Thai court issues warrants over deadly quake tower collapse

[ad_1] Rescuers work at the site a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after an earthquake (AP) BANGKOK: A Thai court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for 17 people over the collapse of a Bangkok skyscraper that fell in a major earthquake, killing dozens of workers.The 30-storey tower being built to house the State Audit […]

Zelenskyy slams Russian team as ‘dummy’ delegation in Turkey peace talks; Kremlin fires back, calls him ‘clown’

[ad_1] A Ukrainian delegation led by president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a delegation from Russia arrived in Turkey on Thursday for peace talks, as the war continues to rage three years after it began. Even as the two countries are set to sit across the table from each other, Russia on Thursday claimed it has captured […]

Former White House chef for 5 presidents says first families are ‘just regular people’ at home | World News

[ad_1] WASHINGTON : Cristeta Comerford, a longtime White House executive chef who recently retired after nearly three decades of preparing meals for five presidents and their guests, says first families are “just regular people” when they’re at home in the private living areas of the executive mansion. “It’s not what you see on the news,” […]

Extreme wind blamed for sinking of superyacht off Sicily last year, British probe says

[ad_1] Hebo Lift 2 monitors the stretch of sea where the British superyacht Bayesian sunk (AP) LONDON: The superyacht of British tech magnate Mike Lynch, which capsized last August off the coast of Sicily at the cost of seven lives, was knocked over by “extreme wind” and could not recover, British investigators said Thursday. Billionaire […]

Sri Lanka: How period poverty keeps girls out of school

[ad_1] When 14-year-old Janani gets her period, she doesn’t always make it to school. Some days, there are no sanitary pads at home, and Janani is forced to use a pad made from old clothes. On those days, she skips classes.“I feel ashamed of using cloth,” Janani told DW. “If we miss school because of […]

Serbia: Students run to Brussels, take protest to the EU

[ad_1] Serbian students concluded their ultra marathon from Novi Sad to Brussels (Image: AP) After 18 days, eight countries and 1,950 km (1,211 miles), students from Serbia completed their ultra marathon from Novi Sad to Brussels, arriving in the Belgian capital on Tuesday.Greeted by citizens at the entrance to key EU institutions, they arrived to […]

Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship?

[ad_1] For more than a century, there was broad consensus that the 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship for children born in the United States. But President Trump has challenged that precedent. Abbie VanSickle, a reporter covering the Supreme Court for The New York Times, explains. [ad_2] Source link

An elusive peace: Charting ceasefire attempts in Ukraine | World News

[ad_1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Photo: AP) Since Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, there have been many attempts to implement a lasting end to the violence of its ongoing war in Ukraine .Over more than a decade, Ukraine, its European supporters and the United States have tried to resolve the crisis. All have […]

UK teen, who disappeared in Thailand, resurfaces in handcuffs in Georgia over drug smuggling charges

[ad_1] UK teen, who disappeared in Thailand, resurfaces in handcuffs in Georgia over drug smuggling charges (Picture credit: X) An 18-year-old British woman from Billingham, Teesside, is facing a potential life sentence in Georgia after she was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 14kg (30lbs) of cannabis into the country. Bella May Culley, who had […]

As Trump eyes Greenland, Iceland reconsiders its ties with US

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) US President Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland have made Iceland reconsider its long-term defence plans. Iceland relies on the United States and Nato for protection, as it does not have its own army.According to a recent poll by public broadcaster RUV, about 74 per cent of Iceland’s population believes […]