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Switzerland: Flood risk after landslide engulfs village | World News

A man remained missing on Thursday following a massive landslide that engulfed a village in southern Switzerland.The Birch glacier in Switzerland’s southern Wallis region crumpled on Wednesday, with the resulting landslide of rock and ice sending plumes of dust skyward.The landslide coated nearly the entirety of an Alpine village with mud. Last week, authorities evacuated […]

Norway: Nordic nations embrace total defence as risk of sabotage, war rises | World News

The above-ground entrance to a public shelter, which can fit around 450 people in case of crisis or war, is seen in Kongsberg, Norway (Image credit: AP) In 1944, Norwegian resistance fighters in the town of Kongsberg blew up a factory making cannons for occupying Nazi German forces during World War II. More than 80 […]

Overstaying in US? You risk deportation, entry ban

NEW DELHI: Foreigners overstaying visas in America risk deportation and a permanent ban on entry, US embassy here warned Saturday in a post on X. All international visitors staying over 30 days must register with federal authorities, it said.The advisory targets all travellers, not just Indians. However, it comes amid rising Indian travel to America. […]

Food security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t end its blockade | World News

Food security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t end its blockade (Photo: AP) The Gaza Strip will likely fall into famine if Israel doesn’t lift its blockade and stop its military campaign, food security experts said in a stark warning on Monday. Nearly half a million Palestinians are facing […]

Amnesty: Human rights at risk worldwide |

According to the UK-based human rights organization Amnesty International, we are at a “critical juncture” when it comes to universal human rights worldwide. Its report underlines religious, patriarchal and racist assaults on the system of human rights conventions, universal human rights, international humanitarian law, and international courts agreed upon by states after the crimes of […]

Trump govt admits Mahmoud Khalil was detained without warrant, says he was a flight risk

Trump administration admitted to the court that Mahmoud Khalil was detained without a warrant. Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil whose arrest sent shockwaves among university students in the country was detained without an arrest warrant, the Donald Trump administration admitted to the court. It cited exigent circumstances for the warrantless arrest and […]

60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts

Moments after Daniris Espinal walked into her new apartment in Brooklyn, she prayed. In ensuing nights, she would awaken and touch the walls for reassurance – finding in them a relief that turned to tears over her morning coffee. Those walls were possible through a federal program that pays rent for some 60,000 families and […]

Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airports

Representative Image (AP) WASHINGTON: A commercial airliner was on final approach to San Francisco’s international airport in November when the crew spotted a drone outside the cockpit window. By then it was too late “to take evasive action,” the pilots reported, and the quadcopter passed by their windshield, not 300 feet away. A month earlier, […]

‘Biggest risk we have to face is Donald Trump’: Canada PM Mark Carney

Donald Trump and Mark Carney (R) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday said that eliminating trade barriers within the country would deliver greater economic benefits than anything US President Donald Trump could undermine through his ongoing war, as he made his case for re-election in the final debate before the April 28 vote.He also […]

Indian student among four suing Trump administration over abrupt visa termination, risk of deportation

An Indian student is among four international students from Michigan public universities who have filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), seeking reinstatement of their immigration status after it was allegedly terminated without proper notice or explanation.Chinmay Deore from India, Xiangyun Bu and Qiuyi Yang from China, and Yogesh Joshi […]