Divided G20 leaders will descend on New Delhi from Friday, with host Prime Minister Narendra Modi seizing a chance to occupy the geopolitical centre stage and hammer home India's growing diplomatic clout.

Prime Minister Modi, in an exclusive PTI interview ahead of the G-20 summit, urged UN reform to align with evolving global geo-economic dynamics and include vital voices.

A new study has made some frightening revelations about the harmful impact of air pollution on people living in South Asian countries.

BRICS leaders have agreed to expand the club of major emerging economies and adopted conditions for entry, South Africa said Wednesday, as the bloc pursues greater clout to shape the world order.

China's leader Xi Jinping failed to attend the most recent BRICS summit. Meanwhile, President Putin was greeted with applause as he delivered a pre-recorded speech.

A £10 million investment has been announced by a UK-backed funding program to create a Risk Sharing Backdrop Facility for Nigerian sustainable climate infrastructure.

The annual QS Best Student Cities rankings have placed London as the best city for students mainly due to its impressive array of universities and diversity.

A new study examines the scope and integration of a music therapy programme within 10 University Hospitals' medical centres.

Ukraine on Sunday said fighting had "intensified" on the eastern front as Russian President Vladimir Putin deemed Kyiv's counteroffensive a failure.

Around 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine have been assigned to 12 countries after they proved effective in a pilot study started in 2019.

A key factor for foreigners contributing to Mexico coming out on top in this year's Expat Insider survey was the ability to settle into the country seamlessly.

The country has reported the seventh cheetah death in Kuno National Park in the last three months.

Three of the best multilateral development banks in the world have come together under the leadership of the WHO to launch an investment platform for healthcare services in low and middle-income countries.

One year after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak launched the new High Potential Individual Visa in 2022, professors from universities in Europe and Africa call the route "unfair".

India has been trying to reintroduce cheetahs in the country, but the project has been facing a lot of setbacks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to "kill each other" during a revolt by mercenaries of the Wagner group, which stunned the country with an aborted march on Moscow over the weekend.

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin defended his aborted mutiny Monday as a bid to save his mercenary outfit and expose the failures of Russia's military leadership, not to challenge the Kremlin.

The comedian said his original podcast will "engage in interesting and meaningful conversations with some of the world's most fascinating people."

The UN's top expert on rights in Afghanistan urged countries Monday to consider making "gender apartheid" an international crime, helping hold the Taliban accountable for its grave and systematic abuses against Afghan women.

Russia reported fierce fighting on Sunday on three sections of the front line in Ukraine while Ukraine's president praised his troops for repelling enemy advances and said their counter-offensive was progressing well.

Around 219,000 pregnant women are living in Khartoum – the epicentre of the Sudan conflict. Attacks on hospitals and healthcare facilities have made for a lack of medical resources and staff shortages.

Top Chinese officials told Elon Musk about plans to launch new regulations on artificial intelligence on his recent trip to the Asian giant, the tech billionaire said Monday, in his first comments on the two-day visit.

The World Food Programme reported acute food insecurity is set to worsen over the coming months, with 18 hunger hotspots having been recognised as countries at the highest alert level.

Russia said on Monday its military hit Ukrainian air bases in overnight strikes and Ukrainian forces shelled industrial facilities inside Russia as both sides sought the upper hand ahead of what Kyiv hopes will be a decisive counter-offensive.

Two more cubs born to one of the cheetahs translocated to India from Namibia have died due to "extreme weather conditions."

WHO appointed two artists as Goodwill Ambassadors as part of its 75th anniversary. The new Goodwill Ambassadors were named along the sidelines of the ongoing 76th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland.

The first day of the 76th edition of the World Health Assembly has already caused a storm as China pledged to international health cooperation.

Jonny Bairstow suffered a freak accident last year while playing golf.

The G7 groups Japan, Britain, the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the European Union.

IPL 2023 is currently underway in India.