Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app. The iconic ‘Musi River Historic Buildings’ in Hyderabad has been put on the 2025 World Monuments Watch, as announced late ...

The United States upholds its status as the major global economy and richest country, with a GDP of over $28.78 trillion as of 2025, steadfastly preserving its pinnacle position from 1960 to 2024 ...

ADDIS ABABA-At least 71 people died in Ethiopia when a truck packed with passengers plunged into a river, according to the spokesperson for the southern Sidama regional government and a statement.

Lawrence River east of Quebec City. In a ruling on Monday, Justice Denis Jacques said the interests of the public must be weighed against private interests on matters of conservation and heritage ...

A train bridge over the Marys River in Corvallis collapsed on Saturday, sending one train car filled with agricultural materials into the river. No injuries were reported. The train car ...

This photograph taken on Aug. 16, 2024 during a media tour organized by Ukraine, shows a damaged statue of the founder of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin in the Ukrainian-controlled Russian town of ...

More than 50,000 foreign parts found in Russian drones, missiles launched at Ukraine this week, Zelensky says Ukrainian troops attacked Russian forces in several directions in Kursk Oblast, Andrii ...

Ukraine’s air force downs 61 Russian drones, Kyiv says Ukraine has launched a surprise counteroffensive inside Russia, forcing Vladimir Putin to dispatch one of his top generals to the front ...

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Russia has pledged to respond after it claimed to have shot down eight US-supplied ATACMS missiles fired by Ukraine at its border region of Belgorod. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ...

Both sides have agreed to stop fighting and pull out of southern Lebanon before a January 26 deadline. Critical to that agreement is Lebanon's largest river, the Litani River. Hezbollah forces are ...