Sunday, June 21, 2026

WORLD

China issues first ‘orange’ alert for high temperatures in 2023

China's National Meteorological Centre has issued this year's first orange alert -- the second-highest -- for high temperatures, as a scorching heat wave...

Rublev takes Hanfmann revenge with win in Halle; Griekspoor upsets Hurkacz

Andrey Rublev, the 2021 finalist, booked his spot in the last-eight stage of the Terra Wortmann Open with a straight sets win...

India-UK partnership will be defining one for our times: Sunak

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has expressed confidence that the UK-India partnership will be "a defining one for our times", ahead of the UK-India...

TikTok COO resigns after nearly five years

V, Pappas, TikTok's chief operating officer (COO), has resigned after nearly five years at the Chinese short-video making app to "refocus" on her...

Violent clashes continue between warring parties in Khartoum

Violent clashes between the warring Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have continued in various areas of the...

Junior Women’s World Cup: Canada and India to play opening match

Newly-crowned Junior Women's Asia Cup winner India have been placed in Group C along with Belgium, Canada and Germany in the FIH Hockey Women's...

Global Chess League: Anand’s Ganges Grandmasters, Mumbai Masters win as franchise league kicks off

Former World Champions Viswanathan Anand and Hou Yifan won their respective games as Ganges Grandmasters secured a huge victory against Chingari Gulf Titans...

OceanGate CEO said once he ‘broke some rules’ to build Titan submersible

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, one of the five passengers killed after an "instantaneous implosion" of the Titan submersible tour to the Titanic, once...

Turkey makes 1st interest hike in 27 months

The Turkish central bank has implemented a significant interest rate hike, marking the first increase in 27 months and indicating an exit from...

Biden downplays impact of ‘dictator’ remarks on Xi

Despite the Beijing government warning of "consequences" for his remarks, US President Joe Biden has downplayed the impact of his comments comparing his...