New Delhi: India is prepared for any kind of exigency that may emerge from the current influenza situation in China, the government said Friday, highlighting that it is monitoring the outbreak of H9N2 and clusters of respiratory illness in children in that country.

A four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war took effect early Friday, setting the stage for the exchange of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in return for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

Eight BBC journalists based in the United Kingdom wrote a 2,300-word letter to Al Jazeera, accusing their employer of a "double standard" in its reporting on Israel and Palestine. The letter claimed that the BBC has failed to accurately convey the situation, particularly regarding human rights abuses in Gaza, through omission and a lack of critical engagement with Israel's claims.

Niagara Falls (US): A border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls.

Washington: The US has thwarted a plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil, a U.S. official familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

Seoul, Nov 22: South Korea says that North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the sea but that the launch likely failed.

Ottawa/New Delhi: India on Wednesday resumed issuing electronic visas for Canadian nationals after suspending it following a diplomatic row over Ottawa's accusation of possible Indian government involvement in the murder of a Canadian Sikh separatist leader.

The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, the latest in a saga that has shocked the artificial intelligence industry.