The plea alleged that the government was treating Wangchuk ‘like a hardcore criminal, terrorist or traitor to the nation’ NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed before the Delhi high court seeking to force-feed activist Sonam Wangchuk as his hunger strike entered its 18th day. It seeks urgent directions to the Centre and the Delhi […]
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday criticised US President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a 20 per cent charge on commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, mocking Washington as a “pirate” state.His remarks came after Trump announced that the US would reinstate what he called the “Iranian blockade” and begin charging […]
More than 10,000 excess deaths were recorded across Europe during the record-breaking heatwave that swept through western parts of the continent in late June, according to official mortality data cited by Reuters.Figures released by EuroMOMO, a mortality monitoring network backed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization […]
Udaipur, July 9: The death toll from the landslide in Wayanad, Kerala, has risen to five after two more bodies were recovered from the debris. The search continues for three missing individuals. Reports indicate that one body was found in search area Zone-1 on Thursday morning, while the other was discovered in a river. Agricultural […]
The New York Times has been investigation the number of boat strikes and the death toll in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific carried out by the Trump administration. Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The Times, explains what those numbers mean. By Eric Schmitt, Gilad Thaler, Nikolay Nikolov, Shawn Paik, Rafaela Balster, Stephanie Swart, […]
The war in Iran has inflicted significant damage on US military assets, with losses and repairs estimated between $1.4 billion and $2.9 billion within the first three weeks, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.The bulk of the damage has been attributed to Iranian ballistic missiles and drone strikes targeting US and allied […]
Four killed in Oman floods as over 40 rescued and search continues for missing person / image: file Oman is facing a severe weather emergency after heavy rains triggered sudden flash floods, killing at least four people and leaving one person still missing.The latest fatalities were confirmed in the Wilayat of Barka, where two bodies […]
NEW DELHI: Global terror outfit Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the deadly blast at a Shia mosque in Islamabad that led to over three dozen casualties on Friday. Toll rose to 36 on Saturday after some critically injured people died in hospitals, said a PTI report. In a related development that has attracted the […]
The European Union is moving closer to designating Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, amid mounting international pressure over Tehran’s violent crackdown on nationwide protests that activists say has killed at least 6,373 people.EU foreign ministers are expected to agree on Thursday to place the IRGC on the bloc’s terror blacklist, a […]
File photo: People gather in frot of the Iranian consulate to demonstrate in support of the protests happening in Iran, in Milan, Italy (Picture credit: AP) Iran is facing one of its gravest crises in decades as nationwide protests, a deadly crackdown by authorities, cyber disruptions to state television and rising international pressure converge amid […]
