International

138m children still in work globally: Reports

TDS Desk: About 138 million children were involved in child labour, with approximately 54 million engaged in hazardous work that poses serious risks to their health, safety, or development in

Gaza death toll surges past 100 in a single day

Int’l Desk: The number of people killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza rose to 103 on Thursday with women and children dominating the fatality list, reports BBC and Al

Operation Sindoor: Modi chairs meeting with military chiefs, Rajnath Singh

Int’l Desk: In a quick escalation of cross-border hostilities, India launched strikes overnight targeting six key Pakistani airbases, marking a military response to a series of recent drone attacks originating

Trump announces immediate India-Pakistan ceasefire

Int’l Desk: In a post on his Truth Social platform, US president Donald Trump has announced a “full and immediate” ceasefire between India and Pakistan. In the post at 5.55pm

India, Pakistan signal willingness to avoid escalation if other side reciprocates

Int’l Desk: India and Pakistan have signaled that they will not escalate hostilities further—provided the other side does the same—after both nations exchanged missile fire across their borders. The exchange

Leo XIV, first US pope, to celebrate first mass as pontiff

Int’l Desk: Pope Leo XIV will celebrate mass Friday, the day after becoming the first US head of the Catholic Church, with the world watching for signs of what kind