The United States has imposed sanctions of four entities— three based in China and one in Belarus—for providing items to Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme. These entities have engaged in activities or transactions that have contributed to or risk contributing to proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by Pakistan, the US State Department said. The Companies include […]Read More
Dozens of Google employees and pro-Palestinian advocates rallied in front of the software company’s Sunnyvale building, protesting against a contract between Google and the Israeli government concerning a technology the company calls Project Nimbus. “We demand Google drop Project Nimbus, the $1.2 billion contract between them and Israel. We demand that Google protect their Arab, […]Read More
Thousands of Georgians protested and lawmakers came to blows as ruling party legislators gave the initial go-ahead for debate on a bill on “foreign agents” that has been criticised by Western and domestic critics as Russian-inspired. More than 5,000 demonstrators massed outside Georgia’s Soviet-built parliament building, demanding the government withdraw the legislation requiring organisations that […]Read More
As Iran conducted its first direct assault against Israel, it made sure the message travelled as far as it could. State media broadcast footage of Iranians “celebrating” the attacks against archrival Israel. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—the most powerful man in Iran—who, in a public message earlier this week, had said Israel would be punished, put up […]Read More
Iran is in no mood to either forget the bombing of its mission in Damascus earlier this month or to forgive Israel. The message from the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—the country’s highest authority—was unambiguous. “When the Zionist regime attacks the Iranian consulate in Syria, it is as if it attacked our soil. This […]Read More
OJ Simpson, the American football star and actor who was sensationally acquitted in 1995 of murdering his former wife in what US media dubbed the “trial of the century”, has died at the age of 76. His family said in a social media post that he died on Wednesday after a battle with cancer. Simpson […]Read More
Fumio Kishida, Japan’s Prime Minister, urged members of the U.S. Congress to maintain their support of Ukraine on Thursday. During his address inside the House chamber, he told lawmakers to overcome “self-doubt” about America’s role on the world stage. “The leadership of the United States is indispensable. Without U.S. support, how long before the hopes […]Read More
On Eid, a minar is all that remains of the al-Farouk mosque in Rafah in southern Gaza, now home to over a million war displaced. As children run around with infectious joy atop the bombed structure, the happiness has more to do with sighting a drone camera than with festivities. The holy month of Ramzan […]Read More
It could easily have been mistaken for a robbery attempt caught on camera. Only, it wasn’t. The Mexican foreign ministry has released visuals that capture what it calls excesses by security personnel at its embassy in Ecuador’s capital Quito. The men who forced their way into the embassy building were Ecuadorean policemen. They pointed a […]Read More
Six months into the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, a different battle is playing out at the United Nations. The Palestinians have formally sought that an application moved by them in 2011 to become a UN member, be reconsidered by the Security Council. Palestine is currently a non-member observer state. “It was sent to the Security […]Read More
The standoff is getting worse. On one side is billionaire Elon Musk, now the world’s fourth richest person. On the other is Alexandre de Moraes, a judge at Brazil’s supreme court. At the heart of the conflict is restrictions over so-called free speech. The judge has now opened a probe against Musk, who owns the […]Read More
Street protests across Iran against what these people allege is a major violation by Israel. The Iranians allege an Israeli airstrike on Monday demolished Iran’s mission in Syria. Iran claims two of its generals and five officers were killed in the attack on its embassy’s consular section in Damascus. This marks a major escalation ever […]Read More
MOSCOW: Russia’s top security agency has said it has broken up what it called a “terrorist cell” in southern Russia whose members had provided weapons and cash to suspected attackers of the Moscow terror attack. The Federal Security Service, or FSB, said it detained four suspected members of the cell in the Russian province of […]Read More
Turkey voters have red-flagged the ruling Justice and Development Party or AKP, of President Erdogan. He has for the first time lost to the main opposition in the municipal elections. The Republican People’s Party or CHP not only retained its control over the capital Ankara, but also the country’s biggest city Istanbul. It also made […]Read More
This is what remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after a ship rammed into it about a week ago. The focus has shifted to hauling the shattered remains out of Patapsco River. That’s the first step towards reopening the Port of Baltimore and recovering the bodies of four missing workers who are presumed dead. […]Read More
New York City has announced a pilot programme to deploy portable gun scanners in its subway system. It’s part of an effort to make people using the service safer. In the most populous city in the United States, the subway system serves as the lifeline for as many as 4 million commuters daily. The scanners […]Read More
Sam Bankman-Fried, once known as the crypto king, has been sentenced to 25 years in jail. For someone who’s just 32 years old, the punishment may sound too much. But Sam can consider himself lucky. The maximum punishment for the crimes he has been convicted of could have meant over 100 years in jail. Prosecutors […]Read More
Security of India’s borders is sacrosanct and there’s no way around it. That was the overarching message given out by S Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister, during an interaction with the Indian community in Kuala Lumpur. “My first duty to Indians is to secure the border. I can never compromise on that. We are still […]Read More
As the war with Russia grinds on, Ukraine needs all the help it can get. Its domestic defence industry is small but fast-growing. The government is now putting in more money, hoping that it will lead to a surge of homemade weapons and ammunition. Over the past year, the U.S. and Europe have struggled to […]Read More
Former US President Donald Trump is now selling Bibles as he runs to return to the White House. In a video released on his Truth Social platform, Trump, who is the presumptive Republican nominee, has released a video urging supporters to buy what he called “God Bless the USA Bible,” which is inspired by country […]Read More
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