Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa (Image credits: AP) Guayaquil: Car bombings, massacres, extortion, and a security force outgunned by drug gangs: the mayor of Ecuador’s most violent city says residents are living through a “collective psychosis” and suggests the president’s hardline policies bear some of the blame.Aquiles Alvarez, 41, runs Guayaquil, a port city of nearly […]
Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro (ANI image) Tensions between Colombia and the United States have escalated sharply after Colombian President Gustavo Petro labeled US President Donald Trump as “rude and ignorant” and accused him of doing “to Latin Americans what Hitler did to the Jews.”The latest flare-up follows Trump’s announcement on Sunday to end all […]
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (Image credits: AP) PARIS: Nicolas Sarkozy will become the first former French president in living memory to be imprisoned when he is expected to begin a five-year sentence on Tuesday in Paris’ La Sante prison.Convicted of criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from […]
File photo of US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin A Kremlin envoy has proposed building an ambitious undersea tunnel connecting Russia and the United States, suggesting it could involve billionaire Elon Musk’s The Boring Company.Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and Kremlin investment envoy, described the 112-kilometre (70-mile) project […]
Was the Nobel Peace Prize given to the wrong person? Because a newly conducted poll says otherwise.A survey conducted by the Daily Mail claims to show US President Donald Trump far ahead of his predecessors in establishing world peace as a superpower.The poll shows Donald Trump receiving high approval ratings from American voters for his […]
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy US President Donald Trump would “love” to see Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.Also Read | ‘A very good step’: Trump to organise Putin-Zelenskyy talks; trilateral summit to follow “He […]
Trump had met Putin in Alaska on August 15 US President Donald Trump said he had a “very productive” phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, describing it as a step towards ending the war in Ukraine.The two leaders agreed to hold a meeting of senior advisers next week, led by Secretary of State Marco […]
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ordered expansion of protected natural areas in Abu Dhabi. Image: Booking.com In a major step toward environmental preservation, President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered a significant expansion of protected natural areas in Abu Dhabi. The emirate will now designate 20% […]
CAPSAT military unit commander Col. Michael Randrianirina (Image credits: AP) Madagascar’s Colonel Michael Randrianirina is set to be sworn in as the country’s transitional president on Friday.Randrianirina and the transitional government have pledged to hold elections in 18 to 24 months, telling local media that consultations were under way to appoint a prime minister and […]
Ivanka Trump addressing the gathering (AP image) Tens of thousands of people gathered at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday, shouting “Thank you, Trump,” to express their gratitude to US President Donald Trump and his team for brokering a ceasefire in Gaza and facilitating the release of hostages held by Hamas.Addressing the crowd, US […]
