International

AFP/APP Mumbai: After decades of silence, vinyl records are spinning their way back into the Indian music industry. Saji Pillai, a veteran of Mumbai’s entertainment scene, has launched what he claims is the first vinyl pressing plant in…

AFP/APP Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Chris Wright, a prominent fracking magnate and climate change skeptic, as the next Secretary of Energy. The announcement on Saturday highlights the administration's…

AFP/APP Manila: Super Typhoon Man-yi struck the Philippines on Saturday, unleashing destructive winds and massive waves as authorities warned of a "potentially catastrophic and life-threatening" impact. The typhoon made landfall on…

AFP/APP Beijing: A knife attack at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in eastern China left eight people dead and 17 injured on Saturday, according to local police. Authorities in Yixing city, Jiangsu province,…

AFP/APP Rio de Janeiro:  Hundreds of protesters staged a pro-Palestinian march in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, aiming to send a message to world leaders convening in the city for the upcoming G20 summit. The demonstration, held…

AFP/APP Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry has "categorically" denied a report by The New York Times claiming a meeting between Tehran’s ambassador to the United Nations and US billionaire Elon Musk. In an interview with state news…

AFP/APP New York: Elon Musk, the tech billionaire closely allied with US President-elect Donald Trump, met with Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, in an effort to ease tensions between Tehran and Washington,…

AFP/APP News Desk: A devastating fire at the neonatal unit of Maharani Lakshmibai Medical College in Jhansi claimed the lives of 10 newborns late Friday night. Authorities blame the blaze on a faulty oxygen machine. The fire, which…

AFP/APP Colombo: New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s party is poised for a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, according to early results released Friday. With over half the ballots from Thursday’s…

AFP/APP Washington: Claims of election fraud have shifted from right-wing supporters to left-wing groups after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election, fueling misinformation across political lines. While Democratic…