A former deputy director of the FBI has questioned some of US president-elect Donald Trump's picks for high-profile roles in his next administration due to their lack of experience and links with Russia.

The NZ$3.75m ($2.2m; $1.7m) sale makes it the most valuable Māori portrait in New Zealand history.

Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States, the White House said Wednesday, announcing a rare diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration.

Navinchandra Ramgoolam, who was elected a fortnight ago, said he wants time to go over the details with lawyers.

Huw Pill made the claim as the Office for National Statistics came under increasing pressure over the quality of some of its work.

In August 2024, Ndugulile was elected as the next regional director for the WHO African region

P.S. Sreedharan Pillai, Governor of Goa, hosted a reception for a nine-member delegation from the Vatican led by His Eminence Archbishop George Jacob Koovakad, Cardinal-elect. Mr. Pillai presented the delegation with copies on the Bhagavad Gita.

The Correctional Centre is yet to react to the allegation.

His extensive experience in politics and royal blood clinched the position

In an endeavour to elevate the artistic, cultural, and handicraft traditions of the Northeast, while simultaneously fostering the growth of the region's tourism sector, the 12th edition of the...

Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released.

Rabri Devi demands separate state for Mithilanchal region in Bihar, highlighting importance of Maithili language and culture.

The exchange was reportedly months in the making, and included the release of at least one Chinese citizen in US custody.

The United States has imposed sanctions on an additional 21 allies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them on Wednesday of perpetrating some of the repression with which officials in the country responded to July's disputed presidential election.

Tahir Ali, MP for Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley, urged action as he cautioned acts of 'mindless desecration' risk fuelling 'division and hatred' within society.

AIADMK and DMK debate over Cauvery delta's protected status, highlighting discrepancies between State and Central government responses.

The Foreign Secretary insisted the sovereignty pact was a 'very good deal' as he played down claims it was on the verge of an embarrassing collapse.

The building was ripped open by the weekend storm that tore through parts of the UK at speeds of up to 82mph.

Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun under investigation for corruption in China's military crackdown on graft, latest official implicated.

The portrait of Maffeo Barberini, a Florentine aristocrat who was coronated as Pope Urban VIII in 1623, is now on view in Italy

A white supremacist prison gang leader is accused in the attempted homicide of two officers at the California State Prison in Sacramento, authorities said Tuesday. Ronald D. Yandell, a leader of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang, allegedly attacked two officers last Friday morning as they were transferring him back to his cell after an appointment at the prison's health building. Yandell is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter.

Keir Starmer's Chagos Islands deal is on the brink of collapse - with an envoy having been sent in a bid to salvage the agreement.

Amaravati, Nov 27 (IANS): The government of Andhra Pradesh will formulate a maritime policy to transform the state into a maritime hub taking advantage of a long coastline. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday directed the officials to prepare a policy that can transform the 1,053 km long coastline. He to.....

President-elect Donald Trump's selection for defense secretary was once the publisher of The Princeton Tory magazine.

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Col. Steve McCraw said goodbye to personnel Wednesday as he left Texas DPS Headquarters in Austin for the final time.

The UK foreign secretary dismisses criticism of the agreement as "politicking" before elections.