Demonstrators in Serbia gathered in large numbers on Monday to protest against the planned transformation of a Nato-bombed former military facility into an upscale development, backed by the company of Jared Kushner, US president Donald Trump’s son-in-law.The Belgrade protesters sought to reinstate the site’s heritage status and cancel the development plans. The Serbian authorities had […]
File photo of US defence secretary Pete Hegseth (Pic credit: AP) US defence Secretary Pete Hegseth firmly denied on Monday that any sensitive “war plans” were shared in a Signal chat group that mistakenly included a “deceitful and highly discredited so-called” journalist.When asked about the “war plans” against the Houthis in Yemen shared with the […]
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump (File Photo) Russia on Monday confirmed President Vladimir Putin has gifted Donald Trump a portrait he commissioned of the US leader.Putin gave the painting to Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special Middle East and Ukraine envoy , in Moscow earlier this month, Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said in a response to a […]
In a desperate bid to boost Russia’s falling birth rate, authorities are offering school-age girls in the western region of Oryol a one-time payment of 100,000 rubles, almost Rs 1 lakh, if they have children. The move came after massive military losses in Ukraine, where reportedly 250,000 Russian soldiers have lost their lives.The policy, announced […]
Canada has once again claimed that India is likely to try to interfere in the upcoming Canadian general election that is scheduled to take place on April 28. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service said that China and India are likely to try to interfere in the election, while Russia and Pakistan have the potential to […]
A US bipartisan bill introduced on Monday urged the release of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan labeling him a “political prisoner,” and proposed sanctions on the Army chief, General Asim Munir, over alleged “persecution of political opponents.”According to The Hill, Representatives Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) introduced the “Pakistan Democracy Act,” which […]
Samsung Electronics‘ co-CEO, Han Jong-Hee, has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 63, a company spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday.Born in 1962, Han had been overseeing Samsung’s consumer electronics and mobile devices businesses since 2022. In the same year, he was appointed vice chairman and co-CEO, alongside Jun Young-Hyun, who oversees the company’s semiconductor […]
South Korea’s Hyundai has unveiled a massive $20 billion investment in US manufacturing, including a $5 billion steel plant in Louisiana, marking the company’s first steel production facility in the country. The announcement was made on Monday at the White House, alongside US President Donald Trump, Hyundai chairman Euisun Chung, and Louisiana governor Jeff Landry.The […]
Istanbul: Turkish authorities detained several journalists from their homes, a media workers’ union reported Monday, in what it said was a crackdown amid escalating protests triggered by imprisonment of the mayor of Istanbul and rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.On Sunday, a court formally arrested mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and ordered him jailed pending a trial […]
Mahmoud Khalil (Image Credit: AP) The Trump administration has found a new ground to seek the deportation of a Syrian-born immigrant with a green card Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over his pro-Palestinian protest. The administration alleges Mahmoud Khalil provided inaccurate information on his green card application, […]
