Elon Musk (Image credits: ANI) As Tesla CEO Elon Musk launched his political “the America Party” last week, he reacted to a post that painted a ‘dystopian’ future under which Kamala Harris won the 2024 election and US President Donald Trump is imprisoned and heavily fined.The post, which Musk responded to with a terse “Good […]
Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her work supporting women’s rights and freedom of expression in Iran, has received death threats from the regime, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Friday. Mohammadi, 53, has spent several years in jail and was recently released on temporary medical […]
Australia’s climate visa (Image: AP) In the tiny South Pacific nation of just over 10,000 people, one in three citizens has already entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa which would allow them to permanently migrate to Australia. Tuvalu is classified as extremely vulnerable to climate change and rising seas. Funafuti, the country’s capital, […]
In the 1974 Bollywood classic Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, Amitabh Bachchan and Manoj Kumar portrayed the eternal struggles of ordinary people fighting for the basic necessities of food, clothing, and shelter. It was a film about survival, sacrifice, and betrayal – where even the noblest intentions could be crushed by circumstance and shifting loyalties.Decades later, […]
Unregulated heavy rare earth mining in war-torn Myanmar is poisoning the Kok River in Thailand. Hannah Beech, a New York Times reporter based in Bangkok, spoke to locals about the negative effects. Source link
Investigators at crime scene Ukraine’s intelligence agency has launched an investigation after a person it identified as its employee was shot dead in the war-hit country’s capital, Kyiv, on Thursday.“A criminal investigation has been launched into the murder of an SBU employee in the Golosiivsky district of Kyiv,” the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told […]
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (Image credits: PTI) Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday officially revoked a long-standing directive from the Sheikh Hasina administration that required public officials to address her and other senior women officials as “sir.” The order, in effect for nearly 16 years, was deemed ‘inappropriate’ by the Yunus- led government.The decision was […]
Marco Rubio to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on sidelines of ASEAN talks KUALA LUMPUR: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Friday in Malaysia on the sidelines of ASEAN talks, where Washington’s tariffs are in sharp focus.Rubio and Wang’s first face-to-face meeting since US President Donald […]
South Korea, US and Japan top military chiefs meet in Seoul SEOUL: The top military chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan met in Seoul Friday, as US President Donald Trump piles pressure on Washington’s allies over defence spending and trade.General Dan Caine, the top US military officer, held talks with his South […]
Billionaire hedge‑fund manager Bill Ackman trained his guns at New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani after his father’s controversial takes on “suicide bombers” and recognising them as “soldiers” went viral on social media.Ackman, responding to a post pointing out Mahmood’s stance, in an effort to target Zohran, said, “The apple @ZohranKMomdani doesn’t fall far […]
