'Day turned into night': Watch giant wall of dust swallowing China's Harbin as rare sandstorm darkens skies with 13-level winds, flying debris and near-zero visibilityHarbin, China, was struck by a severe sandstorm on Sunday, with winds reaching level 13, uprooting trees and reducing visibility to under 1...
01 Jun, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
America's subpar diplomats aren't the world's only choiceThe United Nations, once a global peace beacon, now struggles for relevance. Superpower politics and a decline in multilateralism have dimi...
31 May, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
Putin in China: Lip-smacking dinner menu for Russian President with Xi Jinping is gastronomic delightVladimir Putin is visiting China just days after Donald Trump left the Chinese capital. Xi Jinping and Putin -- who have met dozens of time...
20 May, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
Nancy Guthrie case takes another twist: Why has the sheriff stopped speaking directly to Nancy Guthrie’s family? here's what you need to knowThe search for Nancy Guthrie has passed 100 days. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is no longer speaking directly with the Guthrie family. T...
20 May, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
Xi's 'blunt' warning to Trump on Taiwan exposes profound risks: AnalystsDuring a tense summit in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a clear message to US President Donald Trump regarding Taiwan. The talk...
14 May, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
Payback for help during India-Pakistan war? Iran's jets at Nur Khan airbase trigger memories of 1971Pakistan confirmed Iranian military aircraft landed during the US-Iran conflict, sparking questions about its neutrality as a mediator. Whi...
13 May, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
Jio revamps mega IPO; DailyObjects lines up fresh capitalReliance Industries is revamping Jio Platforms’ IPO plans amid investor disagreements over valuation. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
11 May, 2026, 08.18 PM IST
Why did oil prices crash today? $920 million crude oil short placed 70 minutes before US-Iran 14-point deal report — was someone trading on inside information?Oil prices crash today: Nearly $920 million in crude oil shorts entered the market just 70 minutes before reports claimed the US and Iran w...
06 May, 2026, 07.56 PM IST
China's cold snap reaches Shanghai with chilliest year-end in 40 yearsThe city's lowest temperatures on Thursday will be minus 4 to minus 6 degrees Celsius (21 to 24 degrees Fahrenheit) in Shanghai's suburbs, ...
21 Dec, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
China calls U.S. 'main instigator' of Ukraine crisisIn an interview with the Russian state news agency TASS published on Wednesday, China's ambassador to Moscow, Zhang Hanhui, accused Washing...
10 Aug, 2022, 08.30 PM IST
View: India’s strategic conundrums multiply in a new US-China Cold WarIdeological competition also characterises the new Cold War. President Xi has boasted about the merits of single-party communist rule in Ch...
15 Apr, 2021, 12.46 PM IST
Texas weather crisis deepens Chinese belief they're 'on right path', says foreign ministry"In Texas millions of people found themselves caught in the terrible situation of not having electricity and heating at home, a few tens of...
19 Feb, 2021, 05.06 PM IST
Can Covid-19 spread through food? Living coronavirus found on frozen food packagingThe CDC said it detected and isolated the living virus on the outer packaging.
19 Oct, 2020, 08.51 AM IST
Living coronavirus found on frozen food packaging in ChinaIt is for the first time in the world that living novel coronavirus has been isolated from the outer packaging of cold-chain food, the Chin...
18 Oct, 2020, 11.58 AM IST
China on yellow alert for smog in many citiesChina's meteorological authorities on Sunday issued a yellow alert for a new bout of smog that is expected to hang heavy in large areas of ...
11 Dec, 2016, 08.47 AM IST
China lashes out at US defense secretary Ashton Carter's criticismsCarter's remarks "laid bare the stereotypical US thinking and US hegemony," Hua said at a daily news briefing.
30 May, 2016, 04.53 PM IST
China on 'blue alert' for cold snapIn regions south of the Yangtze River, temperatures could reach as low as 1 degree Celsius, accompanied by gusts of wind hitting 7 to 8 on ...
07 Mar, 2016, 11.01 AM IST