French PM Francois Bayrou (ANI) PARIS: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday faces one of the most delicate moments of his five months in office as he responds to questions from a parliamentary committee investigating claims of sexual abuse at a Catholic school.Bayrou has faced accusations from the opposition that as education minister in […]
Last year, a massive air crash occured in Muan airport, South Korea (Image: AP) Families of victims of December’s devastating plane crash in South Korea have filed a complaint against 15 people including the transport minister and the airline chief who they believe are responsible for the disaster that killed all but two of the […]
File photo: Judge Hannah Dugan (Picture credit: AP) Milwaukee County circuit judgeHannah Dugan has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of obstruction and concealing a person from arrest after allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant avoid capture by immigration agents during a court appearance, according to the department of justice.The indictment, announced Tuesday […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Putin during a meeting on Tuesday, said Ukrainian recruitment officials are catching people “like dogs” to enrol as volunteers in the conflict against Russia.He drew a comparison claiming Russia has been enjoying a steady flow of volunteers.“While the Kiev authorities are engaged in forced mobilisation – people are caught […]
Even as the United States and China take steps to rein in their trade war, Beijing is preparing for broader rivalry with Washington to continue. For China, that means its search for economic and diplomatic opportunities across Asia is unlikely to soften its tough line on its regional territorial claims and military competition. Both sides […]
A Democrat, John Ewing Jr., appeared on track to win Omaha’s mayoral race on Tuesday, unofficial county results showed, a victory that would end a long period of Republican leadership in a politically divided city that has outsize importance in presidential elections. Mr. Ewing, the longtime Douglas County treasurer, was leading Mayor Jean Stothert, a […]
TAIPEI: In line with bolstering air defence preparedness, Taiwan conducted the live fire debut of Land Sword II, said the Ministry of National Defence on Tuesday.The details of the Surface-to-Air Missile System were provided in a post on X.As per the MND, Land Sword II possesses the capability of countering varied aerial threats, thereby significantly […]
Anita Anand, the Indian-origin Canadian politician appointed as Canada’s new foreign minister, is a practising Hindu. Her religious identity was once again on quiet yet dignified display as she took her oath of office with her hand on the Bhagavad Gita—a tradition she has maintained since her first Cabinet appointment in 2019.Anand’s appointment is part […]
John Ewing gives his victory speech after winning the election for Omaha mayor at the downtown Hilton in Omaha, Nebraska, US (Image: AP) John Ewing made history by becoming the first Black mayor of Omaha, a city in Nebraska State, US, defeating his counterpart, Jean Stothert, the city’s first female mayor, in the recent elections. […]
Indian-origin student Gaurav Jaisingh dies in balcony fall on pre-graduation trip to Bahamas (Picture credit: Instagram/@gaurav_jaisingh) An Indian-origin Massachusetts college student has died after accidentally falling from a balcony during a pre-graduation trip to the Bahamas, just days before he was set to graduate.Gaurav Jaisingh, a senior at Bentley University in Waltham, died on Sunday […]
