In his first nine months as Ukrainian president, former comedian Volodymyr Zelensky found himself at the centre of major international crises, including the US impeachment investigation and Iran's downing of a passenger jet. Yet so far Zelensky has sailed through relatively unscathed, avoiding any…

Shouts, glares and unprintable words: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lost his temper at a journalist after she questioned him on the administration's…

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided to restore broadband and mobile Internet connectivity across the union territory starting yesterday, but with restrictions. Internet access will be limited only to "whitelisted" websites, and social media platforms will remain out of bounds…

A Delhi court yesterday said no further directions were required on a plea by the lawyer of the death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case alleging the prison authorities were not handing over certain documents required to file mercy and curative petitions, and disposed of the…

Iraqi security forces cleared anti-government protesters from streets and squares in Baghdad and the south yesterday, AFP journalists reported, stoking…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed telecoms security with US President Donald Trump as he prepares to announce if Britain will use China's Huawei in its 5G networks, officials said yesterday. In a phone call on Friday evening, the two leaders "discussed a range of issues, including cooperation…

Iran executes drug-trafficking ringleader: report AFP, Tehran Iran has dismantled an international drug-trafficking ring and executed its leader nicknamed the "Crocodile of the Persian Gulf" along with an accomplice, semi-official news agency ISNA said yesterday. "The 'Crocodile'…