India gets 24% below-average rainfall this week: weather office
India’s monsoon rains were 24% below average in the week ended June 26, the weather office said on Thursday, as the seasonal rainfall was scanty...
Two killed, 7 injured as Russian plane makes emergency landing
Two people were killed and seven injured when an Antonov An-24 passenger plane made an emergency landing at a regional airport in Russia’s Buryatia republic,...
Iran warns U.S. of stronger reaction if its borders violated again: Tasnim
Iran warned the United States on Thursday against violation of its borders, with parliament speaker Ali Larijani threatening a stronger reaction, a week after Tehran...
China to launch new round of nationwide environmental inspections
China will soon begin dispatching teams of inspectors to its provinces and regions in a new nationwide probe into environmental compliance, with the performance of...
Weaning U.S. power sector off fossil fuels would cost $4.7 trillion: study
Eliminating fossil fuels from the U.S. power sector, a key goal of the “Green New Deal” backed by many Democratic presidential candidates, would cost $4.7...
North Korea says time running out for fresh nuclear talks with U.S.: KCNA
Time was running out for the United States to formulate a new strategy to revive denuclearisation talks, a senior North Korean diplomat said on Thursday...
Czech government survives no-confidence vote
The Czech minority government led by the populist ANO party on Thursday survived a vote of no confidence called by the opposition, after a series...
Fresh rallies in Hong Kong as protesters defy extradition bill
Hundreds of demonstrators rallied on Thursday outside the office of Hong Kong’s justice secretary after another night of protests over a suspended extradition bill that...
Canberra scrambles to verify reports Australian man held in North Korea
Australia’s foreign affairs department said on Thursday it was seeking urgent clarification of media reports that an Australian man who was reported missing by friends...
Democrats clash on healthcare in feisty first U.S. presidential debate
Democratic presidential contenders battled over healthcare coverage during a surprisingly heated first debate on Wednesday, laying bare the party’s divisions on whether to abolish private...