‘Trump is trying to break us’: Mark Carney vows Canada won’t back down

[ad_1] Canada PM Mark Carney (File Image) Mark Carney, who will stay on Canada’s Prime Minister throne, claimed that US President Donald Trump is trying to break the country so that America can own them. In his remarks following his victory securing a full term, Carney said, “As I’ve been warning for months, America wants […]

100 days, 140 orders: Key numbers that marks Donald Trump’s second term

[ad_1] Donald Trump (File photo) Donald Trump’s return to the White House for a second presidential term has brought a whirlwind of administrative changes in his first 100 days, with his administration touting sweeping reforms which included 140 executive orders, 139,000 deportations, 280,000 federal job cuts, and tariffs as high as 145 per cent. Supporters […]

Japan and Philippines to start talks on two defense pacts in the face of China’s growing aggression

[ad_1] Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr shake hands before the start of a bilateral meeting at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines. (Image: AP) MANILA: Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that his country and the Philippines would start talks on two proposed defense pacts to further boost their […]

Over 72,000 migrants dead, disappeared globally since 2014: UN

[ad_1] The United Nations flag (Image: AP) GENEVA: More than 72,000 deaths and disappearances have been documented along migration routes around the world in the past decade, most of them in crisis-affected countries, the United Nations said on Tuesday.Last year saw the highest migrant death toll on record, with at least 8,938 people dying on […]

Canada Election 2025: Biggest winners and losers | World News

[ad_1] Liberal Leader Mark Carney makes a campaign stop in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP) The 2025 Canadian federal election, held on April 28, delivered a political earthquake that few had predicted: the Liberal Party, led by Mark Carney, secured an improbable fourth consecutive term. While they fell […]

Hard-right upstarts eye big gains in local UK polls

[ad_1] File photo: Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform UK RUNCORN: Britain’s hard-right anti-immigrant Reform UK party is seeking to prove it is a credible political force in local elections this week that will test the popularity of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer.Nigel Farage‘s upstart party is pushing to pick up scores of council and mayoral […]

Erdogan, Meloni hold talks to boost Italy-Turkey ties | World News

[ad_1] ROME: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Rome for talks with Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Tuesday, as the two Mediterranean countries seek to boost trade and cooperation.Meloni and Erdogan will discuss the war in Ukraine and the “situation in the Middle East” before a summit where government ministers are expected to sign a number […]

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens makes the case for reelection

[ad_1] Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens (Image: AP) ATLANTA: After leading Atlanta out of the COVID-19 pandemic and a coinciding crime spike, Mayor Andre Dickens believes he deserves a second term as the city soon hosts its most high-profile event since the 1996 Olympics. Dickens recently launched his reelection campaign with $1.4 million in the bank […]

UN says over 50 Gaza aid workers faced abuse in Israeli detention | World News

[ad_1] GAZA CITY: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday said more than 50 of its staff in Gaza were abused and used as human shields while in Israeli military detention.“Since the start of the war in October 2023, over 50 UNRWA staff among them teachers, doctors, social workers, have been detained and […]

22 killed in fire at restaurant in China’s Liaoyang City; video shows scenes of devastation

[ad_1] (Source: ShanghaiDaily/X) A deadly fire broke out at a restaurant in northeastern China on Tuesday, killing 22 people and injuring three others, according to Chinese state media. The fire started just after noon in Liaoyang City, located in Liaoning Province. The restaurant was situated near the Sanlizhuang resettlement housing area in the city’s Baita […]