UK chancellor considers mandating chemical castration for serious sex offenders
Lord high chancellor of Great Britain Shabana Mehboob (Image: AP) Lord high chancellor of Great Britain, Shabana Mahmood is considering introducing mandatory chemical castration for the most dangerous sex offenders in England and Wales, United Kingdom.According to government sources, the proposal is part of a broader effort to address prison overcrowding and reform the criminal […]
A Paris court will deliver the verdict in Kim Kardashian jewelry heist trial | World News
PARIS: The robbery was over in minutes, the fallout long: Nearly a decade after robbers stormed Kim Kardashian’s luxury residence and tied her up at gunpoint, a Paris court will decide the verdict Friday in one of the most audacious celebrity heists in modern French history. Nine men and a woman stand accused of carrying […]
Philippine Senate to convene impeachment court next month
Representative Image (AI-generated) The Philippine Senate will convene the impeachment court that will decide the future of vice-president Sara Duterte on June 3, according to a document seen by AFP on Friday. Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives in February for “high crimes” including corruption and an alleged assassination plot against former ally […]
Iran and the US holding a fifth round of nuclear negotiations in Rome with enrichment a key issue | World News
DUBAI: Iran and the United States prepared for a fifth round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program Friday in Rome, with enrichment emerging as the key issue. U.S. officials up to President Donald Trump insist Iran cannot continue to enrich uranium at all in any deal that could see sanctions lifted on Tehran’s […]
Gaza civil defence says 16 killed in Israel strikes
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed 16 people on Friday across the territory, where Israel has ramped up its military offensive in recent days.The toll from “Israeli strikes in various areas across the Gaza Strip since midnight” totals 16 dead, agency official Mohammed al-Mughayyir told AFP.The official said there were also dozens of […]
Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hits Nepal
Representative Image (AI) KATHMANDU: An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hit Nepal in the early hours of Friday, as reported by the National Center of Seismology (NCS). The NCS provided the details in a post on X. According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 01:33 hours at a depth of 10 kilometres in Nepal. It […]
Iran-US 5th round of nuclear talks: Highest-level engagement amidst escalating tensions in Rome
The fifth round of talks between Iran and US are set to take place in Rome Iran and the United States are conducting the fifth round of nuclear talks today in Rome, Italy. The meeting follows a public disagreement during the previous round in Muscat over Tehran’s uranium enrichment program.The purpose of the meeting is […]
St. Louis tornado: Emergency management chief sent on leave over non-activation of warning sirens
Suspended St. Louis CEMA head Sarah Russell The mayor of St. Louis has sent the city’s emergency management chief on administrative leave, over non-activation of warning sirens ahead of a deadly tornado last week.Sarah Russell, the commissioner of the City Emergency Management Agency (CEMA), will remain on paid administrative leave as an external investigation is […]
Exchanged views on issues of common concern’: Senior US, China diplomats hold phone call
US deputy secretary of state Christopher Landau (left), Chinese foreignj minister Wang Yi (AP) Beijing and Washington sustained high-level engagement on Thursday through a call between senior diplomats, indicating that both sides are keeping diplomatic channels open after reaching a trade truce earlier this month. US deputy secretary of state Christopher Landau and China’s executive […]