Greece Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis (AP) UNITED NATIONS: The world is facing the most turbulent times since World War II, Greece’s top diplomat says, pointing to a crossroads in democracy and saying Europe is facing a “political identity crisis.“ In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, foreign minister Giorgos Gerapetritis weighed in on two […]
China’s economy slows in April as trade war blues hit retail sales, housing and investment (Photo: AP) China’s economy showed signs of slowing in April as President Donald Trump’s trade war took a toll, with retail sales, property and investment coming in weaker than economists had forecast. Industrial production slowed as Trump’s painfully high tariffs […]
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said his country is open to a potential ceasefire agreement with Hamas — but only under specific conditions.His office issued a statement mentioning the conditions, which include the release of all hostages, the exile of Hamas members, and the disarmament of the Gaza Strip, reported AFP.“Even at this […]
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said that he wanted to eliminate the causes that triggered the war with Ukraine and keep Russia safe.Moscow’s goal is to “eliminate the causes that triggered this crisis, create the conditions for a lasting peace and guarantee Russia’s security”, Putin told Russian state television.He stated […]
NYU’s Logan Rozos deviated from his pre-approved speech and called Gaza war ‘genocide’ in graduation speech. The New York University decided to withhold the diploma of Logan Rozos, a student who chose to condemn Israel’s war in Gaza as ‘genocide’ at the graduation speech, keeping the administration in dark. His speech drew loud cheers from […]
Hrithik Roshan has set the internet buzzing with a cryptic post hinting at a major announcement linked to War 2, coinciding with the birthday of Jr NTR on May 20. The actor, who returns as the suave spy Kabir in the upcoming YRF Spy Universe film, dropped a teasing message on social media aimed directly […]
The leaders of 47 European countries and organisations will gather Friday for a one-day summit in the Albania’s capital to discuss security and defense challenges across the continent, with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine at the top of the agenda.The theme of theEuropean Political Community, or EPC, summit in Tirana is “New Europe in a […]
Kevin O’Leary slams Donald Trump’s tax bill as ‘war on small business’ (Picture credit: AP, ANI) Investor and entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary has come out swinging against US President Donald Trump’s proposed tax plan, labelling a key portion of it as “anti-American” and a direct attack on small businesses.Speaking on Fox Business’s Varney & Co. Tuesday, […]
NEW DELHI: The US-China trade deal has increased the headache for Indian negotiators, who are once again headed to Washington DC to discuss the proposed bilateral trade deal.While signalling movement towards a deal between the world’s two largest trading nations, the 90-day truce, which will see them slash tariffs by 115 percentage points, opens the […]
Picture courtesy: Israeli media A new video released by Hamas’s armed wing on Saturday shows two Israeli hostages, Elkana Bohbot and Yosef Haim Ohana, alive in Gaza. The undated footage is the latest in a series of videos released since the collapse of a temporary ceasefire in March. Bohbot, a 36-year-old Colombian-Israeli, appears weak and […]
