Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on October 23, 2024. – Reuters The BJP accuses the Foreign Ministry of funding a media group working to “destabilize” India. BJP says US ‘deep state’ and media group George Soros and Rahul Gandhi are working together. The media group OCCRP says … Read more
Rebel fighters carry weapons in front of the Hama governor’s building as they gather after Syrian rebels captured the city as they advance through northern Syria, in Hama, Syria, on December 5, 2024. — Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city of Homs overnight and into Friday morning as opposition … Read more
Former US Senator David Perdue speaks, at a campaign event for Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump, at the Johnny Mercer Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia, US, on September 24, 2024. — Reuters Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that he has chosen former Senator David Perdue as ambassador to China, … Read more
Representative photo of two sleeping newborn babies. – AFP/File ‘Mohamed’ has become the most popular baby name for the first time in the UK, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown. The name has overtaken Noah and is now the second most popular name while Oliver takes third place, according to Telegraph. … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron awaits the arrival of a guest at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, August 27, 2024. – Reuters PARIS: A day after French Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government was ousted through a no-confidence move, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that he would appoint a new prime minister in the coming … Read more
A representative image showing a Richter scale reading. – Reuters/File A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Northern California coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami warning for a wide area of coastline along California and Oregon, officials said. The US Geological Survey said that the earthquake, which occurred at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, was … Read more
The now-emptied drought has affected Bosnia’s artificial lake Jablanjko, which was once a major tourist attraction for the city of Konjic. – AFP/File Bosnia: Gazing out at what was once one of the largest expanses of water in Bosnia, all Salha Kulianin can see are boats left high and dry after months of drought emptied … Read more
New York/London: In the latest development in the Indian government’s attempt to assassinate Khalistan referendum activist and lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York, Indian national Nikhil Gupta, who tried to hire the US secret agent, has received a summons in a civil suit. Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Gupta has 21 days … Read more
Bangladesh’s chief advisor Muhammad Yunus addresses the 79th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, US on September 27, 2024. — Reuters Yunus urges the country’s politicians to keep differences aside. His administration accuses India of exaggerating the extent of the violence. His administration says New Delhi is running … Read more
Pope Francis (right) is seen presenting a new all-electric Popemobile, at the Vatican on December 4, 2024. — AFP German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz delivered an electric car to the Vatican on Wednesday for use by the pope, who has repeatedly called for global action on the climate crisis. The car, a modified version of the … Read more