Friedrich Merz China Visit: ‘Great potential for growth’: Germany’s Friedrich Merz seeks closer China ties, presses Beijing on Ukraine

[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping, second from right meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, second left, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China (Picture credit: AP) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called for closer cooperation with China while pressing for fairer trade rules and urging Beijing to use its influence to help end […]

What is Dalilah’s Law? Trump seeks license ban for illegal immigrants after Indian-origin driver case

[ad_1] Dalilah Coleman and Donald Trump In his longest-ever State of the Union address, President Donald Trump pressed Congress to pass “Dalilah’s Law,” a proposed measure that would bar states from issuing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants, aligning with his administration’s hardline immigration policies.Trump said the legislation was named after Dalilah Coleman, a first-grade student […]

UK MP seeks treason probe into Prince Andrew over Epstein links, govt eyes removal from royal succession

[ad_1] A senior Conservative MP has called for a possible treason investigation into Prince Andrew after his arrest over alleged links with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, as the UK government signalled it is considering removing him from the royal line of succession.Former security minister Tom Tugendhat urged Parliament to establish a special committee comprising lawmakers, […]

Trump writes to Bangladesh’s new PM Tarique; seeks ‘decisive action’ on defence front

[ad_1] Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman (PTI photo) Dhaka: In his first letter to Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman, US President Donald Trump has pushed for making US-Bangladesh ties “stronger than ever before” through “decisive action” to complete routine defence agreements and implementation of the reciprocal trade agreement. “I hope you will take decisive action to complete […]

India-origin US lawmaker Ro Khanna accuses justice department of ‘inappropriately redacting’ six names in Epstein files, seeks transparency

[ad_1] Indian-origin US Democrat Ro Khanna on Monday claimed that six names, which he said were “likely incriminating” based on their inclusion in the Epstein files, were “inappropriately” redacted.Members of Congress were allowed to begin a review of the unredacted versions of the approximately three million pages of files released under the EFTA since December, […]

Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell declines House testimony, seeks Trump clemency

[ad_1] Jeffrey Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell Monday refused to answer questions from a US congressional panel, saying she would speak only if granted clemency by President Donald Trump.Maxwell, 64, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, was summoned by the House Oversight Committee to testify about her relationship with Epstein.However, instead of […]

‘Bringing them to justice’: Bangladesh seeks UN help to probe killing of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi

[ad_1] Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has approached the United Nations human rights office seeking assistance for a fair and transparent investigation into the killing of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi.Hadi, 32, a prominent figure during the July–August 2024 mass protests that led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami […]

‘Grave danger’: PTI says jailed Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan in danger of losing vision; seeks shift to hospital

[ad_1] Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan (ANI image) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the health of its jailed founder and former prime minister Imran Khan. The party stated that credible reports suggest that he is suffering from a serious eye condition that could lead to permanent vision loss if not treated […]

Grok row: Mother of one of Musk’s children sues xAI; seeks restraining order over obscene images

[ad_1] Ashley St Clair, American writer and mother of Elon Musk’s son. (Photo: stclairashley/X) Ashley St. Clair, a conservative influencer and the mother of one of Elon Musk’s children, has sued Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, alleging that its chatbot Grok is “unreasonably dangerous as designed” and has enabled the creation of nonconsensual, sexually explicit […]

Canadian-Indian worker seeks ‘special exemption’ to stay in Ontario amid mass layoffs: ‘My daughter’s already adapted to the culture’

[ad_1] As Algoma Steel plans to lay off around 1,000 workers in Ontario this March, Mayurkumar Lad is worried about more than just losing his job.The 38-year-old moved to Canada from India in 2022 with his wife and daughter. He has worked as an engineer at Algoma Steel since 2024 and applied for permanent residency […]