Iran on Thursday responded to US President Donald Trump who called for renewed nuclear negotiations and cautioned of potential military action if Tehran decline.Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi announced that the response was conveyed through Oman, a nation which has historically mediated between the two countries.“This official response includes a letter in which our position […]
GEORGETOWN: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday he has canceled the visas of more than 300 “lunatics” in a growing crackdown against anti-Israel activism on American university campuses.Asked to confirm reports of 300 visas stripped, Rubio said: “Maybe more than 300 at this point. We do it every day.”“Every time I find one […]
Northern Thailand is grappling with worsening wildfires, significantly contributing to the annual air pollution spike. Pollution levels in Chiang Mai have reached alarming levels, with PM2.5 particles exceeding WHO’s safe limit by nearly 15 times.The fires, which began on March 12 in Chiang Dao and are fueled by dry conditions and illegal crop burning, have […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, aimed to reshape the Smithsonian Institution by eliminating programs that promote “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.” This move falls in line with the administration’s efforts to address perceived liberal biases in institutions such as universities and the arts. “Museums in our Nation’s capital should be places […]
A federal judge in Washington state temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender individuals from serving in the military, marking the second nationwide injunction against the policy within two weeks. US District Judge Benjamin Settle issued the ruling on Thursday in response to a lawsuit brought by transgender service members who argued that […]
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro BRASILIA: With far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro headed for trial on coup charges, Brazilians are starting to contemplate a future without the polarizing populist in the picture.The 70-year-old risks a prison sentence of 40 years and political banishment if found guilty of seeking to wrest power from Luiz Inacio Lula […]
Newly appointed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a major shift in its relation with the US, emphasizing the need for the country to reduce its dependence on its neighbour declaring that the country’s “old relationship” between the two, “is over.”This announcement was made after the imposition of new tariffs by US President Donald Trump. […]
Washington: FBI director Kash Patel was not part of a Signal chat in which other Trump administration national security officials discussed detailed attack plans, but that didn’t spare him from being questioned by lawmakers this week about whether the premier law enforcement agency would investigate.Patel made no such commitments during the course of two days […]
President Trump said in a middle-of-the-night social media post early on Thursday that he would come after the European Union and Canada if they banded together against America, opening a new front in the unfolding trade war.“If the European Union works with Canada in order to do economic harm to the USA, large scale Tariffs, […]
ISLAMABAD: A wave of violence swept through Balochistan, with a bomb blast shaking the province’s capital of Quetta Thursday following the overnight targeted killing of five non-Baloch passengers on a highway in Gwadar, intensifying growing unrest in Pakistan’s southwest.The blast occurred near a police vehicle and left three dead and 21 injured, including several police […]
