The evacuation of nearly 500,000 people is expected to start Saturday in Bangladesh with more than 500 cyclone shelters ready to provide refuge to those moved from their homes
President Biden is aiming to court an Indo-Pacific leader with whom he’s sought stronger ties at a time when the United States looks to blunt China’s growing assertiveness in the region
A fragmented and polarized world is living through a strange scenario, in which a single power no longer has total hegemony. Central and South America must now navigate this new political climate
Pneumonia is a silent pandemic that causes more deaths than the coronavirus, but receives neither the attention nor funding necessary to combat it. Around 700,000 children under the age of five die every year from it, mostly in poor countries
Amritpal Singh had been on the run since last month after capturing national attention in February, when hundreds of his supporters stormed a police station in Ajnala, a town in Punjab state, with wooden batons, swords and guns to demand the release of a jailed aide
Supporters say that Ajay Banga has valuable insight into the challenges faced by the developing countries the bank is supposed to help
Amid an economic boom, the planet’s largest democracy faces huge social challenges and an eroding political pluralism
The flagship conservation program, Project Tiger, has received global accolades for its work protecting the endangered animal. At the same time Indigenous groups are protesting their own evictions and are asking for a say in how their ancestral lands are protected and used
Parents of adopted children may struggle to raise them with a connection to their country of origin
In the southern Kerala state, Kochi has boomed as the state’s financial capital and swallowed up once-protected green areas
The Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine and tension between the West and China have caused a paradigm shift in which resilience has gained ground over efficiency
Combined with a cut of two million barrels per day announced in October, producers have axed about 3% of the world’s oil supply
The move comes one day after a court sentenced him to two years in prison for mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname in an election speech
68 people were diagnosed with infections from the bacteria, which has now caused a total of three deaths and eight cases of people losing their vision
The winner of best original song at the Oscars – from the film ‘RRR’ – is the first Indian tune to have ever taken the prize
Garcetti secured the 52-42 confirmation Wednesday despite a break in support among his fellow Democrats
Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the arrangement, given the acronym AUKUS arises from the ‘typical Cold War mentality which will only motivate an arms race’
People leave the US for dental procedures, plastic surgery, cancer treatments and prescription drugs, experts say
For months, the roughly 20,000 residents of Joshimath, burrowed in the Himalayas and revered by Hindu and Sikh pilgrims, have watched the earth slowly swallow their community
U.S. officials said Blinken and Lavrov chatted for roughly 10 minutes on the sidelines of the G-20 conference in New Delhi
Blinken, according to remarks released by the State Department, spent much of his time describing U.S. efforts to bolster energy and food security
Scholz stressed that developing countries were being negatively impacted by energy and food shortages resulting from the war
The first day of the meeting took place on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The action seeks to punish 250 people and firms and puts financial blocks on banks, arms dealers and technology companies tied to weapons production
The new agency head leads the White House’s climate agenda after Trump appointee Malpass steps down
The ordinance is a contentious issue, especially among the nation’s South Asian diaspora
The Munich Security Conference underscored how the US, EU, China, India and Russia are competing to expand their area of influence among non-aligned nations
