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Tour bus rollover kills 5 on interstate highway in western New York

The state police said that the driver apparently became distracted, lost control and overcorrected before the bus went into the right shoulder and flipped over shortly from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/M2p1P0T

Sergio Gor, Donald Trump’s close political aide, named next U.S. ambassador to India

Mr. Gor, who is currently the director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, will remain in that position until his confirmation, Mr. Trump said from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hY3PanQ

Indians in Ireland: Building a home amid the hostility

On July 19, 2025, an Indian man was assaulted in the suburb of Tallaght in Dublin, Ireland. Since then, there have been several attacks against Indians in the green isle, causing alarm in the immigrant community. With politicians there riding on anti-immigrant rhetoric, the situation has worsened. Priyanka Borpujari reports on how the transformation of Ireland as a major immigrant destination has brought many challenges from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Zil0fAt

Justice Department issues transcripts of interviews with Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell

The disclosure represents the latest Trump administration effort to repair self-inflicted political wounds after failing to deliver on expectations that its own officials had created through conspiracy theories from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LIujW3q

U.S. court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Trump

New York appeals court throws out Trump’s $527M fraud penalty, bans corporate leadership, spares half-billion-dollar fine from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2oWGE9z

Donald Trump signs executive order creating role of chief design officer

The studio will advise agencies on how to reduce duplicative design costs and use standardised design on sites where people interact with the government from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jLWlTU8

Trump administration reviewing all 55 million people with U.S. visas for potential deportable violations

The department said it was looking for indicators of ineligibility including visa overstays, criminal activity, threats to public safety from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PGpmMfu

Historic Swedish church arrives at new home after two-day journey

A musical fanfare celebrated its arrival after a meticulously choreographed relocation that began on Tuesday on two remote-controlled flatbed trailers inching forward at a pace of half a kilometre an hour from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MxXPJNu

Real Money Games firms quietly assess Bill banning their industry; video game firms welcome move

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 poses an existential threat to the pay-to-win space, say RMG firms; video game firms have complained about being confused with RMG, and welcomed the Bill. from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jqaA8ry

Syria's top diplomat, Israeli delegation meet in Paris as U.S. pushes for normalising ties

Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met with Israeli officials to discuss de-escalating tensions and restoring a 1974 ceasefire agreement from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/D3KYOyJ

Germany signals policy shift on Israel as ‘unjustified’ war on Gaza rages on

We cannot supply weapons to a conflict that is being attempted to be resolved exclusively by military means, that can claim hundreds of thousands of lives, says German Chancellor Friedrich Merz; despite criticism of the Israeli government, Germany reaffirms its commitment to ties with Israel from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sAgiuRa

Donald Trump cancels August vacation to work on Russia-Ukraine

Karoline Leavitt said that there were “discussions about Trump working from Bedminster for a couple of weeks but he decided against it” from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xsM0Vbi

Breaking down the Chinese wall

Just as Nalanda once created space for dialogue and learning between civilisations, perhaps today too, India can draw from that spirit to shape how it engages with China from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/R6FEIn7

Takeaways from Donald Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy and European leaders: Praise, security talks, more meetings

As Mr. Trump hosted Mr. Zelenskyy and top European leaders, the tone and style of the sit-down was far different than when Ukraine's president was hounded out of the White House in February from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TNBVlvm

Thousands of Palestinians leave Gaza City fearing Israeli offensive

"The people of Gaza City are like someone who received a death sentence and is awaiting execution," said Tamer Burai, a Gaza City businessman from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Tdna34y

In surprise move, U.S. Air Force chief says he will retire

General Allvin said he will retire on or about November 1 from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OBjJzLx

Zelenskyy, Trump express hope for trilateral talks with Putin to bring end to Russia-Ukraine war

Mr. Trump stopped short of committing U.S. troops to the effort, saying instead that there would be a “NATO-like” security presence but that all those details would be hashed out in their afternoon meeting with EU leaders from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jTt8GyN

More than 40 missing in Nigeria boat accident, emergency agency says

The passengers were travelling to Goronyo market, a popular food produce market in the State, when the boat capsized from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1vOfxA4

Air Canada suspends restart plans after flight attendants union defies return to work order

Canada's largest airline now says it will resume flights Monday evening. Air Canada said in a statement that the union “illegally directed its flight attendant members to defy a direction from the Canadian Industrial Relations Board.” from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RJst67U

Watch: EC-Rahul clash, Marco Rubio on Ukraine, J&K cloudburst tragedy & more | News Wrap

A deadly cloudburst and landslide in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kathua district have claimed at least seven lives, deepening the region’s monsoon crisis. Meanwhile, a sharp war of words erupted between the Election Commission and Rahul Gandhi over allegations of “vote chori.” In global news, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged both Russia and Ukraine to make concessions for peace, as Trump teased “big progress” after meeting Putin. Adding a twist, Congress mocked the EC with a viral post amid rising demands for electoral transparency. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RTjLJ3u

How does plastic pollution affect health? | Explained

Why have negotiators in Geneva rejected a draft treaty? What is the threat from lab-made polymers? What are the chemicals potentially used or present in plastic materials and products? Does exposure to these chemicals have an adverse impact on health? from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YtjwrAT

Alaska | Chilling past, warm present

The former Russian region sold to the U.S. in 1867, which still bears traces of Russian cultural influence, hosted Trump and Putin for a historic summit from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/psnxeX6

Military airstrike on gem mining town kills at least 21 in Myanmar

The incident was the latest in a series of frequent and deadly military airstrikes, often causing civilian casualties, that have intensified in a bid to reclaim territory from resistance groups from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lmbU7Qf

Jeremy Corbyn | The British Left’s second act

The former Labour leader is trying to mobilise left-wing voters under his new party as Labour under Keir Starmer is struggling to maintain public support amid its lacklustre policy towards Gaza’s devastation and a host of other economic and social crises the U.K. is facing from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NUmZPuC

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin shake hands at start of Alaska summit

Trump and Putin each arrived in their presidential jets and walked under gray skies to greet each other on the tarmac, before walking a red carpet together to an honor guard salute. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/E7tDbqa

Enforcement Directorate searches Vuenow Infratech premises

The agency said it has seized cash, electronic devices, "incriminating records", shares and immovable property worth ₹737.2 million from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HReY0JW

RSB Retail India files draft IPO papers with SEBI; seeks to raise ₹1,500 crore

The proposed IPO is a combination of a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to ₹500 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 2.98 crore equity shares by promoters from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/UyP6V9L

Ramaphosa urges dialogue, unity to fix 'broken' South Africa

The nationwide public consultation comes with Africa's most industrialised nation still grappling with massive poverty and inequality 30 years after the end of apartheid from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4cd9PMI

India endorses Trump-Putin summit in Alaska

The summit could also decide the course of the imposed U.S. tariffs on India as Trump had previously accused New Delhi of fuelling the Russian ‘war machine’ with its energy purchases from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hMTNFPk

The Sisyphean quest to bolster manufacturing in India

The sector remains an also-ran in India’s growth story, despite fervent attempts by government after government. The services sector, on the other hand, has blossomed outside the government’s focus from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KEPsO0B

China urges Thailand, Cambodia reconciliation in three-way talks

Mr. Wang said China supports the Southeast Asian countries in strengthening dialogue and eliminating misunderstandings, adding he hoped they would rebuild mutual trust and restore friendship from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qHZbrAF

Trump orders space regulations eased in win for Musk

The executive order called on Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy "to eliminate or expedite the Department of Transportation's environmental reviews" for launches from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/64Mke1K

Russia restricts calls via WhatsApp and Telegram

Reports that calls were being disrupted in WhatsApp and Telegram appeared in Russian media earlier this week, with users complaining about calls not going through or not being able to hear each other speak. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/685Wg07

Donald Trump eyes three-way meeting with Putin, Zelensky

The high-stakes summit comes with Trump struggling to broker an end to the conflict, and Zelensky and his European allies earlier urged the Republican to push for a ceasefire. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OF3Q1sM

Nepal waives climbing fees for 97 mountain peaks

Nepal is home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks and welcomes hundreds of climbers every year during the spring and autumn climbing seasons from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PwD82dZ

U.S. summit in Alaska a ‘personal victory’ for Putin, says Ukraine’s Zelensky

The summit, set to take place in Alaska on Friday, will be the first between a sitting US and Russian president since 2021 and comes as Trump seeks to broker an end to Russia's nearly three-and-a-half year war in Ukraine. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TnmpZlY

PixxelSpace India-led consortium to establish India’s first commercial earth observation satellite constellation

It is for the first time in the history of the Indian space sector, a private consortium would invest more than ₹1,200 crore over the next five years to launch a constellation of 12 state-of-the-art EO satellites from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KnZ9Lor

Benjamin Netanyahu’s push for a no-state solution

Israel’s Prime Minister wants only this — no sovereignty for the Palestinians, no state for the Palestinians and no rights for the Palestinians from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CoQs1z0

Trump’s Washington D.C. takeover begins as National Guard troops arrive

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser pledges to work alongside the federal officials President Donald Trump has tasked with overseeing the city’s law enforcement from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VCXmf87

‘In Gaza, we’re witnessing a man-made crisis, intended to maximise suffering’

What we’re seeing in Gaza is not a natural disaster; this is not just a humanitarian emergency in the present, it’s a multi-generational crisis that will have long-lasting effects on Gaza’s people from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8UXD2QZ

Trump signs order to extend China tariff truce by 90 days: U.S. media

The 90-day extension means the truce is set to expire in early November, according to the Wall Street Journal. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2ZL0uT3

Marcos says the Philippines will be pulled into any war over Taiwan, despite China’s protest

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says his country will inevitably be drawn “kicking and screaming” in any war over Taiwan due to its proximity and the presence of large numbers of Filipino workers on the self-ruled island, despite China’s strong protest over such remarks from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ohfCaIz

Bridging home cover gap amid rising climate shocks

In 2025, home insurance is no longer a luxury but a prerequisite for financial resilience; if events of this year have shown us anything, it’s that climate risk can no longer be viewed as hypothetical from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FVoj59Y

Israel says it killed Al Jazeera journalist

Palestinian journalists' groups condemned the killings. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PUI9F7D

Eight dead in shooting outside Ecuador nightclub: police

The police said they have yet to work out a motive for the shooting. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uqNtb7E

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits western Turkey: disaster agency

Several buildings collapsed in the Balikesir province after the quake, according to images broadcast by Turkish media. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tVnXPRU

Will India cave in to U.S. pressure on Russian oil? | Explained

Why has President Donald Trump announced penalty tariffs on India? When does it come into effect? Is a rapprochement possible before the deadline? How much oil does India import from Russia? Has India begun reducing oil buys from Russia and importing more from other countries? from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9eOBQRN

Daniella Weiss: Settler godmother

As much of Gaza lies in ruins amid the ongoing war, the extremist Israeli settler leader finds an opportunity to send Jews back to the Palestinian enclave from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xB2kwge

Muhammad Yunus: The professor who rose to power

The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, who became the ‘Chief Adviser’ of Bangladesh’s post-Hasina interim administration, promises a peaceful transfer of power after next year’s ‘inclusive elections’, in which the Awami League, now officially banned, will not be able to participate from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FAz3xP5

Prestige Group acquires 102 acres of land in Q1 to build homes worth ₹20k crore

According to its latest investor presentation, the company acquired a total of 102 acres of land in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Mumbai in the first quarter of this fiscal year from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dOfta3h

Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97

In 1968, the Apollo 8 mission involving Lovell was the first to leave Earth's orbit and the first to fly to and circle the moon. They could not land, but they put the U.S. ahead of the Soviets in the space race. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/T7RdaqQ

Trump says court halt of tariffs would cause ‘Great Depression’

Mr. Trump’s statements come as a U.S. appeals court weighs the legality of his broad use of emergency powers to enact sweeping tariffs on trading partners. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DaPRKgz

Government extends PM E-DRIVE Scheme by two years till March 2028

However, the terminal date for registered e-2W (electric two-wheeler), registered e-rickshaws & e-cart and registered e-3W (L5) shall be 31st March 2026 from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/AwqERGl

U.S. Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service

Transgender troops told Military.com that they were finding the entire separation process, which has included reverting their service records back to their birth gender, “dehumanizing” or “open cruelty.” from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/vDQ9EJ5

Former BPSL promoters argue against liquidation in SC

The former promoters of BPSL sought a fresh corporate insolvency resolution process to be initiated if JSW’s resolution plan was found faulty from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7alk4cT

Autodesk allows local storage option for Indian customers in an attempt to boost data security, recoverability, trust

“As companies look to accelerate this transformation, prioritising data regionalisation is becoming a strategic imperative, enabling trust, transparency, and seamless collaboration,” said Kamolika Peres Gupta, Vice President, India and SAARC, Autodesk from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2RtS7nH

Two U.S. State troopers in Pennsylvania shot, governor says

Officials are monitoring the ‘active situation’ in northeastern Pennsylvania with no further details shared from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/g3x1RfB

Germany, Ukraine’s second biggest backer, is ready to play a larger role 

Given Germany’s history, it is generally wary of taking any leadership position within Europe from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/j9cAQ2h

Trump non-committal on whether extra India tariffs will go with Russia-Ukraine ceasefire

After imposing additional tariffs on India for trading in arms and energy with Russia, U.S. President Donald Trump said other countries could follow suit, suggesting China by name as a possibility from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/k6CyilX

Brazil requests consultations at WTO over Trump’s tariffs

Brazilian President Lula has repeatedly said that the trade body needs a revamp to be enabled to mediate in conflicts. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/smTPLv5

Trump suggests Vance is his likely heir apparent in 2028

Donald Trump also proposed that J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio join forces for a future Republican ticket from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EN7s0Bq

Don’t give China pass, burn relationship with 'strong ally' India: Nikki Haley

“India should not be buying oil from Russia. But China, an adversary and the number one buyer of Russian and Iranian oil, got a 90-day tariff pause," Ms. Haley said from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pbiW8sB

Eighty years on from Hiroshima

Recent developments are putting the norm of non-use under immense strain from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hb4gFc5

Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro

Prosecutors accuse Bolsonaro of heading a criminal organisation that plotted to overturn the 2022 election, including plans to kill President Lula and a Supreme Court justice from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7boleQz

Netanyahu to convene cabinet as Israel decides next steps in Gaza after ceasefire talks collapse

Israel considers expansion of war after failed ceasefire talks; the Armed forces are wary of war of attrition with Hamas from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9tsHuer

Bangladesh, a year after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster

Public opinion appears to have turned against the Yunus interim regime — with growing economic distress, the shared refrain seems to be a yearning for the ‘earlier and better times’ from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KAkiecN

Netanyahu asks Red Cross for help after ‘profound shock’ of Gaza hostage videos

The ICRC said in a statement it was “appalled by the harrowing videos” and reiterated its “call to be granted access to the hostages” from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nE4WS6J

Sixty-eight African migrants killed as boat capsises off Yemen

The tragedy was the latest in a series of shipwrecks off Yemen that have killed hundreds of African migrants fleeing conflict and poverty in hopes of reaching the wealthy Gulf Arab countries. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7azPBWM

Top Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia's war in Ukraine

The criticism of India by Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff at the White House, was one of the strongest yet by the Trump administration from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MBJxfRG

Dmitry Medvedev: Defender of the Kremlin

The former President and former Prime Minister of Russia has now morphed into one of the most aggressive voices of the establishment from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ivVmIXe

ED arrests MD of Biswal Tradelink in fake bank guarantee case

‘Evidence seized during searches at Anil Ambani group companies on July 24 has direct linkage with the present investigation’ from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BR1Nrdo

India will continue to buy Russian oil, government sources tell NYT

Officials have denied a policy change on Russian oil imports after Donald Trump threatened tariffs on Russian oil buyers from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1CXBUjE

Turkiye starts supplying Azerbaijani gas to boost Syria's power output

“We will transport natural gas to Aleppo and from Aleppo to Homs. This will enable the power plants there to be put into operation in the near future,” Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar added from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MpbUeGO

U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Kugler steps down, giving Trump slot to fill

Kugler, who did not participate in the Fed’s policy meeting earlier this week, would have completed her term in January from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wapZ7Ym

Trump welcomes reports India may halt Russian oil imports, calls it a “good step”

Trump has maintained a firm stance against countries maintaining close commercial ties with Moscow from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gVQHwBR

'Balanced', 'forward-looking': Pakistan hails 19% tariffs under U.S. trade deal

The Ministry said the revised tariff level is expected to support Pakistan's export potential, especially in key sectors such as textiles, "which remain the backbone of the country’s export economy”. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mLBHc0P

Maruti, M&M, Toyota sales rise, Hyundai, Tata Motors decline

Country’s largest automaker posts marginal growth in total vehicle sales at 1.8 lakh units in July; SUVs contribute 71% to HMIL’s domestic sales from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mFArkn1