US President Donald Trump took many by surprise by announcing a 25 per cent tariff on goods exported from India to the United States on Wednesday. Calling India a friend of the United States, Mr Trump also said India would have to pay a penalty.

Two-time Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier dies aged 31 after a mountaineering accident in Pakistan. 

​Two-time Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier dies aged 31 after a mountaineering accident in Pakistan.  

Famine has been declared in areas of Darfur, an region particularly hard hit by the ongoing civil war. 

​Famine has been declared in areas of Darfur, an region particularly hard hit by the ongoing civil war.