India’s Congress party has elected the experienced Dalit leader Mallikarjun Kharge as its president. The first “non-Gandhi” to hold this post in 25 years, the veteran Congressman defeated diplomat-turned-politician Shashi Tharoor by a resounding majority. Of the total

Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing military production delays and mounting battlefield losses, has urged his government to cut through bureaucracy to crank out enough weapons and supplies to feed his troops in Ukraine, where a Ukrainian counteroffensive has put Russia’s forces

Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain's third prime minister this year and the first person of colour to hold the top job, receiving a flurry of welcome messages from around the world. Here is a selection of top reactions from global leaders: Zelensky wants strong

The death toll from a Myanmar military air raid in northern Kachin state has risen to 80, according to reports, as human rights groups accused the ruling generals of violating the laws of war and called on the international community to impose a ban on the sale of arms and aviation fuel

Iran is in a military alliance with Russia and Moscow has ordered 2,000 more “suicide” drones from Tehran, Ukraine’s president said on Monday. Volodymyr Zelensky Israeli leaders’ refusal to support Kyiv had encouraged Russia’s partnership with

Amnesty International has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate possible war crimes following the “unlawful attacks” committed during Israel’s deadly assault on the Gaza Strip in August. Israeli forces “boasted” of the precision

Rishi Sunak will become the United Kingdom’s new prime minister after winning the ruling Conservative Party’s leadership contest triggered by the dramatic resignation of Liz Truss last week. Sunak’s win on Monday came days after Truss’s resignation following her

A Korean Air Lines jet with 173 people on board overshot the runway at Cebu International Airport in the Philippines late on Sunday, the airline said, adding that there were no injuries and all passengers had evacuated safely. The Airbus SE A330 widebody flying from Seoul to Cebu had

A Brazilian politician is in custody after throwing grenades at police officers who came to his house in Rio de Janeiro state to arrest him. Roberto Jefferson, an ally of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, wounded two officers before surrendering on Sunday. A Supreme Court judge

The death toll from days of tribal fighting in southern Sudan has risen to at least 220, making this one of the deadliest episodes of ethnic violence in recent years. Fighting in Blue Nile province, which borders Ethiopia and South Sudan, reignited this month over a land dispute. It

Russia has launched a "new massive strike" targeting Ukraine's energy grid, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. He said the attacks were on a "very wide" scale, hitting Ukraine's regions in the west, centre, south and east. Nearly 1.5 million

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak – two of the likely contenders in the race to become the United Kingdom’s next prime minister – have held face-to-face talks, according to media reports. The meeting took place late on Saturday, the BBC and the Sunday Times reported,

China’s President Xi Jinping has secured a historic third term as the country’s leader, cementing his place as the nation’s most influential ruler since Mao Zedong. The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) elected Xi as its general secretary for a

Hundreds of thousands of people in central and western Ukraine are without power after Russia carried out massive drone and missile attacks, as intense fighting continues in the southeastern region of Luhansk, Donetsk and Kherson where Russia has been struggling to stop renewed Ukrainian

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni was named Italian prime minister Friday, becoming the first woman to head a government in Italy. Her post-fascist Brothers of Italy party—Eurosceptic and anti-immigration—won September 25 legislative polls but needs outside support to form a

Rishi Sunak held an early advantage in the latest race for the Conservative Party leadership, with the former chancellor securing the backing of at least 100 Tory MPs and ensuring he’ll proceed to the ballot of party members next week if he publicly declares his candidacy. Tory

At least 15 people were killed and 40 others injured after a bus carrying them collided with a truck on highway in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa. The bus, with about 100 passengers onboard, was on its way to Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur when it collided with a stationary truck near Suhagi

Pakistan’s Election Commission on October 21, 2022 disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan for five years in the Toshakhana case for hiding proceeds from the sale of gifts he received from foreign leaders. After the ruling, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman cannot

Software developer Bill Gates declared that the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be "good for the long run" because it will force European nations to embrace renewable green energy. Gates appeared on CNBC's talk show "The Exchange" this week, where he pushed

At least 150 people, including women and children, were killed Wednesday and Thursday in fresh tribal clashes in Blue Nile, southern Sudan, which has already been plagued by clashes over land in recent months. The UN mission in Sudan said it was "gravely concerned about the