US President Donald Trump (right) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he’s ready to have a “constructive dialogue” with his US counterpart Donald Trump to “solve real problems” as his last meeting at the Oval Office blew up after a verbal spat over ongoing war with Russia.Trump and Vice President JD…
PORTO ALEGRE: Heavy rains once again pounded parts of Brazil’s southernmost state on Thursday, ruining days-long clean-up efforts and flooding areas that had previously been untouched in Rio Grande do Sul’s capital city of Porto Alegre.Record flooding over the past month has killed 163 people and displaced around 600,000 more. Another 64 people are still…
NEW DELHI: A video posted Monday by former US President Donald Trump‘s Truth Social account has ignited controversy with hypothetical headlines about a “unified reich” should he win the 2024 presidential election. The language drew fierce criticism from incumbent Joe Biden‘s campaign and sparked widespread outrage.“What happens after Donald Trump wins? What’s next for America?”…
Hamas releases video of Israeli-American hostage (Picture credit: X) Palestinian militant group Hamas released a video on Saturday featuring Edan Alexander, a 20-year-old Israeli-American hostage, pleading for intervention from US President-elect Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure his release. Speaking in Hebrew and English, Alexander urged Israelis to pressure their government…
Leaders and delegates stand as they sing national anthem during the closing session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (AP) BEIJING: China’s parliament on Monday revised a law to effectively grant the Communist Party more executive control over China’s cabinet, the State Council, after cancelling the premier’s post-parliament news conference for the first time…
NEW DELHI: Russia has accused Ukraine of engaging in ‘terrorist activities’ to disrupt its presidential election, with former President Dmitry Medvedev condemning protesters as ‘traitors’ for attempting to sabotage voting booths and ballot boxes. The ongoing Ukraine war has overshadowed the election, expected to secure President Vladimir Putin another six years in power, amidst sporadic…
POPULAR SUPPORT: Protesters wrapped in Ukrainian flags rallied outside Downing Street during a European summit on the war between Russia and Ukraine. Some held placards saying ‘Putin Kaput’ or calling for a ban on all international trade with Russia. LONDON: British PM Keir Starmer said on Sunday that Europe was at a crossroads in history…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stepped in to rally European allies behind Ukraine following the fallout from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington. Starmer used a high-profile summit in London to push for a new plan to end Russia’s war, presenting a four-point strategy that aims to ensure long-term security for Ukraine and…
Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin/ Reuters BANGKOK: Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will miss a regional meeting of Asia’s leaders in Jakarta next week, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.Srettha won a parliamentary vote to become prime minister last month and his cabinet was endorsed by the king on Saturday. The prime minister…
KARACHI: Pakistan’s consumer price index for February was up 23.1% from the same month last year, marking the slowest rate of annual inflation since June 2022, data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday. The country has been struggling with soaring inflation, which last May hit an all-time high of 38% on an…
