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  White House Begins Mass Layoffs Amid Government Shutdown

  The White House said Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal workers as President Donald Trump sought to amp up pressure on opposition Democrats to end a government shutdown that has crippled public services.

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  Canadian Foreign Minister To Visit India, Trade, Energy On Agenda

  Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand will embark on a diplomatic tour of India, Singapore, and China from October 12 to 17 (Canadian time) to advance cooperation and strengthen bilateral relations under Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy

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  7 Cops, 6 Terrorists Dead In Suicide Attack At Pak Police Training Centre

  Three more terrorists were killed after a five-hour gun battle that was triggered by a suicide attack at a police training centre school in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan, police said. Six more police personnel died in the exchange of fire

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  Meet Mastercard South Asia Head Gautam Aggarwal, Who Will Speak At NDTV World Summit

  Gautam Aggarwal, Mastercard's Division President of South Asia, is set to attend the 2025 NDTV World Summit on October 17.

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  "Nobel Prize Decided On Basis Of Work Done": Panel On White House Criticism

  The Norwegian Committee has responded to US President Donald Trump's campaign to secure the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, saying it won't be influenced by political pressure.

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  Why Trump Suddenly Slapped Additional 100% Tariff On China

  President Donald Trump has announced a major escalation in his trade war with China: a 100% tariff on all Chinese goods starting November 1. The move follows Beijing's sweeping new export controls on rare-earth minerals.

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  Trump, 79, Has "Cardiac Age" Of 65-Year-Old, Is In "Exceptional Health": Doctor

  Donald Trump was found to be in "exceptional health" in a medical evaluation, the US president's doctor said in a memo released by the White House on Friday.

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  Cough Syrup Linked To Child Deaths In India Not Shipped To US: Drug Regulator

  The US Food and Drug Administration confirmed on Friday that toxic cough syrups linked to children's deaths in India had not been shipped to the United States.

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  Putin Says "No Big Deal" If US Declines To Extend Nuclear Warhead Limits

  President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia was developing new strategic weapons and it would not be critical for Moscow if the United States declined to extend the warhead limits set out in a nuclear arms treaty that expires next year.

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  "I Didn't Say 'Give It To Me'": Trump Says Nobel Peace Prize Winner Called Him

  US President Donald Trump on Friday reacted to not winning the Nobel Peace Prize this year, claiming that he had extended assistance to the awardee, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, on multiple occasions.

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  North Korea Holds Military Parade To Celebrate Ruling Party's 80th Anniversary

  North Korea has held a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party, with high-level foreign guests in attendance, state media said Saturday.

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  Trump Says He Believes Gaza Ceasefire Will "Hold"

  US President Donald Trump said he believed the Israeli ceasefire that began in Gaza on Friday would hold as Israel and Hamas are "tired" of fighting.

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  Trump Slaps Extra 100% Tariff On China, Threatens To Scrap Talks With Xi Jinping

  US President Donald Trump announced an additional 100 percent tariff on China Friday and threatened to cancel a summit with Xi Jinping, reigniting his trade war with Beijing in a row over export curbs on rare earth minerals.

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  Macron Reappoints Sebastien Lecornu As France's PM 4 Days After He Quit

  French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed his outgoing prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, back into that position, just four days after Lecornu gave his resignation.

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  Multiple Dead, 19 Missing After Massive Blast At US Explosives Factory

  An explosion at a Tennessee military munitions plant Friday left 19 people missing and feared dead, authorities said.

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  Melania Trump Says Putin Talks Secured Return Of Ukraine War Children

  US First Lady Melania Trump said Friday she had secured the release of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia after establishing an extraordinary back channel of communication with President Vladimir Putin.

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  US Slams Nobel Committee For Ignoring Trump's Global Peace Efforts

  The White House on Friday slammed the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, accusing it of ignoring President Donald Trump's contributions to global peace, an honour he has been aggressively seeking often on the back of exaggerated or unverified claims.

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  Several Dead, Missing After Blast At Explosives Plant In Tennessee

  Multiple people were dead or missing after a massive blast rocked a US military explosives plant Friday, officials said, sending emergency responders rushing to the site and prompting warnings for the public to avoid the area.

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  MIT Rejects Bid To Adopt Trump's Agenda For Funding Benefits

  The president of the MIT said Friday she "cannot support" a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump's political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding.

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  Nobel Peace Prize Winner Machado Dedicates Award To Trump

  Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to the people of Venezuela -- and US President Donald Trump, for his "decisive support" for her country's pro-democracy movement.