US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order yesterday after threatening to shutter social media platforms following Twitter’s move to label two of his tweets misleading.

The US Congress on Wednesday authorized sanctions against Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Muslim Uighurs, ramping up

Russia announced on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic has forced it to postpone two international summits set for Saint Petersburg in July.

After a day of suspense, SpaceX’s landmark launch to the International Space Station -- the first crewed mission to blast off from US soil in

An executive for Chinese tech giant Huawei suffered a legal setback Wednesday when a Canadian judge ruled that proceedings to extradite her to the United States will go ahead.

Bollywood stars and political leaders have urged Indians to wash their hands to protect against coronavirus but that’s a pipe dream for slum-dwellers like Bala Devi, now sweltering through a summer heatwave.

Protesters clashed with riot police firing tear gas for a second night in Minneapolis on Wednesday in an outpouring of rage over the death of a black man seen in a widely circulated video gasping for breath as a white officer knelt on his neck.

Two Bangladeshi peacekeepers, who embraced martyrdom in the line of duty, will be honoured at a United Nations ceremony as the UN Headquarters will observe the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on Friday, May 29.

Millions of women worldwide are facing shortages of sanitary products, price hikes, and worsened stigma while managing periods during the coronavirus pandemic, a charity warns in a statement to mark Menstrual Hygiene Day.

US deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 100,000 on Wednesday even as the daily average death toll declines, businesses reopen and Americans emerge from lockdowns across the country.

A father's brutal killing of his teenage daughter over her relationship with a man causes widespread anger in Iran, with President Hassan Rouhani urging lawmakers to work quickly on a bill to prevent violence against women.

Stormy weather thwarted a landmark moment for private rocket company SpaceX and NASA, forcing launch directors in Florida to postpone what would have been the first flight of US astronauts into orbit from American soil in nine years.

The family of an African American man killed by Minneapolis police while handcuffed in custody demanded Wednesday that the officers be charged with murder.

India’s relations with two of its northern neighbours China and Nepal have of late come under considerable strain over territorial disputes.

Twitter labelled two Donald Trump tweets "unsubstantiated" and accused him of making false claims Tuesday, a first for the social network which has long resisted calls to censure the US president over truth-defying posts.

Several urban artists have taken to Cuba’s walls to express anguish but also hope regarding the coronavirus pandemic - some in public spaces, others in private for fear of running into trouble with Communist authorities.

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The WHO suspends trials of the drug that Donald Trump promoted as a coronavirus defence, fuelling concerns about the US president's handling of the pandemic that has killed nearly 100,000 Americans.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern remained unflustered as an earthquake struck the capital Wellington while she was doing a live TV interview, and calmly continued with the programme.

China has announced its decision to pull out its citizens -- including students, tourists and businessmen -- from India who are facing “difficulties” in the country and want to return home in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.