of heavy snowfall and dangerous, icy buildups.

The United States officially rejoined the Paris climate agreement, reinvigorating the global fight against climate change as the Biden administration plans drastic emissions cuts over the next three decades.

India is hosting international diplomats in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir to showcase efforts to restore normalcy over a year after it stripped the region’s special status, officials said.