It looks like the US has lost India and Russia to "darkest" China, President Donald Trump said on Friday in his latest remarks as ties between New Delhi and Washington continue to reel under possibly the worst phase in over two decades.

Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove skin cancer lesions, a spokesperson said Thursday, the latest health challenge for the former US president.

US President Donald Trump has said he thinks Democrat Zohran Mamdani is likely to become New York City's next mayor unless two of the three major candidates running against him drop out of the race.

Giorgio Armani, the Italian designer who turned the concept of understated elegance into a multibillion-dollar fashion empire, has died, his fashion house confirmed. He was 91.

U S President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning to India, cautioning that he has yet to impose “phase two” or “phase three” sanctions for its continued purchase of Russian oil, on Wednesday. 

The worst drought in decades is gripping much of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, drying out rivers and lakes, shrivelling crops and leading to days-long tap water cutoffs in major cities.

 Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness secured a third term early Thursday following a tight race on an island shaken by corruption, inequity and economic concerns.

Argentine authorities have detained the daughter and son-in-law of Friedrich Kadgien, a financial adviser to Adolf Hitler, following the disappearance of a 17th-century painting believed to have been looted by the Nazis, prosecutors confirmed on September 2.