As the Gaza peace deal is taking the final turn, Hamas has put up the demands for the release of at least four prisoners: Marwan Barghouti, Ahmad Sa’adat, Ibrahim Hamed, and Abbas al-Sayed.One of the prisoners, Marwan Barghouti, is the most prominent person who is currently serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison.Palestinian factions […]
Police officers work during the protest in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy (AP image) Switzerland on Friday announced that it will file a diplomatic protest with Israel after Israeli security forces curtailed a visit by Swiss diplomats to detainees from the […]
File photo (Picture credit: AP) Federal agencies under US President Donald Trump have sent emails to employees blaming congressional Democrats for a potential government shutdown, raising concerns among ethics experts about the partisan nature of the communications.Emails, sent Tuesday by at least four agencies, including the departments of interior, homeland security, and health and human […]
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized Western nations for recognizing a Palestinian state, arguing the move would reward what he called “horrible atrocities” committed by Hamas.“As if to encourage continued conflict, some of this body is seeking to unilaterally recognize the Palestinian state. The rewards would be too great for Hamas terrorists for their […]
US President Donald Trump said he will not meet with Democratic leaders in Congress, accusing them of making unserious demands during talks to avoid a government shutdown.“I have decided that no meeting with their Congressional Leaders could possibly be productive,” Trump said through a post on Truth Social. Trump was scheduled to meet with Senate […]
KATHMANDU: The ‘Gen Z’ group on Saturday demanded the arrest of deposed prime minister K P Sharma Oli and then home minister Ramesh Lekhak over their alleged role in a shootout that killed 19 people during the anti-government protests on September 8. Addressing a press conference at Sambad Dabali here, Dr Nicholas Bushal, one of […]
Donald Trump; Nicolas Maduro US President Donald Trump on Saturday demanded that Venezuela immediately repatriate prisoners and “people from mental institutions” sent to the United States by the government of Nicolás Maduro, warning of an “incalculable” price if his demands are not met.On his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: “We want Venezuela to immediately accept […]
Several protestors gathered outside El Sobrante Sikh Gurdwara (File Photo) A wave of anger and sympathy has erupted across California after the detention of Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old Indian grandmother, by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Kaur, a long-time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, was taken into custody on 8 September during […]
US President Donald Trump on Thursday lashed out at Somalia-born Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, saying people like her “come from places with nothing” and then try to “tell us how to run our country.” Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said Omar “should be impeached.” He then asked if Omar was originally from Somalia. […]
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny‘s wife claimed that independent lab tests on biological samples secretly taken abroad indicate he was poisoned while incarcerated in an Arctic prison in February 2024. Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic, died under mysterious circumstances died under mysterious circumstances while serving a 19-year sentence on charges widely […]
