The deal was signed in Ankara during UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s first official visit to Turkey, in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Picture credit: AP) Turkey and the United Kingdom on Monday finalised a landmark agreement worth £8 billion ($10.7 billion) for the sale of 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets, marking the […]
Leaders from across Southeast Asia and beyond are converging in Kuala Lumpur for the 47th Asean Summit, a biannual gathering that focusses on the bloc’s growing economic and strategic significance. This year’s summit is particularly historic as East Timor joins as ASEAN’s 11th member, expanding the organization for the first time since the 1990s. The […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday officially endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, ending months of speculation about whether the top Democrat would back the socialist candidate or not.The endorsement came less than two weeks before the November 4 NYC mayoral election.In a statement to the New York Times, Jeffries acknowledged that […]
A US official has warned that President Donald Trump could take severe action against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he undermines the Gaza ceasefire deal, according to a report by Times of Israel citing Channel 12.Correspondent Barak Ravid, speaking in Hebrew on the network, said that a US official told him, “Netanyahu is walking […]
Mojtaba Khamenei (left) and Donald Trump (right). (Photo: ANI) US President Donald Trump on Monday said that preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon remains his top priority, as the 60-day deadline under the June US-Iran memorandum of understanding expired without a permanent peace agreement.In a post on X, Trump said, “The number one Goal […]
Time Magazine’s latest cover hails Donald Trump’s “triumph” in brokering peace between Israel and Hamas, but the US president isn’t exactly celebrating.Trump criticised Time Magazine early Tuesday for using the worst photo “of All Time” for a cover story about “his triumph” getting the Israeli hostages freed by Hamas. “They ‘disappeared’ my hair, and then […]
As celebrations erupt over the return of hostages under the first phase of the Gaza truce, one family in Nepal waits in quiet anguish. For more than two years, they have kept their eyes on the door, yearning to see their son, Bipin Joshi.Since October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel, a Hindu family is […]
US judge scraps Trump’s IRS deal (File photo) A US federal judge on Monday voided President Donald Trump’s settlement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ruled that the lawsuit had been filed for an “improper purpose”, and recommended sanctions and disciplinary action against the lawyers involved.In a 56-page order, US District Judge Kathleen Williams said […]
President Donald Trump speaks at a lunch in the White House Rose Garden, Monday, July 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) President Donald Trump said Monday the United States would either reach a deal with Iran or “finish the job,” renewing his threat of military action as Tehran projects defiance following the funeral […]
Donald Trump has always taken pride in taking credit for making deals between two conflicting countries — but when it comes to geography, the US president keeps closing the wrong map. At a high-level summit in Copenhagen, world leaders laughed at Trump’s expense after his repeated blunders, confusing Armenia with Albania while boasting about brokering […]
