India and the US are likely to finalise a mini trade deal within the next 48 hours that will focus on reducing tariffs on select items while keeping key agricultural products out of its scope, CNBC-TV18 reported on Saturday, citing sources.

Thousands of Afghans are returning from Iran due to an order. The UN reports an emergency at border crossings. Many Afghans are crossing into Herat province. A large number of returnees are children. The UN is providing aid like water a ...more

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem declared the group will not disarm until Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon and halts its airstrikes. Speaking via video during Ashura, he defended Hezbollah’s missile arsenal, saying it’s essential ...more

Researchers believe Peñico served as a trading hub linking ancient Pacific coast communities with those living in the Andes and Amazon.

Taiwan has created a military unit armed with US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, the country’s defence ministry said in a statement on July 4 The weapons systems were supplied to the China-claimed island by its close ally, Wash ...more

In the last BRICS Summit, held under Russia's chairship in Kazan in October 2024, PM Modi noted that the event was taking place at a time when the world is undergoing several uncertainties and challenges, including conflicts, adverse climatic impacts, and cyber threats, placing greater expectations upon BRICS.

Thousands of UAE residents who invested in Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programmes now face uncertainty as global mobility benefits come under scrutiny. With new US and EU regulations targeting weak CBI vetting, many expatriates fear ...more

Ukraine is suspected of orchestrating explosions on pipelines supplying the Russian military in its Far East—a strategic disruption amid the ongoing conflict. President Zelensky praised his July 4 call with former US President Trump ...more

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said that an armed security team on the ship had returned fire and that the “situation is ongoing”

Khamenei's last public appearance was on 11 June, when he met with members of Iran’s parliament

Acton’s childhood reads like a Dickensian nightmare set in Youngstown: parents divorced at three, sexual abuse by her stepfather, a basement below an antique shop for a home, a tent for a winter roof. Yet she rose – accelerated medi ...more

It comes as Sir Marks calls for the creation of 12 to 15 bigger police forces as part of radical reforms.

Fans sing Iron Man with Ozzy Osbourne during what Black Sabbath says was its last gig.