Crime and corruption are top issues for voters as the country struggles to cope with persistent political instability.

Israel killed 107 people, permitted only 8 percent of medical evacuations, and admitted just 20 percent of trucks.

Voting also held in the federal territory of ​Puducherry, while West Bengal and Tamil Nadu will vote later this month.

Human rights groups, UN investigators and Israeli legal organisations say torture of Palestinians is part of a wider sy

Humanity & Inclusion says people with disabilities face extreme challenges amid war and humanitarian crisis.

Israeli PM says his gov't ready to enter negotiations on 'disarming Hezbollah' and 'establishing peaceful relations'.

The conflict has driven up prices of oil, natural gas, damaged refineries and other energy infrastructure.

LA28 sold more tickets to the domestic audience than any previous Olympic Games as sales open to rest of the world.

After a US-Iran ceasefire deal, strikes slow but tensions remain. Will this hold or collapse?

Residents in Sidon are surveying the destruction after Israeli strikes flattened a religious complex.

Democratic lawmakers tell White House that allowing Israel to continue to bomb Lebanon could reignite the regional war.

100 days in, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces a performance review. We asked New Yorkers about his record.

NYC’s mayor reflects on childcare, housing, bigotry, Iran and the future of the Democratic Party.

British defence minister says the operation did not find evidence that Russia had damaged undersea infrastructure.

PM Nielsen calls Greenland a proud nation seeking to maintain global order, after US president calls it 'piece of ice'.

Thousands gathered across Iran to honor Ali Khamenei, whose assassination marked the start of the US-Israeli attack.

In an implicit response to JD Vance, Iran's Abbas Araghchi warns of the repercussions of Israel's attacks on Lebanon.

The damage from Israel’s devastating strikes on Beirut on Tuesday is coming into focus now that the smoke has cleared.

A forum of top economies in Europe and Americas says aid from members declined 23 percent as humanitarian needs grow.

Lebanese armed group is an ally of Tehran but still under attack from Israel.

The United States fertility rate has now been in decline for two decades, dropping nearly 23 percent since 2007.