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Indian student in US goes missing on trip to Dominican; search underway
The Indian Embassy in the Dominican Republic has assured that they are in touch with Konanki's parents and are helping with the search
Workers' one-day strike at 13 German airports brings most flights to halt
At Frankfurt Airport, 1,054 of the day's 1,116 scheduled takeoffs and landings had been cancelled, German news agency dpa reported, citing airport traffic management
Decoded: Trump calls Japan security deal unfair, but US made the rules
Trump questioned why the US must defend Japan while Japan has no such duty. But history shows the US itself designed the post-war security pact to serve its own strategic goals
Meet Mark Carney, Canada's new PM who once likened Trump to 'Voldemort'
As Mark Carney is all set to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada's next Prime Minister, the former banker will have to decide when to call a federal election
Took aid 'like candy' but showed no 'gratitude': Trump slams Zelenskyy
US President Donald Trump claimed that if he were president in 2022, Russia would not have invaded Ukraine and major events like Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack on Israel would not have happened
Who are Syria's Alawites? The sect facing violence after Assad's fall
Alawites, a Shia sect, ruled Syria for decades under the Assads. Now, after Bashar al-Assad's fall, they face violence as sectarian tensions escalate in the war-torn country
Foxconn unveils first large language model 'FoxBrain,' trained by Nvidia
Foxconn, which assembles iPhones for Apple and also produces Nvidia's artificial intelligence servers, said the model is based on Meta's Llama 3.1 architecture
Nissan tests driverless vehicles in city streets filled with cars, people
Japan, home to the world's top automakers, has not kept pace with the global shift to autonomous driving, so far led by China and the US but momentum is building
Syria's Druze seek place in changing nation, navigating pressure Israel
Syria's many religious and ethnic communities are worried over their place in the new system
What makes Greenland strategic prize at time of rising global tensions
Trump's interest in Greenland, restated vigorously soon after he returned to the White House in January, comes as part of an aggressively America First foreign policy
Daylight Saving Time 2025 begins: The history, impact, and ongoing debate
Trump has reignited the debate over Daylight Saving Time (DST), calling it a '50-50 issue' and expressing interest in eliminating it. But what exactly is DST, and what's the history behind it?
US condemns attacks on Syrian minorities as coastal violence escalates
The violence erupted in Syria's coastal cities of Latakia and Tartous, where security forces clashed with fighters loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad
Musk, Rubio and Polish minister bicker over Starlink's role in Ukraine
European nations question reliability of Starlink in Ukraine's war effort against Russia amid Elon Musk's controversial remarks
North Korea fired missiles off west coast, says South Korea amid US drills
The missiles fired by North Korea coincided with the start of annual joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States, which North Korea perceives as a rehearsal for invasion
China cracks down on wealth flaunting, sets new rules for finance sector
In recent years, the Chinese government has increased its actions and criticism of conspicuous consumption and the flaunting of wealth on social media
Court-martial hearing to begin for Pentagon leaker facing years in prison
Teixeira pleaded guilty last year to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act
Markets rally on firm Asian shares, buying in power, utility stocks
In Asian markets, Tokyo and Seoul were trading higher, while Shanghai and Hong Kong were quoting in the red zone
Israel cuts electricity supply to Gaza to push Hamas on ceasefire, hostages
The move follows Israel's decision last week to block all aid to the war-torn enclave, a step similar of its earlier measures at the onset of the conflict, when it declared a 'siege' on Gaza
Twilight actor Michael Sheen pays debt of 900 laid-off Tata Steel workers
Hollywood actor Michael Sheen started a debt acquisition company to help 900 people with his own money after Tata Steel's plant in South Wales halted operations of the blast furnace, causing job loss
Trump's chaos a gift to Xi Jinping, says Ex-Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull, who led Australia from 2015 until 2018, said the world is seeing a more undiluted version of Donald Trump in his second term in office
