India’s top court yesterday paved the way for the reopening of a copper smelter at the centre of a police shooting that left more than a dozen protesters dead last year. The Sterlite Copper plant was closed in May 2018 after police opened fire on demonstrators, who said the smelter was poisoning…

President Donald Trump on Monday sought to end fears of an abrupt US pullout from Syria, saying the fight against the Islamic State group is not over…

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Monday that the Islamic State group would not be allowed to regroup as he headed to the Middle East following…

Australia said yesterday it will “carefully consider” the asylum claim of an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled alleged abuse from her family and is now in the care of the UN in Bangkok, after she fended off deportation in a gripping, live-tweeted ordeal. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun arrived at…

Twenty children were wounded in an attack at an elementary school in Beijing yesterday with three suffering serious injuries, local authorities said, as state-run media reported that the assailant used a hammer. A male suspect was brought “under control” and the wounded pupils were admitted…

The Netherlands will give Britons a 15-month grace period to apply to stay after Brexit if Britain crashes out of the European Union without a deal, a Dutch minister has said. The Dutch move is aimed at calming fears of chaos for people and businesses in the event that there is no withdrawal agreement…