The Independent

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called senior officials in India and Pakistan in an effort to defuse the crisis that followed last week’s deadly attack in Kashmir, the State Department said

North Korea and Russia have begun building their first road link, the two countries announced, hailing the construction of a bridge over a border river as a major development that will further expand their booming ties

The Tump administration has reportedly spent more than 6 percent as the Biden administration during the same period even though federal jobs, services, agencies and contracts have been slashed

Shouting “banzai!”

Necropolis can be compared to well-known sites in Champagne, researchers say

The state agreed earlier this year to increased cooperation with federal immigration agents

If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history

Carney says Trump won’t succeed with his ambitions to expand US territory

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

Erin Patterson is on trial in Australia over the deaths of her estranged partner’s parents and aunt, Rachel Clun writes

The Independent’s chief political commentator, John Rentoul, is here to answer your local elections questions – from which seats matter to whether Reform can turn headlines into votes

Trucks thunder along Pakistan’s dusty highways and through bustling city streets, like rolling canvases ablaze with color and poetry, transforming heavy transport into mobile masterpieces and offering a window into the country’s folk culture.

Asian shares have advanced, with many markets in the region closed for holidays, after U.S. stocks stormed back from steep early losses to a seventh straight day of gains

Swathes of New Zealand were under severe weather warnings Thursday with heavy downpours prompting a state of emergency for part of the South Island, while forecasters recorded “destructive” gales in the capital, Wellington

Many support centers for Nepal’s LGBTQ+ community have closed since the Trump administration began dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development

Voters to cast ballots in 23 local authorities and six mayoral contests across England

An Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience triggered severe mental problems is facing scheduled execution in Florida this week for the shotgun slayings of his girlfriend and her three young children in 1998

Clothing as message

Some colleges are canceling graduation ceremonies that recognize individual cultures or groups

Two papal tailors and no conclave orders

‘Things are probably going to get worse before they get better,’ Harris said

Food banks say income stagnation and rising living costs are increasing demand at their organizations across the country — all as the federal government shuts off funding streams that provide millions with healthier, harder-to-get groceries

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The Trump administration is ending a duty-free exemption on low-value imports from China Friday

After a Broadway season that delivered 14 new musicals and the same number of new plays, there’s lots of uncertainty when it comes to the Tony Award nominations Thursday