US embassy moves to cut visa wait time for Indians

Many Indian visa applicants faced a nearly three-year long wait in 2022.
Climate change: Bill Gates backs Australian start-up targeting cow burps

Livestock – such as cows – produce methane when their stomachs are digesting hard fibres.
Seven dead in second California shooting in three days

The attack at Half Moon Bay comes only two days after a mass shooting in Monterey Park.
Why an eight-year-old Indian diamond heiress became a nun

Activists say Devanshi’s vows of renunciation that make her a Jain nun are a violation of her rights.
Joshimath: What’s the future of India’s sinking Himalayan town?

Experts say it will be hard to save parts of the town that are already sinking.
Tyre Nichols: Memphis police beat man like ‘human piñata’

Memphis police fired five officers following the encounter that left black father Tyre Nichols dead.
Erdogan tells Sweden not to expect Nato bid support

The Turkish president’s warning comes after protests in Sweden, including a Quran burning.
Monterey Park shooting: Who were the victims?

The 10 people killed in the Monterey Park dance hall shooting were all in their 50s, 60s or 70s.
Capitol rioter who posed with feet on Nancy Pelosi’s desk found guilty

Richard Barnett carried a stun gun as he joined the crowds storming the Capitol on 6 January 2021.