First ‘dementia village’ with shops, restaurant and theatre set to open in US to transform elderly care | World News

The United States is preparing to open its first purpose-built dementia village, a $40 million development designed to feel like a neighbourhood rather than a nursing home. Led by Agrace, the project will be built on its Fitchburg campus near Madison, with construction beginning this year and doors expected to open in September 2027. The […]

Pilot duty exemptions weigh in heavy on DGCA’s summer plan | India News

NEW DELHI: Aviation authorities have begun the process of determining how many flights — both domestic and international — will operate this summer. DGCA will weigh in pilot availability while approving summer schedules, effective March 29 to avoid a crisis like the one seen by IndiGo two months ago.Determining pilot availability, however, is proving to […]

Gay asylum-seeker says US deported her to country where being homosexual is illegal: ‘What was done to me was…’

A Moroccan woman who fled her home after facing violence for her sexuality says she was deported from the United States to a country where being gay is also a crime, despite having legal protection from a US judge.The 21-year-old, known only as Farah for safety reasons, told The Associated Press that she is now […]

India to Bangladesh: Want ties to be people-centric

DHAKA: India on Sunday conveyed to the new Bangladesh govt that it wants to strengthen people-centric cooperation in all domains, working together in a positive, constructive and forward-looking manner, bas-ed on mutual interest and benefit.Both sides have agreed to maintain regular engagement to further strengthen the bilateral relationship – which hit a low during the […]

Danish military evacuates US submarine crew amid tensions over Trump’s Greenland takeover push

In a humanitarian gesture amid simmering geopolitical tensions, Denmark’s military evacuated a crew member from a US submarine near Greenland for urgent medical treatment, even as US President Donald Trump’s proposal to send a hospital ship to the Arctic territory triggered sharp political reactions.According to Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command, the evacuation took place on Saturday […]

UK MP seeks treason probe into Prince Andrew over Epstein links, govt eyes removal from royal succession

A senior Conservative MP has called for a possible treason investigation into Prince Andrew after his arrest over alleged links with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, as the UK government signalled it is considering removing him from the royal line of succession.Former security minister Tom Tugendhat urged Parliament to establish a special committee comprising lawmakers, civilians […]

A former taxi driver is at the centre of Russia’s shadow war across Europe

The plots, say Western security officials, are part of a shadow war by Russia’s intelligence services. An arson attack that destroyed more than 1,000 businesses outside Warsaw. Another that burned an IKEA in Lithuania. A plan to put incendiary devices on cargo planes in Britain, Germany and Poland. But a key figure in these plots, […]

EU ‘expects’ US to honour trade deal as Trump hikes tariffs

BRUSSELS: The European Commission called Sunday for Washington to abide by the terms of the trade deal struck last year with the EU, as President Donald Trump announced new global tariff hikes a day after an adverse Supreme Court ruling.“A deal is a deal,” said a commission statement.“As the United States’ largest trading partner, the […]

Pak claims to have killed at least 70 militants in strikes along Af border

KABUL: Pakistan’s military killed at least 70 militants in strikes along the border with Afghanistan early Sunday, targeting what it described as hideouts of Pakistani militants it blamed for recent attacks inside the country, the deputy interior minister said. Talal Chaudhry, Pakistan’s deputy interior minister, told Geo News that at least 70 militants were killed […]