Rishi Iyengar

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World Mourns Former Israeli President Shimon Peres

The Nobel laureate died Tuesday aged 93

By Rishi Iyengar

Kashmir Attack Pushes India and Pakistan to the Brink

On the morning of Sept. 18, four heavily armed men attacked an Indian army base near the town of Uri in the disputed territory of Kashmir. The attack left at least 18 soldiers dead and...

By Rishi Iyengar

India, Pakistan Trade Barbs Over Kashmir at U.N.

Tensions are high after a fatal militant attack on an Indian army base

By Rishi Iyengar

Listen to the Weeknd's New Single 'Starboy' With Daft Punk

The song is the title track for the Canadian artist's upcoming new album

By Rishi Iyengar

India Adopts Restrained Response to Kashmir Attack

No group has claimed responsibility for the violence

By Rishi Iyengar

Food Shortages Hitting 5 Million People in Somalia

A plan to solve the country's humanitarian crisis has only received 32% funding

By Rishi Iyengar

Philippine Drug War: Top Duterte Critic Demoted

Senator Leila de Lima has been forced to yield the chair to a Duterte supporter

By Rishi Iyengar

Terror Attack in Kashmir as India-Pakistan Conflict Flares Again

The attack comes during a particularly fraught period for the disputed region

By Rishi Iyengar

Hong Kong's Leader Doubles Down on Talk of Separatism

He tells Chinese state-run media that Hong Kong citizens need to understand all 160 articles of their constitution

By Rishi Iyengar / Hong Kong

Philippines: Duterte Targets More Officials in Drug War

He previously accused 159 officials without presenting evidence

By Rishi Iyengar

Inside Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s War On Drugs

Around 11 p.m. on July 25, Restituto Castro received an anonymous text message asking him to leave his house in northern Manila and go to the corner of the MacArthur Highway. Just hours earlier, the...

By Rishi Iyengar/Manila

Philippines: Duterte 'Ordered Killings When Mayor'

The claim is being made by a witness at a Senate inquiry

By Rishi Iyengar

Mexico Widens Probe Into 43 Missing Students

The disappearances were earlier linked to police at a local level colluding with drug cartels

By Rishi Iyengar

Philippine President Duterte Calls for Removal of U.S. Troops

The Southeast Asian leader said the Islamic militants in his country would target Westerners

By Rishi Iyengar

Philippine Senate to Hear Bill Calling for Warrantless Arrests

Senator Richard Gordon plans to introduce the bill in a bid to bolster the country's war on drugs

By Rishi Iyengar

'I Will Eat You Alive,' Philippine President Tells Terrorists

"Just give me vinegar and salt"

By Rishi Iyengar

U.N. Rights Chief Compares Right-Wing Politicians to ISIS

He rounded on Trump and right-wing European leaders like French politician Marine Le Pen and Dutchman Geert Wilders

By Rishi Iyengar

Over 2,400 Now Dead in the Philippines' War on Drugs

"I don't care about human rights, believe me," Duterte said in early August

By Rishi Iyengar

French Court Overturns Controversial Burkini Ban

The outcry against the burkini has triggered a national debate over Islamophobia

By Rishi Iyengar

Russia's Paralympians Can't Compete Independently in Rio

Russia was given a total ban from competing by the International Paralympic Committee

By Rishi Iyengar
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