Former President Donald Trump can’t find an insurance company to underwrite his bond to cover the massive judgment against him in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case, his lawyers told a New York appeals court....
Around the world and inside Russia, the recent presidential election was perceived mainly as a formality. Few were surprised President Vladimir Putin won by a "record result" that secured his reelection. But what is in store for Russia now that he...
Russia's election commission on Monday hailed what it called Vladimir Putin's "record" victory in the presidential election, claiming that he had won 87,28% of the vote. It claimed that turnout was also a record high of 77%.
Putin's three rivals...
Russian President Vladimir Putin was slated to win the country's presidential election, state-run exit polls showed Sunday.
The government-run VTsIOM pollster showed the 71-year-old had won a landslide, having secured an estimated 88% of the vote...
Russian President Vladimir Putin was slated to win the country's presidential election, state-run exit polls showed Sunday.
The government-run VTsIOM pollster showed the 71-year-old had won a landslide, having secured an estimated 88% of the vote...
Thousands of anti-Putin protesters staged a symbolic noon protest against the Russian president at polling stations on Sunday, the final day of voting in a three-day election certain to deliver him a landslide victory.
The human rights group...
A traffic accident in southern Afghanistan left at least 21 people dead and 38 others injured, according to a provincial traffic department.
The accident occurred on Sunday morning in Gerashk district of Helmand province on the main highway...
An Indian navy warship on Saturday captured a bulk carrier off the coast of Somalia, rescuing the crew and ending a three-month hijacking.
The Maltese-flagged MV Ruen was hijacked by Somali pirates in December near the Yemeni island of Socotra,...
At least seven soldiers have been killed in Pakistan after militants attacked a military post in North Waziristan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan.
"The terrorists rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the...
India will hold a seven-phase general election starting April 19, with the results to be declared on June 4. The Election Commission of India made the announcement in a news conference in New Delhi on Saturday.
Nearly 970 million people...
Angry Russians with no political choices beyond incumbent President Vladimir Putin acted out in frustration Friday, causing disruptions at polling stations as voting got under way across the nation.
Several incidents were reported Friday and a...
Taiwan's so-called Sunflower Movement, named after a florists' gift to protesters, erupted in March 2014 when dozens of students stormed the parliament and occupied the chamber for three-and-a-half weeks.
The government had previously enraged the...
McDonald's restaurants in several countries appeared to be suffering from some kind of software or system problems on Friday, hampering staff's ability to take and process orders.
Disruptions to service were reported in Japan, South Korea, Hong...
West Benga Chief minister Mamata Banerjee cut her crown after being “pushed from behind” at home on Thursday evening, but returned stitched up and stable from SSKM Hospital a few hours later.
Conversations with multiple sources...
Critics have regularly said Russia is a dictatorship but nonetheless, between March 15 and 17, the country will hold a presidential election. But the outcome has been predicted long before this week: Vladimir Putin, who has been in charge of the...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday suffered major injuries after she met with an accident, her party Trinamool Congress (TMC) said. The chief minister has been admitted to a hospital where she is undergoing treatment.
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For the second time in four years, the popular Chinese shortform video app TikTok is in the crosshairs of lawmakers in the United States.
Ahead of the 2020 US presidential election, Donald Trump signed an executive order forcing owner...
The polio survivor known as "the man in the iron lung" has died at the age of 78. Paul Alexander contracted polio in 1952 when he was six, leaving him paralysed from the neck down.
The disease left him unable to breathe independently, leading...
Japanese company Space One's first attempt to make the country a contender in satellite launches ended in fire, smoke and debris after the Kairos rocket exploded shortly after its launch on Wednesday.
Tokyo-based Space One's Kairos was Japan's...
US President Joe Biden clinched the Democratic nomination for the second straight election on Tuesday, setting up a rematch with his predecessor Donald Trump.
It would be the first US presidential election rematch in nearly 70 years. ...
Swedish police on Tuesday removed Greta Thunberg and other climate activists who were blocking the entrance to Sweden's parliament for a second day.
Two police officers were said to have lifted Thunberg and dragged her...
Aseefa Bhutto, the daughter of newly elected President Asif Ali Zardari, is set to become the Pakistan’s First Lady, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Information Secretary Faisal Karim Kundi confirmed on Monday.
“Aseefa Bhutto will be...
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, the chair of the Caribbean Community said Monday.
"We acknowledge his resignation upon the establishment of a transitional presidential council and naming of an interim prime minister," said...
Messi the dog, a breakout star of the 2024 awards season, wrapped the season in style at the 96th Academy Awards.
The 7-year-old border collie from Anatomy of the Fall in his formal best, wearing a stylish bowtie, made it to the Dolby Theater...
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have begun the holy Muslim month of Ramadan with cease-fire talks stalled and the hunger situation worsening in much of the territory.
Officials in Saudi Arabia announced that the season of fasting had begun...
Indian government on Monday evening issued a notification for the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, which is set to be implemented just weeks before the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
The CAA - which makes religion, for the first time, a...
In a historic decision, Pakistan President Asif Zardari has announced the formal recognition of Asifa Bhutto as the First Lady of the country.
This landmark move elevates Asifa Bhutto to the prestigious position of First Lady, marking a...
Catherine, Britain's Princess of Wales, apologized on Monday after an official photo released by Kengsington Palace was retracted by several news organizations.
The photo showing Kate and her family was removed from publication by the...
Four international photo agencies have retracted a picture of the Princess of Wales and her children over concerns it has been "manipulated".
The image, taken by Prince William for Mother's Day, was the first of Catherine to be released by...
The holy month of Ramadan will begin in the UAE on Monday, March 11. The country’s Moon-sighting committee said the crescent Moon — which signals the start of a month in the Islamic Hijri calendar — was spotted on Sunday (March...