Afternoon Times

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned Donald Trump of World War III after the US President said his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, was “playing with fire” by continuing the…

An embattled Gen Zaman has much to contend with, courtesy a mischievous ‘Chief Advisor’ who seems to be trying to ingratiate himself with multiple countries – including China – to…

A massive political rally commenced in Dhaka this afternoon by three affiliated organisations of the BNP, Muhammad Yunus embarked on a Japan visit.

A married woman and her paramour from Patan district of Gujarat allegedly killed a middle-aged man and dressed the corpse with her clothes before setting it on fire to fake…

A female teacher has accused the dean of a school here of pressuring her for sexual favours, police said, adding that a case has been registered and they are investigating…

Mako Komuro, the former Princess of Japan, who gave up her royal position to marry a commoner, has reportedly given birth to her first child in New York.

China deployed large number of naval and coast guard vessels near Taiwan, the southern Japanese islands and the East and South China Seas, exerting pressure on the whole of the…

Japan’s parliament enacted a law on Wednesday obliging hundreds of major companies to participate in a carbon emission trading system as part of its efforts to achieve the country’s climate…

Satellite imagery shows China landed two of its most advanced bombers in the disputed Paracel islands in the South China Sea this month – a gesture that some analysts described…

The Kremlin, commenting on remarks by US President Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire” by refusing to engage in ceasefire talks with Kyiv, said on Wednesday that…

Three Indians who had travelled to Iran – from Punjab’s Sangrur, Hoshiarpur and SBS Nagar – are missing, the Indian Embassy in Tehran has confirmed, adding that efforts are on…

A Singaporean national of Indian origin had a narrow escape during the ghastly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam last month.

The desilting of the Mithi River, a crucial drainage artery for Mumbai, is at the heart of a Rs 65 crore scam that involves Bollywood actor Dino Morea.

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said the recent ascent of Kanchenjunga from the Nepal side has hurt the state’s indigenous communities.

Security drills will be held in border districts of states neighbouring Pakistan tomorrow, days after India executed Operation Sindoor that targeted terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Kannada superstar Darshan filed a petition before the trial court in Bengaluru on Wednesday seeking the court’s nod for foreign travel.

An Iranian director is breathing new life into William Shakespeare’s “King Lear” with a bold staging in Tehran infused with rock music and a dazzling light show to attract younger…

From his roof, Sidi Mohamed Lemine Sidiya scans the mediaeval town of Oualata, a treasure that is disappearing under the sands of the Mauritanian desert.

A Palestinian-American academic has unexpectedly become a key backchannel between the Trump administration and Hamas to secure a ceasefire in Gaza.

The body of Las Vegas-based Matthew Kelemen was found inside a container at a downtown store after police checked into a bad odour.

Kenda Zellner-Smith hauled up a corrugated metal door to reveal hundreds of wooden boards covered with graffiti, each telling a story of the protests that followed George Floyd’s killing by…

A French Surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec practised medicine in France for decades, while preying on victims to sexually abuse and rape them, often under anaesthesia or waking up after operation.

A 5,000-year-old bread found in Turkey has been recreated by a local bakery using ancestral ingredients to give a taste of bronze age, with customers lining up to buy it.

A Chinese paraglider narrowly escaped death after being sucked into a cloud vortex. He was pulled high into the sky and ended up stuck about 26,400 ft above the ground.

People with autism could be four times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease later in life, according to a study among Swedish population.

Two pigeons on board a Delta flight, scheduled to fly from Madison to Minneapolis, caused chaos and delay. The Delta Flight 2348 with 119 passengers and five crew members on…

For Meg Caldwell, it was part of the background noise of college life. But it didn’t stay that way. Soon, the vape shops she frequented started selling something else: small…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to revolutionary freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, popularly known as Veer Savarkar, on his birth anniversary.

Two uniformed officers of the US Secret Service have been suspended following a physical altercation outside former President Barack Obama’s Washington, DC, home.

As a damning expose on Joe Biden’s cognitive decline scandalizes Washington, Democrats in Congress are facing their own reckoning over a seniority system that critics say is holding back younger…

“Asking For Right To Free Speech, Where Is Your Duty?” Court To Ashoka Professor

The Centre is working to address the issue of design strategies known as “dark patterns” that have come to dominate the digital consumer experience.

UN says there’s a 70 per cent chance that average global warming from 2025-2029 will exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius, affecting economies, daily lives and the planet.

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Wednesday said the family has named his grandson ‘Iraj’, a day after Tejashwi Yadav became a parent for the second time.

Donald Trump’s move to sidestep global regulations and begin pushing for seabed mining in international waters could pose a wider threat of competing countries claiming sovereignty over the ocean, experts…

The number of people with cardiovascular disease surged by 148 per cent in Southeast Asia over the past three decades, with the condition becoming the region’s leading cause of mortality…

If you are travelling to Turkey, avoid getting up immediately after the plane lands. It might cost you money.

Japan plans to reuse slightly radioactive Fukushima nuclear plant on flower beds at Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s office to show it is safe, to counter public concerns.

A French court is to give its verdict in the trial of a surgeon who admitted to sexually abusing hundreds of patients over more than two decades, in one of…

In the dense forests of Indonesia, you can hear strange and haunting sounds. At first, these calls may seem like a random collection of noises but my rhythmic analyses reveal…

Billionaire Elon Musk’s commercial space flight company, SpaceX, suffered another setback on Sunday after its ninth Starship test flight exploded over the Indian Ocean just 30 minutes after the uncrewed…

Twice a year, the setting sun aligns perfectly with NYC’s street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in canyon of skyscrapers known as Manhattanhenge.