Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday, the Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday. Amid reports of “highly constructive” two-hour-long negotiations between Russian Special Envoy on Ukraine Kirill Dmitriyev in Davos with Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jarred Kushner on Tuesday, the US envoy…
New York/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance are expecting their fourth child, a boy, in late July. “We’re very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy. Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming…
Beijing: China on Tuesday said it has received an invitation from the US to join President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza, but declined to say whether it will join the initiative. China has received the US’ invitation, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said when asked about China’s position on the establishment of the…
Kabul: Seven people were killed in an explosion outside a Chinese restaurant in Kabul’s Shahr-e-Naw, home to foreigners, on Monday, hospital authorities said. “An explosion occurred in a hotel on Gulfaroshi Street in Shahr-e-Naw, the fourth district of Kabul city, causing casualties,” AFP quoted Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran as saying. He further said the…
Massachusetts (US): After a sharp uptick in flu cases in mid-December 2025, flu activity across the US and Canada remains high. Although cases are trending downward in Canada as of Jan. 9, 2026, the season has yet to peak in the US, according to data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. As an…
Madrid: Spain on Monday reeled from a collision between two high-speed trains in the southern region of Andalusia that killed 21 people and injured more than 70, with the prime minister lamenting a “night of deep pain”. The disaster struck on Sunday evening when a service travelling from Malaga to Madrid derailed near Adamuz, crossing…
Karachi: Six people, including a firefighter, were killed, and several others remained trapped more than 12 hours later after a massive fire broke out at a huge shopping mall in Pakistan’s Karachi, officials said Sunday. Sindh Inspector General of Police (IG) Javed Alam Odho told the media on site that the fire at the Gul…
Singapore: Ships of the First Training Squadron of the Indian Navy, INS Tir, Shardul, Sujata and the Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarathi, are engaged in a range of training, professional and social programmes during their port call here. The four ships arrived in Singapore on January 15, as part of a Long Range Training Deployment…
New York/Washington: India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra hosted key American lawmakers as he welcomed the consistent, bipartisan support in the US Congress for the deepening partnership between Washington and New Delhi. This is Kwatra’s second such meeting with top US lawmakers in as many months amid ongoing negotiations for a bilateral trade…
Jerusalem: Amid an uncertain security situation in the region, the embassies of India, the US, and the UK have issued advisories for their nationals, urging them to be vigilant and avoid unnecessary travel. “In view of the prevailing situation in the region, all Indian nationals currently in Israel are advised to remain vigilant and strictly…
