The USD 100,000 fee imposed by the Trump administration on new H-1B visa petitions will not apply to applicants seeking a "change of status" or "extension of stay", according to fresh guidelines.

 Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right.

The Louvre said on Monday it would remain closed a day after historic jewels were stolen from the world's most-visited museum in a daring daylight heist.

US President Donald Trump said that India is going to pay “massive tariffs” if it continues to buy oil from Russia, while reiterating that he got assurance from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that New Delhi is going to halt its oil purchases from Moscow. 

A cargo aircraft skidded off a Hong Kong runway into the sea when landing early Monday, killing two people.

US President Donald Trump has once again claimed to have resolved the war between India and Pakistan, saying that seven planes were shot down in the firing between the two countries without specifying to which nation they belonged. 

Authorities in Gaza have called for an urgent investigation into alleged human rights violations in Israeli custody, following the return of Palestinian bodies showing signs of torture and abuse.

Israel's military said it struck multiple targets on Sunday in Gaza, using aircraft and artillery, after it said Hamas shot at Israeli soldiers who were inside the area still under Israeli control, the first major test of the ceasefire reached over a week ago.