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Guinea's Doumbouya is sworn in as president, cementing transition from junta chief to elected leader

New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- Junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya was sworn in Saturday as president of Guinea after he overwhelmingly won last year's presidential election despite an earlier promise not to pr... Read More


China's economy grows 5% in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite Trump's tariffs

New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. However, growth slowed to a 4.5% rate in the last q... Read More


South Africa declares a national disaster over flooding and severe weather

New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- South Africa declared a national disaster Sunday over torrential rains and floods that have killed at least 30 people in the country's north, damaged thousands of homes and washe... Read More


Chinese steel factory officials detained after explosion that leaves 2 dead, 8 missing

New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- Chinese police have detained those in charge of a steel factory in the Inner Mongolia region after an explosion killed two people and left 84 others hospitalized. A rescue team ... Read More


Delays plague voting in Uganda's presidential election

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- Uganda's presidential election was plagued by widespread delays Thursday in addition to a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticized as an anti-democratic tactic in a c... Read More


What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- Elon Musk's Grok keeps getting into trouble, and this time, more of the world's governments are trying to intervene. First launched in 2023, Grok is Musk's attempt to outdo riva... Read More


US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control... Read More


Tanzania president remorseful over internet shutdown on election day

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- Tanzania's president has, for the first time since the disputed October election, commented on a six-day internet shutdown as the country went through its worst postelection viol... Read More


US warns Iran that 'all options are on the table' in emergency UN meeting

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- After weeks of escalating tension, U.S. and Iranian officials faced each other Thursday at the U.N. Security Council, where America's envoy renewed threats against the Islamic Re... Read More


Brazil's Supreme Court moves Bolsonaro to larger cell with outdoor area

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- A Brazilian Supreme Court Justice on Thursday ordered the transfer of former President Jair Bolsonaro from the federal police headquarters in Brasilia to a much bigger cell with ... Read More