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Zohran Mamdani Wants To End Gifted Programs For New York Early Graders

New York mayoral front-runner and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani said he wants to end the city's gifted and talented program for kindergarten students in public schools, wading into a contentious issue weeks before the election.

Opinion | India-EU FTA: Light At The End Of A Long Tunnel?

The current bilateral and global centripetal forces seem to be pulling India and the EU together. However, the two sides have been here many times during the past two decades.

The India-Pak Sir Creek Border Dispute. What Is It? Why Is It Important?

India-Pak military tension - never far from the surface and explosive when it does break cover, as Op Sindoor showed - may have expanded to a new theatre this week after Islamabad was warned against territorial aggression in Gujarat's Sir Creek.

After Trump's Big Praise, Pak Says It Backed Different Version Of Gaza Plan

Days after US President Donald Trump showed Pakistani leadership for supporting the Gaza peace deal, Islamabad has denied backing Washington's '20-point' proposal to end the war between Israel and Hamas.

Sarah Mullally Becomes First Female Archbishop To Lead Church Of England

Britain appointed Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, the first time a woman has been named leader of the Church of England in the 1,400-year history of the role.

"I Don't Control Him": House Speaker Mike Johnson On Trump's Quantico Speech

US Democratic Representative Madeleine Dean on Wednesday confronted House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Texas, urging him to respond to comments made by President Donald Trump during his address to military generals at Quantico, Virginia.

They Cut Class, Got Expelled And Still Won The Nobel Prize

Some Nobel laureates were straight-A students from the get-go. But others AFP recounted how they cut class, got expelled, and had doubts about their future.

War Took Her Husband, Her Father, And Her Home. Now She Fights For Her Children In Gaza

Two years of war, multiple displacements, and the deaths of her husband and father have reduced Lamis Dib's life in Gaza to a relentless fight for survival.

Gaza Crisis Overshadows Mexico's Annual 1968 Massacre Commemoration March

The annual march to commemorate the 1968 massacre of protesting students in Mexico's capital was eclipsed Thursday by demands to end a humanitarian crisis halfway around the world in Gaza.

UK Awaits New Archbishop Of Canterbury, With Female Bishops Leading Race

Britain will name a new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday to lead the Church of England, mother church of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, and for the first time the centuries-old institution could be led by a woman.

Japan's Unemployment Rate Edges Up To Highest In Over A Year

Japan's jobless rate rose to its highest in over a year, signaling a slight loosening of the labor market as speculation swirls over a Bank of Japan rate hike in the near term.

TCS, Other Tech Firms To Face Investors Over Trump's H-1B Visa Shock

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. will be the first Indian IT firm to face investors after Donald Trump moved to curb a key work visa, sending the company's shares tumbling and dimming its earnings outlook.

Grand Duke Henri Of Luxembourg Abdicates, Passes Throne To Son After 25 Years

Luxembourg's Grand Duke Henri abdicated his throne on Friday in favour of his son, Guillaume. Henri, 70, had served the tiny duchy in the heart of Europe for 25 years in a largely symbolic role.

Video: Los Angeles Sky Turns Orange As Fire Breaks Out At Chevron's Oil Refinery

A fireball lit up the night sky in Los Angeles on Thursday after an explosion that led to a massive fire at a Chevron refinery in LA County's El Segundo area.

A Chef's Culinary Campaign For Gaza, Where Every Meal Is A Struggle

On her social media accounts, Yasmin has been educating Gazans to modify traditional recipes with basic, everyday items through brief films and recipe guidelines.

"Every Day Of Russia's War A Global Threat": Zelensky On Drone Strikes

Russia's sustained bombardment of Ukraine's power grid is deepening concerns about the safety of the country's nuclear facilities after a drone knocked out power for more than three hours to the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

"We Do Not Listen To Your Microphone": Instagram CEO On Ads

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri has put to rest a widely circulated myth among social media users that the platform listens to private conversations and serves ads based on them.

Opinion | Why Bishnoi Gang - Now A 'Terror Entity' - Continues To Haunt India-Canada Ties

Canada continues to prioritise foreign interference and transnational repression as central to its national security agenda, even as it overlaps and at times undermines Indias concern about Khalistani separatism.

Video: Pakistan Police Raid Islamabad Press Club Amid PoK Protest

As Pakistan boils over alleged atrocities and internet blackout in violence-hit Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK), police in Islamabad stormed the National Press Club (NPC), where several journalists were attacked.

Meet The 5 Candidates Competing To Be Japan's Next Prime Minister

Japan's long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but the winner must quickly restore political stability and regain public support for the struggling party to stay in power.