U.S. will boost ‘Do Not Travel’ advisories to 80% of world
The U.S. State Department said on Monday it will boost its “Do Not Travel” guidance to about 80% of countries…
U.S. vows to lead on climate, press world to reduce coal use
Mr. Blinken kicked off a week of intense climate diplomacy by President Joe Biden, who has invited 40 world leaders…
U.K. PM Boris Johnson calls off trip, expresses sympathy for India’s COVID-19 crisis
Officials in London and Delhi decided by “mutual agreement” to call off Boris Johnson’s trip British Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
Twitter to check algorithm after image-cropping bias accusation
The social network said it will work with several engineers, researchers and data scientists to assess ‘unintentional’ harm in the…
Jaishankar discusses bilateral ties, economic recovery post-COVID with UAE counterpart
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held another round of “productive interaction” with his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al…
Hong Kong bans flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines for 2 weeks
This comes after the N501Y mutant COVID-19 strain was detected in the city for the first time. Hong Kong will…
Coronavirus | Half of U.S. adults have had at least one Covid vaccine dose: CDC
More than half of U.S. adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, government data showed on…
3 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Wisconsin tavern
Three people were killed and two were left wounded early on April 18 in a shooting at a tavern in…
Sikh community and lawmakers seek investigation into Indianapolis shooting as potential hate crime
Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on April 17 called for investigation of potential anti-Sikh motivations in the incident that took place…
Our lands are under threat, say Tamils in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province
Systematic effort to change Tamil areas’ demographics, alleges Batticaloa MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam. Over the last few months, farmers of Mavadi…