Climate activist Greta Thunberg (AP) Activist Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel on Tuesday, a day after Israeli naval forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship she was aboard. The Swedish environmentalist was put on a flight to France, from where she would continue to Sweden, according to Israel’s foreign ministry, which posted a photo of […]
Fire at parking garage of Nashville’s main public library A massive fire broke out in the parking garage of the main public library in Nashville, the capital of the US state of Tennessee, on Tuesday. Many residents reported that they heard several loud explosions and saw thick black smoke rising from the building.The incident was […]
Russia launched attack on Ukraine (Image Credit: Zelenskyy’s X account) Russia launched over 300 drones and 7 missiles, 2 of which were North Korean-made ballistic missiles, at Ukraine overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed. In the overnight attack, Russia launched a large drone attack on Ukraine, targeting Kyiv and causing damage to a maternity facility in […]
Israel seized Gaza-bound boat (Image credits: AP) Five French activists detained by Israeli forces on a Gaza-bound aid ship are set to appear before an Israeli judge, France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday.“Our consul was able to see the six French nationals arrested by the Israeli authorities last night,” foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot wrote in […]
A Qantas flight from London to Singapore was forced to make an emergency landing in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday after a passenger suffered a medical emergency mid-flight.The Airbus A380 was operating as flight QF2 and had departed London Heathrow at 9:12 pm local time on June 8 with nearly 400 passengers onboard. After flying for […]
Pakistan’s tax exemptions to various sectors cost the country over $21 billion this year, more than the $17 billion it needs to repay in commercial and bilateral external debt, as revealed in the latest economic survey.Pakistan’s finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2024-25 on Monday, which outlines various economic developments and […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left), and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (AP) Chinese President Xi Jinping in a phone call with new South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday urged to collaborate with Beijing to defend multilateralism, and to uphold free trade, said state media. According to Xinhua, Xi called on Lee urging Beijing and […]
Former Israel prime minister Ehud Olmert (left) and current PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Image credit: AP) Ehud Olmert, former prime minister of Israel, has blamed the current PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, for failing to prevent the October 7, 2023 attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which triggered a deadly war in the middle east.In an interview […]
The White House on Monday announced that President Donald Trump’s flagship legislative proposal, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB), will put an end to taxpayer-funded healthcare for undocumented immigrants in the United States.The announcement comes amid rising tensions in bustling Hollywood, as Los Angeles sees intensified demonstrations and clashes with law enforcement over ongoing immigration […]
Alleged ‘Hamas operative’ organized Greta Thunberg’s failed attempt to break Gaza blockade (Photo: X) A British-Palestinian journalist long accused of having ties to Hamas reportedly played a leading role in launching the aid ship that carried climate activist Greta Thunberg and others, before it was intercepted by Israeli forces.According to a report in The Telegraph, […]
