The U.S. Senate on Thursday fell short of the votes needed to enshrine equal rights for women in the Constitution, a century after a guarantee of gender equality was proposed in Congress.

India’s defence minister told his Chinese counterpart on Thursday that improved relations depend on “peace and tranquillity” returning to their frontier disturbed by military tensions, an Indian government statement said.

The anti-tank ditches near Ukraine’s occupied southeastern town of Polohy stretch for 30 km (19 miles).

Washington has agreed to periodically deploy US nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea and involve Seoul in its nuclear planning operations.

A homicide investigation has been launched into the death of a 60-year-old man in Auckland.

General Motors Co (GM.N) said it will end production of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle later this year as its shifts zero-emission production to trucks and SUVs built on a new battery platform.

Israel kicked off annual Independence Day celebrations evening though tens of thousands of people decided instead to again protest at divisive plans by the government to push through restrictions on the judiciary.

Murali Mohan Sastry is waiting peacefully for death on the banks of the Ganges River in India’s northern city of Varanasi, revered by millions of Hindus.

President Joe Biden launched his re-election bid on Tuesday with a promise to protect American liberties from “extremists” linked to former President Donald Trump, who he beat in 2020 and might face again in 2024.

Fighting flared anew in Sudan late despite a ceasefire declaration by the warring factions as more people fled the capital Khartoum and former officials, including one facing international war crimes charges, left prison.

The judge in former President Donald Trump’s rape case ordered lawyers at the start of a civil trial to keep their clients and witnesses from making public statements that could lead to violence.

Abid said he was transferred from Khartoum to Port Sudan as part of a large convoy that drove for 30 hours through the desert.