India’s Modi faces human rights criticism ahead of US visit
India's prime minister will attend a state dinner at the White House this week as the two countries seek greater ties.
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A divided legacy marks 50 years since Peron’s return to Argentina
June 20 marks the 50th anniversary of Juan Peron's second return to Argentina, after a coup exiled the populist leader.
Musk to brief Modi on Tesla’s India investment plans: Report
Elon Musk will directly brief Prime Minister Modi on Tesla's manufacturing plans for India, Reuters said.
Russia: US and UK ‘fully dragged into conflict’ if Crimea bombed
Moscow alleges Kyiv plans to strike the annexed Crimean Peninsula with long-range NATO missiles.
Three convicted in US plot to force people to go to China
Ex-NYPD officer, two others, worked at behest of Beijing in repatriation effort 'Operation Fox Hunt', authorities said.
Crews race to find Titanic sub lost in vast North Atlantic
US Coast Guard official says authorities are conducting 'complex search effort' with 40 hours of oxygen left in vessel.
Carlos Ghosn sues Nissan, aims to ‘fight to the end’
The former Nissan chairman who was arrested in Japan in late 2018 has filed a $1bn suit in Lebanon where he is stuck.
China negotiating new military training facility in Cuba: Report
Wall Street Journal says talks over new military facility are in late stages, with US officials seeking to intervene.
US news chain Gannett sues Google, alleges online ad monopoly
Google's control over tools for buying, selling online ads forces publishers to sell more cheap ad space, Gannett says.
Lab-grown synthetic human embryos lead to calls for regulation
Labs use stem cells to create structures looking like human embryo without sperm, egg or fertilisation.
Germany, China hold meeting amid tensions over trade, Ukraine
Trade, climate change and the war in Ukraine are on the agenda as Scholz meets Li on his first official foreign trip.
Qatar secures second major LNG supply deal with China
Under the deal, China will purchase four million metric tonnes of LNG annually from Qatar.
From war-torn northern Syria to Mecca for Hajj
About 2,000 people there have applied for the permits for Hajj this year, which costs about $4,200 for each person.
Sixth Palestinian dies after Israeli raid on Jenin refugee camp
Amjad Aref al-Jaas, 48, is the sixth Palestinian to die as a result of Israel's large-scale raid on Jenin on Monday.
Taliban treatment of women could be ‘gender apartheid’: UN expert
Taliban spokesperson rejects the report and accuses the UN and the West of 'spreading propaganda' against its rule.
On World Refugee Day, visualising the flow of 35 million refugees
On June 20, the UN commemorates those unable to return to their countries of origin during World Refugee Day.
India’s Modi on way to US for first state visit since becoming PM
Visit comes as rights groups and opposition accuse Modi of stifling dissent and pursuing anti-Muslim policies back home.
Search for missing Titanic submersible: What we know so far
The five-person Titan submersible missing in the North Atlantic is reported to have a 96-hour oxygen supply.
Russia launches ‘massive’ air attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian cities
Authorities say 28 of 30 drones shot down over the capital as air raid sirens heard across the country.
Man with axe attacks diners in New Zealand, wounds four
The man entered three Chinese restaurants in Auckland and attacked diners at random, sending four people to hospital.