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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set for a third term after the election victory, but his party falls short of a full majority. US President Joe Biden tightens restrictions for asylum seekers illegally crossing into the country. Slovenia becomes the latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state.

Israel is divided over U.S. President Joe Biden's proposal for a peace deal with Hamas. For the first time, a sitting U.S. president's son is on trial for felony charges. China's Chang'e-6 probe leaves the lunar surface, carrying the first samples from the far side of the moon.

Preliminary results of the election in Mexico show that the ruling party's Claudia Sheinbaum will become the country's first female president. Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure as mediators urge Israel and Hamas to agree on a truce and hostage release deal outlined by the U.S. president. The Chinese defense minister calls for peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

Embedded on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau at a height of 4,500 meters above sea level sits the only school across the vast land of Maduo Township. The place has one of the longest winter seasons and temperatures that can drop to minus 40 degrees Celsius. Here, the herders’ children live a life far different from the tech-driven world. Ahead of the International Children’s Day, our reporters visited t...

Donald Trump becomes the first former US president to be convicted of a crime after a jury finds him guilty in his hush money case. The UN General Assembly pays tribute to the late Iranian president who died in a helicopter crash. Chinese and U.S. defense chiefs have their first face-to-face meeting in Singapore.

Israel's military says it has seized control of the entire length of Gaza's border with Egypt. Chinese President Xi Jinping pledges closer ties with Arab countries and more aid for Gaza. Vote counting is underway in South Africa in what could be the country's most pivotal general election in 30 years.

South Africa' ruling ANC is projected to lose the parliamentary majority in the general election. The United Nations warns of a second landslide and an outbreak of diseases in northern Papua New Guinea. Former US president Donald Trump's hush money trial nears its conclusion.

The Israeli bombing following rocket launches from Hamas on Tel Aviv sparks international outrage. Papua New Guinea is evacuating nearly 8,000 people from villages near the site of a devastating landslide. At least 23 people are dead as powerful storms swept across parts of the U.S. over the Memorial Day weekend.

Papua New Guinea says more than 2,000 people were buried in Friday's massive landslide as rescue efforts continue. Hamas slams an Israeli bombing on Rafah, while Israel says it struck tents where Hamas fighters were operating. Leaders of China, Japan and South Korea meet in Seoul for the first time in over four years.

Iran releases the first investigation of the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and 7 others. Closure at border crossings into Gaza forces UN relief agency to its knees. The People's Liberation Army Eastern Theatre Command continues its drills around Taiwan.

General election campaigns begin in Britain after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a snap election to be held on July 4. The Colombian President orders the opening of an embassy in Palestinian territory. Six cities from China and the U.S. form three pairs of tourism city partners.

The British government says victims of an infected blood scandal will start receiving their final compensation payments this year. The Israeli army steps up attacks on the Gaza Strip. Donald Trump says he will not testify in his hush money trial in New York City.

Both Israeli and Hamas leaders denounce a decision by the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor to seek arrest warrants for them. Iran declares five days of national mourning and announces multiple funeral ceremonies for President Ebrahim Raisi. The prosecution rests its case in Donald Trump's hush-money trial after the former US president's one-time lawyer finished his testimony.

Iran mourns the death of its president, foreign minister and other officials in a helicopter crash. At least 31 Palestinians are dead and 20 are injured in an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. The army in the Democratic Republic of the Congo says it has foiled a coup attempt and arrested the perpetrators.

South Africa urges the UN's top court to order a halt to Israel's offensive in Rafah. Slovak authorities charge the suspect in the shooting of Prime Minister Robert Fico with attempted murder. Chinese and Russian leaders discuss cooperation, peace and common development as Vladimir Putin continues his state visit to China.

Officials in Slovakia say they expect Prime Minister Robert Fico to survive after he was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians continue to flee Israel's bombardment in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. China and Russia agree to deepen their Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership during the Russian president's state visit to China.

The UN calls for a probe into the attack on a UN convoy in Rafah which killed one Indian staff member and injured another. Donald Trump's former lawyer discloses more details about the former president's secret reimbursement plan for a hush money payment. Ukraine says Russia has launched a series of airstrikes on its second largest city.

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), a technology that came into being half a century ago, has recently come into the spotlight owing to a series of new breakthroughs. What happens when brainwaves become data? What if you could achieve digital immortality with unlimited capacity for thought?

The former lawyer of Donald Trump takes the stand in the former U.S. president's hush money trial. The Israeli army intensifies offensive inside the Gaza Strip. Flash floods kill over 300 people in northern Afghanistan, while recent heatwaves take a toll on Thailand's agricultural sector.

The number of extreme weather-related deaths rises above 400 in Afghanistan, Brazil. Israel sends tanks into northern Gaza after heavy aerial and ground bombardments. China and the U.S. are planning to host a summit on methane and non-CO2 greenhouse gases during the UN COP29 climate conference.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's ready to "stand alone" in the Gaza conflict, dismissing US threats to cease arms supplies. China and Hungary elevate ties to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for the new era during President Xi Jinping's state visit. Storms in Brazil kill 107 people, as extreme weather takes its toll.

The United States halts a shipment of bombs to Israel over concerns of its campaign in Rafah. Rain-triggered flood in southern Brazil kills at least 100 people. Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Hungary, the last stop of his three-nation European tour.

Palestinians are scrambling to get out of Rafah after Israel ordered residents to leave ahead of a ground operation. China and Serbia agree to build a community with a shared future during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit. Adult film star Stormy Daniels testifies in court at former U.S. president Donald Trump's hush money trial.

Hamas says it has accepted a ceasefire deal brokered by Qatari and Egyptian mediators while Israel says it falls short of its core demands. The Brazilian President asks Congress to recognize a state of public calamity for the heavy rains that have killed at least 85 people in Rio Grande do Sul. Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for efforts from China and France to advocate for win-win cooperation...

The Gaza ceasefire talks appear to have reached a stalemate, with Israel and Hamas disagreeing over demands to end the conflict. Dozens are dead and over 100 are missing from heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Chinese President Xi Jinping is in France, his first visit to Europe in five years that also takes him to Serbia and Hungary.