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An international crowd had been gathering for days, camping in tents and trailers on a red, dusty plain on the edge of town with cameras and other viewing equipment pointed skyward.

Anurag is on a mission to climb all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres and the seven highest points in all seven continents to create awareness and drive action towards achieving the UN Global Goals.

"The UN is doing its bit talking to everybody. We of course have obviously very strong interest in the matter because so many Indians are there," Jaishankar said.

New Delhi/Chandigarh: The United Nations Population report announcing India overtaking China in population must have sent shockwaves to many wise Indians, other than myself. Although every patriot Bhartiya would have hurled up his shirt out…

Maximiliano Herrera, a climatologist and weather historian, described the unusually high temperatures as the "worst April heatwave in Asian history", The Guardian reported.

"As Premier Li Qiang pointed out our population dividend has not disappeared and our talent dividend is booming and the impetus is strong for development," a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

Half of Hindu parents surveyed reported that their child had experienced anti-Hindu hate in schools.

The trip, Putin’s second in two months to Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine, represented an apparent attempt by the Russian leader to rally his troops and demonstrate his authority. KYIV, Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Bayern and coach Thomas Tuchel are staking their faint hopes on home advantage and a promise to finally turn their team’s form around.

Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government deny he was involved in spying and have demanded his release.

The message came just hours before G7 foreign ministers demanded North Korea "refrain" from further nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches, warning of a "robust" response.

Hundreds of Bangladeshi Muslims gathered on an open field in Dhaka on Monday to pray for rain after the metropolis of 20 million people recorded its hottest day in almost 60 years. Police said more than 500 worshippers congregated on the…

The two were the first arrested anywhere over China's alleged campaign to establish surreptitious "police stations" in countries around the world.

The toll could be much higher because there are many bodies in the streets around central Khartoum that no one can reach because of the clashes.

The two Middle East powerhouses had held several rounds of dialogue in Iraq and Oman before reaching the agreement to mend ties on March 10 in China. TEHRAN: Iran said Monday it has formally invited Saudi King Salman to visit Tehran,…

The fire broke out on the fourth floor of the five-storey apartment building in the Al-Ras area, one of the oldest parts of Dubai, and began spreading to other areas, they said.

The trial will illuminate the flow of misinformation that helped spark the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and continues to fuel Trump's hopes to regain power in 2024.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the shooting happened at about 10:30 p.m. There was no initial confirmation about what led to the shooting. Four people have been killed and multiple people injured during a shooting Saturday night…

The Europeans want Xi's help. They want him to talk to Ukraine's president as well as Russia's, but they don't see him as the key mediator. BRUSSELS: In the weeks since Chinese leader Xi Jinping won a third five-year term as…