WAYNE: A man who opened fire outside a Michigan church filled with worshippers on Sunday was struck by a vehicle and then fatally shot by security staff who averted a potential mass shooting, police said. Churchgoers attending a morning service at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne spotted the gunman driving recklessly and then saw him […]
SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated a five-term liberal lawmaker as defence minister Monday, breaking with a tradition of appointing retired military generals. The announcement came as several prominent former defence officials, including ex-Defence Minister Kim Yong Hyun, face high-profile criminal trials over their roles in carrying out martial law last year under […]
TOKYO: Voters in Tokyo knocked Japan’s ruling party from its position as the largest group in the city assembly, results showed Monday, a warning sign for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s unpopular government before July elections.Japanese media said it was a record-low result in the key local ballot for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has […]
Turning 80, UN faces fresh storm of doubts United Nations: With its influence discredited and its budget in tatters, the United Nations is weathering a firestorm of criticism as it celebrates its 80th anniversary — and tries to convince a polarized and conflict-wracked world it is more vital than ever.The UN’s 193 member states will […]
Nato leaders gather Tuesday for what could be a historic summit, or one marred by divisions (Image: AP) THE HAGUE: US President Donald Trump and his Nato counterparts are due to gather Tuesday for a summit that could unite the world’s biggest security organization around a new defence spending pledge or widen divisions among the […]
US vice president JD Vance took aim at the country’s “dumb former presidents,” amid a massive split within Donald Trump‘s MAGA support base over the United States intervening in yet another war in the Middle East.Vance made the remark in an interview to NBC News following US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities under Operation […]
Under a cloak of secrecy and tonnes of planning, American stealth bombers launched a surprise attack with surgical precision, unleashing a powerful blow on Iran’s underground nuclear sites.Operation Midnight Hammer saw seven B-2 Spirit bombers fly nearly 37 hours round-trip from Missouri to Iran, dropping 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs on three key underground nuclear sites last […]
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s controversial message on Iran bombings.(X/ LA County Sheriffs) Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department(LASD) is under fire after it posted a message on X (formerly Twitter) expressing condolences for the “victims of the recent US bombings in Iran”. The post quickly went viral, triggering swift backlash from the public and […]
GOP tax bill would ease regulations on gun silencers and some rifles and shotguns (Image: AP) WASHINGTON: The massive tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump wants on his desk by July 4 would loosen regulations on gun silencers and certain types of rifles and shotguns, advancing a long time priority of the […]
Ukraine foreign minister Andrii Sybiha (left) and Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev (right) (Image credit: AP) Ukraine’s foreign affairs minister Andrii Sybiha supported the recent US strikes on Iran, which targeted three nuclear sites early Sunday under the code name ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’.He also backed US President Donald Trump‘s statement that Tehran must not be […]
