Jun 18 India cautions China over its claim to area of deadly clash By Ashok Sharma, Emily Schmall, Associated Press India is cautioning China against making "exaggerated and untenable claims” to the Galwan Valley area in the high Himalayas even as both nations try to end a standoff after a deadly military clash there. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Bolton's book makes explosive claims about Trump, say reports In our news wrap Wednesday, a bombshell has landed at the White House, in a book by John Bolton, former national security adviser. Multiple news outlets report that Bolton accuses President Trump of asking Chinese President Xi Jinping for reelection… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 5:09 Himalayan border tensions between China and India turn violent The world’s most populous nations, both nuclear powers, are locked in a deadly face-off over a contested border high in the Himalayas. Tensions in a decades-old dispute between China and India have boiled over recently, with 20 Indian soldiers dying… Continue watching
Jun 16 India says 20 soldiers killed in standoff with Chinese troops By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press The Indian Army late Tuesday night raised the death toll in a clash with Chinese troops on a disputed Himalayan border from three to 20 Indian soldiers. The army also said in a statement that the two sides “have disengaged”… Continue reading
Jun 14 WATCH: Is India emerging as the new coronavirus hotspot? By PBS NewsHour India, one of the world’s most densely populated nations, is fast becoming a coronavirus hotspot, weeks after it eased lockdown restrictions. COVID-19 cases have surged past 321,000 and more than 9,000 deaths have been recorded. New York Times South Asia… Continue reading
Jun 12 Indian capital's crematoriums overwhelmed with virus dead By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Hospital morgues are beyond capacity, and with summer temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Farenheit) some bodies are being kept on thick ice slabs. Continue reading
Jun 04 Pandemic hits poorest hardest as India, Pakistan cases jump By Elaine Kurtenbach, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The United Nations and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are urging that governments and others unite in developing a "people's vaccine" to protect everyone against the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jun 02 Mumbai braces for rare cyclone By Aniruddha Ghosal, Emily Schmall, Associated Press A cyclone in the Arabian Sea is barreling toward India’s business capital Mumbai, threatening to deliver high winds and flooding to an area already struggling with the nation’s highest number of coronavirus infections and deaths. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 7:03 News Wrap: Trump says U.S. terminating relationship with WHO In our news wrap Friday, President Trump announced the U.S. is terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization, to which it gives about $450 million. Trump accuses the group of covering up China’s role in the novel coronavirus pandemic. Continue watching
May 22 India struggles with twin challenges of cyclone and pandemic By Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press In the middle of a pandemic, if a cyclone comes hurtling toward you, what should you do? Debasis Shyamal, a fisherman, crammed himself into a government shelter, minutes before Cyclone Amphan crashed into his coastal village… Continue reading