World
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US soldiers assaulted in Turkey, 15 detained
Ankara: At least two US soldiers were physically assaulted on the streets of Izmir in Turkey — a NATO ally of the United States — by a far-right Turkish youth group on…
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Brazil’s Supreme Court upholds ban on Elon Musk’s X
Brasilia: All five judges in Brazil’s Supreme Court have unanimously voted to uphold a ban imposed on Elon Musk’s social media platform ‘X’ by one of its justices last week, Al Jazeera…
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‘Failed gambit’: Putin says Ukraine’s Kursk move did not deter Russian plans in Donbas
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said that Ukraine failed to meet its objective of its diversionary move into the Kursk region as Russian troops continued their advance in the Donbass,…
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New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon meets Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim
Auckland: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Malaysian counterpart, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, have today released a Joint Statement emphasising both countries’ commitment to the bilateral Strategic Partnership. The Joint…
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Kamala Harris team calls itself ‘clear underdogs’ and Trump ‘formidable’
Washington: In a bid to lower expectations and energise Democrats, US Vice-President Kamala Harris’s campaign team described itself as the “clear underdogs” in a note on Sunday and said the 2024 White…
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Evidence shows Brazil’s ‘fake judge’ deliberately interfered in election: Musk
San Francisco: Calling Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes “a fake judge”, tech billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday said that evidence is growing to show that he deliberately interfered in the…
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New Zealand’s Maori King Tuheitia passes away
Maori King Tuheitia passed away on Friday at the age of 69. Acting New Zealand Prime Minister Winston Peters has expressed the Government’s condolences, honoring the legacy of Tuheitia leadership and service…
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The Third Eye: Conflict-ridden Middle East is putting global peace at risk
The steady spread of radicalisation in the Muslim world, the deepening Sunni-Shia conflict in the Middle East and the growing impact of the historical religious divides on the current geopolitics are the…
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Southampton University plans to enroll 5,500 students at new India campus
New Delhi: The UK’s Southampton University plans to offer 30 courses and enrol more than 5,000 students in the next eight years at its offshore campus in India, the first ever in…
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Malaysia: Search halted for Indian woman due to ‘challenging conditions’
Singapore: The search for an Indian woman in Malaysia abruptly ended on Saturday after the authorities found the search conditions to be “extremely challenging”, nine days after she fell into a sinkhole.…
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Tripura: 7 Bangladeshi, 2 Rohingyas held for illegally entering in India
Agartala: The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Government Railway Police (GRP) have arrested seven Bangladeshi nationals and two Rohingyas for illegally entering Tripura, officials said on Saturday. A BSF spokesperson said…
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Russia conducts fresh air raid on Ukraine
Kiev: Russia conducted another major aerial strike on Ukraine overnight, using an Iskander-M ballistic missile, four S-300 guided missiles, and 52 combat drones, the Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement on…
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UAE sends monkeypox vaccines to 5 African countries
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Saturday, August 31, announced sending a number of aircraft carrying monkeypox (mpox) vaccines to five African countries. The countries are: Democratic…
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2 new murder cases filed against ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka: Two new murder cases have been filed against Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her former cabinet ministers for the killing of three people, including two BNP activists, during the…
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Trump says getting along with Kim Jong-un is ‘good thing’
Washington: US presidential candidate Donald Trump said that “getting along” with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is a “good thing,” after his Democratic rival Kamala Harris vowed not to “cosy up to”…
