Highlights: Pittsburgh synagogue attacker found guilty of hate crimes in US

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he had invited African leaders to take part in a global peace summit and rejected the idea of peace talks with Moscow now, which he said would simply freeze the war in Ukraine.

A truck driver who expressed hated of Jews was convicted Friday of barging into a Pittsburgh synagogue and shooting everyone he could find, killing 11 congregants in an act of antisemitic terror for which he could be sentenced to die, reported AP.

Israel and Russia announced the settlement Friday of a property dispute that will see Russia opening a consular section in west Jerusalem.

A 15-year old boy was found charred to death under mysterious circumstances at Cherukupalli village in Bapatla district on Friday morning, police said.

Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji appeared before Chennai Metropolitan Session court via video conferencing today. He has been remanded to ED's custody till June 23.

The United States will provide an additional $205 million in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is scheduled to visit Balasore in Odisha on Wednesday.

Prabhas-starrer Adipurush invited a fresh trouble on the day of its release as Hindu Sena national president filed a PIL in the Delhi high court seeking the removal of some 'objectionable scenes' in Om Raut's film relating to "Ravana, Lord Ram, Mata Sita and Hanuman', Livelaw reported.

The consular teams of the US have been making a "huge push" to process as many visa applications as possible in India, US Department of State said.

Patanjali Group is looking to clock a turnover of ₹1 lakh crore in next five years as it expands reach to all sections of consumers with different offerings, its leader Baba Ramdev said on Friday.

President Vladimir Putin hailed Russia's ties with the United Arab Emirates on Friday as he met the leader of the oil-rich nation, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, in Saint Petersburg.

After days of punishing heat, some parts of Delhi-NCR received a rain spell, accompanied by gusty winds under the influence of Cyclone Biparjoy on Friday.

Ukraine said Friday it downed 12 Russian missiles, including six hypersonic Kinzhals, over Kyiv as a delegation of African leaders was set to hold talks as part of a peace mission.

The age of consent in Japan had been unchanged since 1907.

The African delegation includes South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and senior officials from Zambia, Senegal, Uganda, among others.

With the Supreme Court verdict guaranteeing the continuation of the BJP-Shiv Sena government and the Elwction Commission allotting the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde the Shiv Sena party name and the bow and arrow poll symbol, the party is now in expansion mode and Bihar is a priority state.

In his first interaction with media persons, the newly appointed Shiva Sena Bihar president Ashutosh Kumar Jha and vice president Rajesh Kumar Singh on Friday said that the Maharashtra CM was keen on expanding the footprints of the 56-year-old party in the state, where it remained virtually non-existent in the past.

Australia on Friday named career diplomat Philip Green as the country’s next high commissioner to India, with foreign minister Penny Wong describing the two countries as close partners working for a peaceful and stable Indo-Pacific region.

Green, a senior officer with the department of foreign affairs and trade, served recently as Australia's ambassador to Germany. He has also served the high commissioner to Singapore, South Africa and Kenya.

A fire broke out in a photo frames manufacturing unit located in a building, in Tirupati, today; no casualties were reported, ANI reported.

Peru's health minister resigned Thursday following criticism over her handling of a dengue crisis that has left at least 248 people dead and around 147,000 infected, a presidential statement said.

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte accepted Rosa Gutierrez's resignation and vowed to "redouble all efforts to bring quality health care" to all citizens, according to a post on the Peruvian presidency's Twitter account.

India on Friday announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make a state visit to the US during June 20-24, when he will be hosted by President Joe Biden at the White House and address a joint session of the Congress.

The external affairs ministry said Modi will travel from the US to Egypt during June 24-25 to meet President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and build on trade and strategic relations between the two sides. This will be Modi’s first visit to Egypt.

Suspended Special DGP Rajesh Das convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Villupuram for sexually harassing a woman IPS officer two years ago

A man managed to enter the official residence of BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh in Delhi's Ashoka Road on Friday morning and began enquiring about him, following which he was caught by the staffers there and handed over to the police, said the Delhi Police.

The alleged breach at the political leader's home comes a day after the Delhi Police filed a chargesheet against him in the case of sexual harassment allegations against him by some wrestlers.

Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Friday administered the oath of office and secrecy to JD-U legislator from Sonbarsa seat in Saharaa, Ratnesh Sada, at a function at the Raj Bhawan.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, JD-U president Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh, parliamentary affairs minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary and several other ministers and leaders were present on the occasion.

In a horrific incident, a 10th class student was burnt alive by some unidentified persons in Andhra Pradesh's Bapatla district on Friday, reports ANI. 

As many as 118 ultrasound centres have been sealed and action initiated against 172 others for violations under the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) [PC&PNDT] Act, 1994, in six districts of Patna division, said officials on Thursday.