Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday welcomed the inscription of Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh on the UNESCO World Heritage List, describing it as "a proud moment for every Indian" and saying the recognition celebrates India's rich civilisational and spiritual heritage while bringing global attention to the teachings of Lord Buddha.
Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg says he is open to the possibility of staging an Ashes Test in India if it helps grow interest in Test cricket, although he made it clear there are no such plans at the moment.
In accordance with the Constitution of Bangladesh, the speaker shall perform the duties of the president until the office is occupied by a new president.
US Ambassador to ASEAN Kevin Kim in a virtual media briefing said Washington was prioritising advanced technologies and energy security across Southeast Asia.
Police said there was no known connection between the suspect and either victim, while investigators are examining witness accounts that the attacker shouted "Allahu Akbar" during both assaults.
The IDF has said that it is examining claims according to which, during a strike yesterday in Khan Yunis nine of ten children as well as the husband of Alaa al-Najjar, a Palestinian doctor in Gaza where killed.
At least 79 Palestinians were killed and 211 others were injured in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours as a result of the ongoing Israeli genocide in the region, according to medical sources.
A power struggle between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country's legal system escalated when he appointed Maj.-Gen. David Zini as the next director of the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) on Thursday evening.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 jolted Afghanistan on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.
The world needs to act with speed, scale and determination to tackle the growing threat of water scarcity and climate shocks, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today told the 5th Baghdad International Water Conference.
