Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump (AP photos) North Korea slammed US president Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile shield project on Tuesday, calling it a “very dangerous” move that threatens global security and accelerates the weaponisation of space. In a memorandum released by its foreign ministry, North Korea said the initiative was a direct challenge […]
DHAKA: Senior Bangladesh army officers on Monday seemed to put to rest reports of differences between the military and the Muhammad Yunus-headed interim govt, emphasising their unified effort to safeguard national interests and sovereignty. This came days after a rift burst into the open over a controversial proposal to facilitate a “humanitarian corridor” to Myanmar […]
DUBAI: A Saudi official denied media reports Monday saying the kingdom, the birthplace of Islam, would lift its 73-year-old ban on alcohol, which is prohibited for Muslims.The report, which was picked up by some international media after it appeared on a wine blog last week, said Saudi authorities planned to allow alcohol sales in tourist […]
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, speaks with Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif during their meeting in Tehran, Iran (Image credits: AP) Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday called for strong unity among Muslim countries and urged Pakistan to work together to stop what he called the “Zionist regime’s crimes” in Gaza.In a […]
US President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that Iran would be able to survive if ongoing negotiations with the United States over its nuclear program fail to yield a deal. His comments came after US President Trump described weekend talks with Tehran as “very good.”“It’s not like we […]
French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed a viral video showing his wife, Brigitte, seemingly pushing his face away upon arrival in Hanoi as playful banter. Macron attributed the incident and other recent viral videos, including false claims of cocaine use and a strained handshake with Turkey’s president, to disinformation campaigns. HANOI: They were just playfighting. That […]
Social media users complain that if Vivek Ramaswamy wins the gubernatorial election in Ohio, he will bring hordes of Indians. As US tech workers are revolting against the mass layoffs in several companies, including Walmart, Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy, an Indian-origin Republican, got dragged into the row as social media users claimed that Vivek would […]
New Zealand minister Erica Stanford said in parliament Indians spam her email asking for immigration advice. New Zealand’s immigration minister Erica Stanford came under fire after she said in parliament that Indians spam her inbox with emails asking for immigration advice. Indian-origin Labour MP Priyanca Radhakrishnan took offence over the remarks and said it is […]
New York mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani, Mira Nair’s son, has been accused of Hindu hatred. Indian-origin New York politician Jenifer Rajkumar slammed Mira Nair’s son Zohran Mamdani, the New York mayoral candidate from the Socialist Party, for a recent statement against India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an open forum. At the forum, he was […]
South African police deployed reinforcements on Monday to the Valencia citrus-farming region in Eastern Cape province following deadly revenge attacks in which three foreign nationals were killed.The violence erupted after a local man was allegedly murdered during a bar fight involving both locals and foreign nationals on Saturday night.According to a police statement quoted by […]
