April 19, 2024 India's Modi poised for victory as 6-week general election begins in world's largest democracy As some 970 million Indians start to vote in the country's general election, polls suggest that incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win a third-term in office.
April 18, 2024 Armenian victims group asks International Criminal Court to investigate genocide claim A human rights organization that represents ethnic Armenians is arguing that Azerbaijan is committing an ongoing genocide and submitted evidence on Thursday to the International Criminal Court.
April 18, 2024 Chinese border apprehensions set new record The Federalist senior contributor Helen Raleigh reacts to lawmakers accusing China of profiting from the fentanyl crisis and rise of Chinese immigration into the U.S.
April 17, 2024 11,000 ordered to evacuate as volcanic eruptions, tsunami warnings rock Indonesian island Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert on Wednesday following eruptions at Ruang mountain, and ordered the evacuation of over 11,000 people.
April 17, 2024 Russia begins withdrawing peacekeeping forces from Karabakh, now under full Azerbaijan control Azerbaijan and Russian officials announced Wednesday that Russian forces are being withdrawn from the Karabakh region in Azerbaijan; forces have been stationed there since the end of a war in 2020.
April 17, 2024 Pakistani security forces kill 7 militants trying to enter country Pakistani security forces reportedly killed seven militants in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when they tried to enter from Afghanistan.
April 17, 2024 Burmese military government moves deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest due to heat Burma's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest. The military government said on Wednesday the move was made due to a heat wave.
April 16, 2024 Azerbaijan urges top UN court to throw out Armenia's accusations of racial discrimination Azerbaijan says the UN's International Court of Justice does not have jurisdiction to hear Armenia's case alleging Azerbaijan violated a convention prohibiting racial discrimination.
April 16, 2024 Navy expects to miss recruiting goal by more than 6,000 amid worldwide threats from China, Russia The United States Navy is expecting to fall short of its recruitment goals, failing to keep up with success from the U.S. Army and Air Force reported this recruiting year.
April 16, 2024 Singapore's outgoing PM to stay on as senior minister, his successor says Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will transition out of office after 20 years, with Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong set to succeed him on May 15.