The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has forcefully defended its decision to abandon the criminal case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others, telling a federal judge the prosecution was legally flawed, diplomatically counterproductive and inconsistent with the Trump administration’s enforcement priorities. In a sharply worded 10-page filing, the DOJ said the case “should…
A drone view shows soldiers holding up a Russian and Chechen Republic flags, as the Russian defence ministry says its forces had taken control of Kostiantynivka, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine in this screen grab from handout video released July 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine still…
Chinese President Xi Jinping. | Photo Credit: AP A decline in U.S. credibility after the Iran war and the rising importance of technology, specifically AI capabilities, in determining a country’s place in the world were two key trends likely to shape the immediate future of the global order. That is the view of China’s top…
Delegates at the national convention of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party on Saturday (July 4, 2026) overwhelmingly re-elected its leaders, including the popular but controversial Alice Weidel, as tens of thousands of protesters aimed to disrupt the meeting, and some clashed with police. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, met in the eastern city of…
Indian Navy’s Maritime Patrol Aircraft P-8I arrived in Hawaii to participate in RIMPAC 2026, the international maritime exercise, themed ‘Partners: Integrated and Prepared’. Photo: @IndianEmbassyUS Indian Navy’s P-8i maritime patrol aircraft is in Hawaii to participate in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise – the world’s largest naval exercise hosted by the U.S. Pacific Fleet….
Indian Navy’s Maritime Patrol Aircraft P-8I arrived in Hawaii to participate in RIMPAC 2026, the international maritime exercise, themed ‘Partners: Integrated and Prepared’. Photo: @IndianEmbassyUS Indian Navy’s P-8i maritime patrol aircraft is in Hawaii to participate in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise – the world’s largest naval exercise hosted by the US Pacific Fleet….
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Keir Starmer has spoken of his decision to resign as Labour Party leader and British Prime Minister as an “intensely personal” one, which he took with his wife and children at a family weekend away. Also read | Burnham to create ‘No. 10 North’ as…
These images provided by Vantor show the before and after of the earthquakes that struck on June 24, 2026, in Playa Grande, Venezuela. On the right are buildings as they appeared on June 15, 2026, and on the left are collapsed buildings from the day after the earthquakes, on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Satellite image…
The story so far On July 2, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it had added the first molecular diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The test detects the virus by identifying its genetic material in blood samples, helping confirm infection rapidly and accurately. Why is this significant? On May 17, 2026, soon after local…
There are currently no approved vaccines or treatments for Ebola’s Bundibugyo strain, which has caused more than 1,400 cases in DRC, including 438 deaths. A file photograph of health workers attending to a patient | Photo Credit: AP Photo A treatment trial for the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo enrolled its…