The Chinese military announced new exercises Wednesday in sensitive waters near Taiwan, a day after Beijing launched drills to surround the self-ruled island it claims as its own.

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, is expected to be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, with both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress issuing whips to their MPs to ensure their presence in the House.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, the situation on the Korean Peninsula as well as Iran's nuclear program, the Russian foreign ministry said late on Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump will consider on Wednesday a final proposal related to TikTok, CBS News reported on Tuesday, citing sources, ahead of an April 5 deadline for the app to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a U.S. ban.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday about Canada's plan to "fight unjustified trade actions" by the United States, the prime minister's office said.

As China-India ties completed 75 years on Tuesday, India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri spoke about the "lessons" for both nations to keep in mind as they work on new and promising beginnings at the end of seven-and-a-half decades.

A French appeals court said Tuesday it would examine Marine Le Pen's case within a timeframe that could potentially allow the far-right leader to contest the 2027 presidential election if her conviction is overturned.

Elon Musk's cost-cutting team is finalizing the dismantlement of the US Agency for International Development, ordering the firings of thousands of local workers and American diplomats and civil servants assigned to the agency overseas, reports say.

Donald Trump's hardline immigrant policy faced fresh scrutiny Tuesday after officials admitted an "administrative error" in the hurried deportation process had sent a man to a notorious El Salvador prison.

US President Donald Trump's raft of "Liberation Day" tariffs will take effect immediately after he unveils them on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

The last of the four American soldiers missing in Lithuania since last week was on Tuesday also found dead, the US Army said, without providing additional details.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen insisted Tuesday that her movement could still win 2027 presidential elections after she was banned from standing for office as part of an embezzlement conviction.

US Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealth Group Chief Executive Brian Thompson in New York last year.

The European Commission on Tuesday fined 15 major carmakers and an industry group a total of about 458 million euros ($495 million) for taking part in a cartel over vehicle recycling.

Donald Trump's rampaging new presidency faces its first electoral test Tuesday in an election to Wisconsin's Supreme Court and a pair of races in Florida where Democrats hope to deliver a show of strength.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Tuesday he had reversed a decision to appoint a former navy commander as security agency chief following criticism, including from a key US senator.

The UK government said Tuesday that anyone working in Britain for the Russian state will have to register on a new list launching in July or face jail.

The rapid spread of such rumours highlights an ongoing challenge for health authorities in Russia and globally.

Little over twenty-four hours before he drops the reciprocal tariff bomb for the world, including his countrymen to deal with, Donald Trump has made a stunning claim - that he heard India will drop tariffs on US imports substantially.

A US court has said that no complaint was delivered to NSA Ajit Doval during his visit to Washington in February, dismissing a claim by Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun that court documents, including a summons, had been served.