Trump introduced Elon Musk to Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. As President Donald Trump reached Saudi Arabia to a purple carpet welcome, he was seen introducing Elon Musk to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — in a video that has gone viral. Elon Musk was not the only tech leader accompanying Trump.His bête noire, Open […]
A group of 59 white South Africans, mainly Afrikaners, arrived in the United States this week under a refugee resettlement initiative led by President Donald Trump. The programme, introduced earlier this year, has fast-tracked applications from members of this white minority group, with Trump claiming they are victims of racially motivated violence and “genocide” in […]
Bangkok earthquake (File Photo: AP) BANGKOK: Thai authorities on Tuesday officially ended the search operation at the building under construction in the capital, Bangkok, that collapsed following an earthquake that killed dozens over a month ago.The 7.7 magnitude quake on March 28 centred in Myanmar, more than 800 miles (1,200 kilometres) away, killed at least […]
Reconstructed wreckage of the MH17 airplane (AP) MOSCOW: The Kremlin rejected on Tuesday the “biased conclusions” of a United Nations aviation agency report, which found Russia responsible for the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014.The airliner was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was hit by a Russian-made […]
Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa (AP) DAMASCUS: Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa will not attend an Arab League summit in Iraq this week and the country’s delegation will be headed by the foreign minister, the president’s office said Tuesday.A short statement released by the office of President Ahmad al-Sharaa did not give a reason why he […]
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic attended the May 9 celebrations in Russia (Image: AP) European Council chief Antonio Costa on Tuesday insisted that Serbia was fully committed to the EU accession process, despite the country’s president visiting Moscow last week.Aleksandar Vucic attended the May 9 celebrations to mark 80 years since the victory over Germany, even […]
UK PM Keir Starmer (File photo) A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following a fire at a property linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, local media reported. The fire occurred early on Monday at Starmer’s former family home in Kentish Town, north London, which he […]
TOKYO: Global free trade is in crisis, the head of the World Trade Organization chief said Tuesday while meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba on Tuesday. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization, told Ishiba that she has high expectations for Japan as a champion of open markets as US President Donald Trump disrupts […]
Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter on Monday after being questioned about a controversial $400 million jet offered by Qatar, insisting the aircraft was not a personal gift and that critics of the deal were “stupid.”The confrontation occurred during a press briefing at the White House, when a reporter from ABC asked, “What do […]
Tents are set up in a homeless encampment in Los Angeles (Image: AP) California’s governor called upon the state’s cities and counties to ban homeless encampments this week, even providing blueprint legislation for dismantling the tents lining streets, parks and waterways throughout much of the state. Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, made homelessness a priority […]
