US President Donald Trump‘s shutdown of US media outlet Voice of America, or VOA, has had a particularly strong impact in countries like Turkey where press freedom has long been under threat.As a result of the Trump administration’s defunding of the US government-funded international news service on March 14, the organization has effectively ceased operations. […]
BUCHAREST: Pro-EU centrist Nicusor Dan on Monday will take the oath of office to become Romania’s president, having pledged to stand against “isolationism and Russian influence”.A week ago, Dan won a tense election rerun seen as key for the direction of the Nato and EU member country of 19 million people that borders war-torn Ukraine.The […]
US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump defended his hardline tariff strategy on Sunday, emphasising that his goal is to bolster American production of military and high-tech goods, not revive the country’s textile industry.“We’re not looking to make sneakers and T-shirts,” Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One in New […]
More than 45 people were killed in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip on Monday, including 33 in a school-turned-shelter that was struck as people slept, igniting their belongings, according to local health officials. The Israeli army has said that the building sheltered “leading terrorists” and served as a “command center” for Hamas.The head of […]
It has been five years since the death of George Floyd shook the world and ignited a wave of racial justice protests across the globe. The Black Lives Matter movement surged into mainstream consciousness after footage of Floyd’s fatal encounter with Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin went viral.But alongside the public outcry and push for […]
Kitty caught smuggling crack cocaine and weed into Costa Rican prison (Video credit: @nexta_tv) In a bizarre incident (what can be a crime movie), prison guards in Costa Rica recently apprehended an unexpected drug mule, a black-and-white cat strapped with crack cocaine and marijuana, attempting to smuggle the stash into a jail.The kitty was intercepted […]
NEW DELHI: Scenes of panic ensued a private Pakistani plane after the Karachi-Lahore flight was hit by turbulence as it encountered a violent sandstorm on Saturday. Fly Jinnah’s flight FL-842 was compelled to abort landing and execute a go-around maneuver due to the severe turbulence and unstable landing conditions.Footage of the incident that went viral […]
This is a representative AI image A man in New South Wales survived a terrifying encounter with an unusually aggressive and muscular kangaroo that allegedly “tried to drown” him during a dramatic roadside showdown.Don James found himself in an unexpected “boxing match” with the male kangaroo Friday morning near Port Macquarie, after the animal chased […]
When Kamala Harris fumed over Joe Biden donning a Trump Hat A new book has exposed tensions within the 2024 Democratic campaign, revealing former Vice President Kamala Harris’s anger over ex-President Joe Biden’s controversial decision to don a Donald Trump 2024 hat during a public event.The incident, which occurred at the Shanksville Fire Station in […]
