European Union countries must send their anti-missile systems to bolster Ukraine’s air defences as Russia pounds its cities, EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell has said. Europe cannot just rely on the United States to help Kyiv, he warned. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers […]Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. Nestle Under Fire: Investigation Reveals Company Adds Sugar To Baby Food In Poorer Countries Food and beverage giant Nestle is under fire after a report said that the company adds sugar to its infant milk in poorer countries. Swiss Investigative Agency Public Eye […]Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. More Sanctions Coming For Iran After Attack On Israel Iran’s first direct attack on Israel will see more sanctions from the US and its allies. That’s the indication Washington and other allies have given Tel Aviv in an attempt to prevent any further […]Read More
The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday, marking the final stretch of the seven-year preparations for the Games’ start on July 26. Greek actress Mary Mina, playing the role of high priestess, lit the torch using a backup flame instead of a parabolic […]Read More
Spirit, a robot, is being trained to walk on the moon. Scientists are testing it in the rugged terrain of Oregon’s Mount Hood, in preparation for future missions in space. The research is part of the LASSIE Project, which stands for Legged Autonomous Surface Science in Analog Environments. “Moving forward to missions that are going […]Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. Stabbing Incident At Church A Terrorist Act: Australian Police For the second time in 3 days, Australia has seen another stabbing incident. This one was reported from the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church where a suspect wounded at least 4 people in […]Read More
Mohamed Ismail fled the war in Sudan for Egypt. In his new life in Giza, Ismail relies on a monthly salary of about $100 from a paper factory to put food in the mouths of his five children. But he says it’s more important for his family to be safe. “We are not looking at […]Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. Israel On High Alert; US Says It Won’t Be Part Of Retaliation Against Iran Two weeks after its embassy in Damasus was bombed allegedly by Israel’s fighter jets, Iran launched drones and fired missiles at Israel in its first direct attack on Israeli […]Read More
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel and said his country needed help from its allies to fend off threats from the air, just as Israel did. Zelenskyy again called on the US Congress to approve a vital aid package that has been blocked for months by political wrangling. […]Read More
US President Joe Biden and other leaders of the G7 nations have condemned Iran’s attack on Israel, saying it risked provoking an “uncontrollable regional escalation.” A White House official said Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran if Israel decides to retaliate after […]Read More
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday warned members not to further escalate tensions with reprisals against Iran, while the US warned the Security Council it would work to hold Tehran accountable at the UN. Guterres, speaking to a meeting of the UN Security Council, told member states that the UN charter bars the use […]Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. Putin: Without Russia, Ukraine Peace Summit A ‘Complete Circus’ Overnight attacks have hit a huge power plant in Ukraine causing massive disruption across the war-ravaged nation. Putin’s response to that – Russia had to. Speaking to his ally Belarus’s President Lukashenko, the Russian […]Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. US-Japan Raise A Toast, Up Military Cooperation To Counter China Washington and Tokyo are ushering in a new era of military cooperation with as many as 70 pacts being inked during PM Kishida’s state visit to the US. The US and Japan militaries […]Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. ‘Dangerous’: China Questions US Comments On Taiwan And AUKUS The US deputy Secretary of State’s comments have drawn a sharp reaction from China. Kurt Campbell made a rare linkage between AUKUS and Taiwan when he indicated the AUKUS submarine project between Australia, Britain […]Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. After Iron Dome, Israel Uses C-Dome For First Time It’s the first time the IDF has used the C-Dome, a variant of the all-weather air defence system Iron Dome. The C-Dome is mounted on a vessel and helps to track and take down […]Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. Iran’s Foreign Minister In Syria, Israel Says Ready For Any Iran Scenario A week after the deadly attack on its embassy compound in Syria that killed seven advisors, including a senior commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s Foreign Minister is visiting Damascus. Hossein […]Read More
As the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, commonly known as NATO, marked 75 years of its existence, its top diplomats met in Brussels. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the grouping was stronger than ever before. The timing is rather awkward, coming in the midst of Russia’s war in Ukraine, a military conflict that’s now […]Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. ‘Israel Will Be Slapped,’ Says Iran Supreme Leader After Syria Embassy Bombing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has said Israel ‘will be slapped’ for the bombing of its embassy compound in Syria. Iran holds Israel responsible for the strike in which seven military […]Read More
Biden-Xi Hold 105 Minute Phone Call, Discuss Taiwan, Tiktok, AI & Fentanyl It was their first direct conversation after meeting in the US in November. In the 105-minute phone call, Presidents Biden and Xi discussed Taiwan ahead of the inauguration of the president-elect Lai Ching-te. Xi Jinping reminded the US that Taiwan remains ‘the first […]Read More
The Buddha lived his years in India, he preached here and died here and there was a time when Buddhism had spread all over this country, as far as Afghanistan, to southeast Asia and beyond, says Rinpoche Jangchup Choeden, secretary-general of the International Buddhist Confederation in Delhi (IBC). He was speaking to Stratnews Global in […]Read More