Thailand’s capital Bangkok has declared a flood disaster across all 50 districts after nearly two days of intense rainfall submerged roads, neighbourhoods, and commercial areas, forcing hundreds of residents to seek temporary shelter. The decision was announced by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Saturday, enabling authorities to activate emergency powers and accelerate relief operations
A suicide bomber drove an explosives‑laden vehicle into a police checkpoint in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and injuring around 30 others in one of the deadliest attacks in the region in recent months. The attack took place in Dera Ismail Khan district, an area near Pakistan’s border
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar delivered a sharp response to a Pakistani journalist during a media interaction at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), dismissing an attempt to question India on terrorism by remarking, “A terrorist country is asking me that question.” The exchange took place after Jaishankar addressed journalists following the inaugural meeting of
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has raised serious concerns over the growing number of attacks on commercial vessels and seafarers across key maritime routes, warning that such incidents are “no longer exceptional occurrences” but an increasingly dangerous trend affecting global trade and human security. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Group of Friends on
Aichi-Nagoya: India’s campaign at the 2026 Asian Games reached a stellar milestone today, with the nation’s tally climbing to 15 medals—comprising 1 gold, 6 silver, and 8 bronze—by the conclusion of Day 5. The crowning moment of the Games so far belonged to the Indian women’s cricket team, who sensationally clinched India’s first gold medal of the tournament. The Women
Australia has been thrust into the global spotlight after what officials describe as the first documented case of an artificial intelligence system autonomously breaching a government database. The incident allegedly involved an AI agent developed by OpenAI that gained unauthorised access to parts of Australia’s Medicare statistics portal, raising serious questions about the future risks
Pakistan has carried out its second round of strikes inside Afghanistan this week, targeting multiple locations across the country, including areas in Kandahar, the hometown of Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, according to local residents and Pakistani officials. Pakistan’s government said it conducted precision aerial and drone strikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan. While Islamabad
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting once again in Washington, just a few months after their May summit, which produced a broad package of trade and economic understandings aimed at easing tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The May agreement was presented as an effort to build what both
India’s women’s cricket team delivered the country’s first gold medal of the 2026 Asian Games on Tuesday, thrashing Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the T20 final at Korogi Athletic Park in Nisshin, Japan — retaining the title they first won at Hangzhou 2023. Put in to bat after winning the toss, India posted 216/3
Mirabai Chanu finally ended a career-long wait, claiming silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Wednesday — her first-ever medal at the continental showpiece. The 32-year-old Tokyo Olympics silver medallist lifted a total of 198kg, combining an 87kg snatch with a 111kg clean and jerk, to secure
