Members of Spirit in Education Movement holding posters during a press conference to condemn the visit of Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing for the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok (Photo: AP) Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing faced protests in Bangkok on Friday as he attended a regional summit, despite the ongoing crisis in his […]
US President Donald Trump’s administration’s tariffs on Japanese goods constitute a “national crisis,” said Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday,He announced plans for cross-party discussions to address the situation and urged for a “calm-headed” approach.Despite Japanese firms being among the largest investors in the United States, Trump on Thursday announced a steep 24 per […]
Prince William appointed the law firm once trusted by his late mother, Princess Diana, to represent him and his family in a move seen as a symbol of his growing independence from his father’s legacy.The decision to instruct Mishcon de Reya, the firm that acted for Diana during her bitter divorce from then-Prince Charles, marks […]
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen addressed the issue of Greenland’s sovereignty on Thursday during her visit to the autonomous Danish region, firmly stating to the US that territorial annexation was not permissible.Frederiksen, speaking in English, said, “You cannot annex another country.”The US-Denmark relationship has grown tense following repeated assertions by […]
US President Donald Trump has announced steep tariffs on its trade partners depending upon the imbalances, rattling the global markets. The brain behind this tariff formula, however, remains a mystery.“Trump used everyone as a sounding board until the very last minute,” a White House official told the New York Post. They added that the individual […]
The Trump administration is preparing to block $510 million in federal contracts and grants to Brown University, as part of a wider campaign to crack down on what it described as relentless anti-semitism on university campuses, as per two White House officials familiar with the plans.Brown is now the fifth American university to face the […]
Hamas is willing to release the remaining 59 hostages held in Gaza on the condition that Israel agrees to a permanent ceasefire, according to Palestinian officials speaking to the Times of Israel.The announcement comes amid Israel’s intensification of its military operations across the Strip. A senior Palestinian official told the outlet that the group, through […]
South Korean constitutional court on Friday upheld President Yoon Suk Yeol‘s impeachment over his decision to impose the controversial martial law last year. It said that the president “took actions beyond the powers”.“We hereby pronounce the following ruling, with the unanimous agreement of all Justices. (We) dismiss respondent President Yoon Suk Yeol,” acting chief justice […]
A man set himself and his car on fire at Amsterdam’s Dam Square on Thursday in what police believe was a potential suicide attempt. Local media footage shows a red car approaching the National Monument near the square’s southeastern section.The incident began with a small explosion, followed by flames emerging from the car. Amsterdam police […]
US President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on elections faces legal challenge by Democratic attorneys general from 19 states, arguing it is an unconstitutional attempt to override states’ authority. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in a US district court in Massachusetts, aimed to block key provisions of the order, which imposes stricter voting requirements nationwide.The […]
