“Literature can only ever hope to hold chaos together, perhaps only by a comma,” said Laszlo Krasznahorkai in his acceptance speech for the Man Booker International Prize — a sentiment that now resonates even more deeply with his 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature win. The Hungarian novelist, long revered for his labyrinthine sentences and apocalyptic […]
Opponents of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte protest outside of the Ecuadorian Embassy (Image credits: AP) LIMA: A shooting at a concert in Peru’s capital may prove to be the undoing of Dina Boluarte’s presidency as it laid bare the steep rise in crime that her country has experienced in recent years. Lawmakers on Thursday, just […]
Shehbaz Sharif, Donald Trump and Asim Munir Amid buzz over alleged US missile sales to Pakistan, the American Embassy in India on Friday stepped in to set the record straight, calling the reports “false” and clarifying that no new missiles or upgrades are being supplied to Islamabad.“The sustainment does not include an upgrade to any […]
Ohio police used pepper spray on high school football players after a post-game brawl broke out during the traditional handshake. The clash followed Washington High School’s 28–14 victory over visiting Cardinal Ritter College Prep from St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday night.A shocking video from Ohio surfaced on the social media showing police using pepper spray, […]
HOPE REKINDLED: People celebrate Israel-Hamas deal announcement in Tel Aviv and (R) in Gaza Strip’s Khan Younis US President Trump said on Thursday the Gaza hostages should be released on Monday or Tuesday and that he hopes to attend a signing ceremony in Egypt and address the Israeli Knesset.Trump opened a White House cabinet meeting […]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has hailed the newly signed Gaza ceasefire agreement as a “historic moment,” expressing optimism for lasting peace between Palestinians and Israelis. In a rare interview with Israel’s Channel 12 on Thursday, Abbas said he hoped the truce would mark an end to years of violence and instability across the region.“What happened […]
Donald Trump (left), Letitia James (AP) The US department of justice under President Donald Trump on Thursday secured a federal grand jury indictment against New York attorney general Letitia James, charging her with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution in connection with a 2023 mortgage, reported CNN.The indictment, handed down in […]
DHAKA: International and domestic rights groups on Thursday accused Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh’s interim government of gagging dissent voices, particularly launching a crackdown on supporters of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina.“Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel peace laureate, is increasingly using the recently amended counterterrorism law to arrest alleged supporters of the deposed […]
US secretary of state Marco Rubio (AP) WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump was holding a roundtable event with conservative influencers about antifa Wednesday when secretary of state Marco Rubio, standing in the back corner of the White House’s Blue Room, caught his eye. He had news for Trump, he said, but it would have to wait […]
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu (AP) Israeli parliament’s (Knesset) speaker Amir Ohana has invited US PresidentDonald Trump to deliver an address before the Knesset, calling him “the greatest friend and ally of the Jewish people in modern history.”In a post on X on Friday, Ohana shared a letter sent to the White House inviting Trump […]
