When the Vances landed in India this week, the itinerary looked textbook: meet the Prime Minister, pose at the Taj Mahal, sprinkle in a few cultural references for good measure. Standard fare for visiting dignitaries, performed thousands of times before.But what unfolded was something very different — a subtle masterclass in cultural diplomacy, and at […]
Russia is ready to hold peace talks with Ukraine “without preconditions”, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday. This came after US President Donald Trump lashed out at Putin saying “maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war.”“During yesterday’s talks with Trump’s envoy Witkoff, Vladimir Putin reiterated that Russia is ready to resume negotiations with Ukraine […]
Melania Trump wore a black veil adhering to the Catholic dress code at Pope Francis’ funeral Unlike President Donald Trump who ditched black and wore a blue suit to Pope Francis’ funeral, First Lady Melania Trump’s funeral outfit became a talking point on social media as she wore an all-black outfit accentuated by a dramatic […]
On the night of the 2024 presidential election, Ken James, a retired engineer from Calgary, Alberta, was at his second home in Palm Springs, Calif., watching with dismay as the results rolled in. Mr. James, 68, called his wife back in Calgary. “If he gets back in, I’m selling,” he recalled her saying of Donald […]
Epstein-accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide in Australia. In 2019, Virginia Giuffre made it a point to announce to the world that she is not suicidal — in any shape or form. Six years later, the 41-year-old was found dead at her farm in Western Australia, with her family issuing a statement that she lost […]
Trump and First Lady Melania were given front-row seats at Pope’s funeral. US President Donald Trump was seated in the front row at the funeral of Pope Francis, contrary to what was speculated, according to the protocol of the Vatican. The Telegraph, UK, earlier reported that Trump won’t be getting the front-row seat because Catholic […]
Nearly 516 people have been injured in a massive explosion at Shahid Rajaee port dock in southern Iran, the local media reported on Saturday.The cause of the blast at the country’s largest commercial port in Hormozgan province is yet to be known. No casualties have been reported so far.“The explosion occurred in a part of […]
All Ukrainian troops have been forced out of Russia’s Kursk region and Kyiv’s “adventure” in the region had ended, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Saturday. This came after White House confirmed that US President Donald Trump had a “private” meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Vatican where the two leaders went to attend […]
China on Saturday slammed the “extreme selfishness” behind tariffs, indirectly referring to the steep duties imposed by US President Donald Trump, describing it as an “unjustified trade war.”According to the Chinese foreign ministry’s statement, top diplomat Wang Yi told his Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov on Friday that, “Certain countries” resort to “pressure and coercion, and […]
JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said Saturday it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, whose Huthi rebels have launched attacks throughout the Gaza war, as well as a drone approaching “from the east”.“Following the sirens that sounded recently in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted”, before “crossing into Israeli […]
