Democratic lawmakers in Virginia cleared a first big hurdle on Friday in their bid to redraw congressional maps in their favor next year — a move that counters Republican-led redistricting efforts in other U.S. states at President Donald Trump 's urging. Separately, Ohio's redistricting commission approved a new map that boosts Republican chances of flipping two Democratic seats in 2026 but stops short of a more aggressive effort that could have targeted three Democratic in

South Korea played host but all eyes were on China's Xi Jinping at an annual gathering of Pacific Rim leaders on Friday, where he met his Canadian, Japanese and Thai counterparts after securing a fragile trade truce with U.S. President Donald Trump . That agreement, struck just before Trump left South Korea, skipping the main two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, cooled spiralling tensions between the world's two largest economies that jolted global commerce.

Following the enforcement of GRAP Stage-II, Delhi Metro has added 40 extra trips across its network, with plans to increase services to 60 if Stage-III is implemented. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has also stepped up pollution-control measures at its construction sites to ensure ongoing work does not worsen air quality in the NCR. Learn More