Former West Bengal Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar was Thursday sworn in as the 14th Vice President of India. Dhankar's oath was administered by the country's newly elected president Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. Prime

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared victory over COVID-19 and ordered preventive measures eased just three months after acknowledging an outbreak, claiming the country’s widely disputed success would be recognized as a global health miracle. The North’s official

Former US President Donald Trump has declined to answer questions as part of a New York state investigation into his family's business practices. Mr Trump had sued in an effort to block the interview at the New York attorney general's office on Wednesday. State officials

The war in Ukraine began with Crimea and must end with its liberation, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. He was speaking just hours after a string of explosions hit a Russian airbase there, killing one person. Mr Zelensky did not mention the blasts but devoted his nightly

President Joe Biden on Tuesday (Aug 9) signed US ratification of bids by Finland and Sweden to enter NATO, taking expansion of the Western alliance in response to Russia's Ukraine invasion one step closer. Biden said the two northern European countries would become "strong,

Sri Lanka says it has asked China to defer a planned visit of a Chinese ship to the island country after initially approving its arrival this week, yielding to diplomatic pressure from neighbour India to keep the military vessel out. The Yuan Wang 5 was due to arrive on Thursday at the

Ex-US President Donald Trump has said his Florida home was raided by the FBI, and that agents broke open a safe. Mr Trump said in a statement that Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach was "occupied by a large group of FBI agents". Monday's search was reportedly connected to an

Vladimir Putin has given orders to prepare for use of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, it is claimed. Former Russian president Dimitry Medvedev has said the West is seeking to "destroy Russia " as allegations Putin is looking for an excuse to use nuclear weapons surface.

Democrats cried with joy and pumped their fists in the air after the US Senate finally approved a key plank of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda. The bill, a product of 18 months of intense wrangling, will now be sent to the Democratic-controlled House where it could pass as

A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants held overnight, following three days of violence. Isolated weapons fire from both sides in the minutes before and just after the Sunday night deadline failed to derail the Egypt-brokered truce. At least 44 people have died in the

A cholera outbreak in Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province since June has killed so far killed at least 12 people, with 18,000 cases being reported, a health official said. “A total of 18,000 people have been affected by cholera due to using polluted water and poor access to

Chinese and Taiwanese warships played high-seas “cat and mouse” on Sunday, according to a report, as Beijing wrapped up four days of unprecedented military exercises in the Taiwan Strait. The air and naval drills were launched in response to a visit to Taiwan by US House

The head of the UN's atomic agency warned of "potentially catastrophic consequences" in his first response to Friday's shelling around Europe's largest nuclear power plant. Ukraine said Russian forces shelled the Zaporizhzhia facility in Enerhodar, southeastern

Israeli jets pounded the Gaza Strip for a second day on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including six Palestinian children. Hamas, the group that governs the Palestinian enclave, said the children were among the dead from a blast close to the Jabalya refugee camp and blamed

The operator of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine says parts of the facility were "seriously damaged" by Russian military strikes, forcing the closure of one reactor. There was still a risk of radioactive leaks, Enerhoatom warned. Moscow said Ukraine carried

Twelve people have been killed after a bus carrying Polish pilgrims veered off a road in Croatia on Saturday. All 31 surviving passengers are injured, with some fighting for their lives in hospital, officials said. The passengers were all Polish adults, the Polish Foreign Ministry

Taiwan said China’s military drills on Saturday (Aug 6) appeared to be simulating an attack on its main island, as Chinese warplanes and warships crossed the strait’s median line in a continued show of force.   The Taiwanese army responded by issuing radio warnings,

Tensions remain high after a night of heavy weapons fire between the Gaza Strip and Israel. Dozens of rockets fired from Gaza lit up the sky, following the killing of at least 10 people in Israeli air strikes. Militant leader Tayseer Jabari was among the dead. Israel said the

The United States is preparing a new $1bn security assistance package for Ukraine, which will include munitions for long-range weapons and armoured medical transport vehicles, according to Reuters news agency. The package would be one of the largest so far and is expected to be

The Israeli military launched airstrikes on targets inside Gaza Friday, killing a leader of an Islamic militant group and least seven others. The attacks followed several days of days of threats from militants in Gaza after Israel arrested an Islamic Jihad leader in the West Bank