Rare meet at China military parade: Kim Jong Un, South Korea speaker shake hands; Beijing hosts symbolic gathering

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shook hands with Woo Won-shik, the speaker of South Korea’s National Assembly, on Wednesday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing Woo’s office.The handshake took place before the start of a military parade in China marking the anniversary of Japan’s formal surrender in World War Two.Yonhap said Woo was […]

‘Without US, the world would die’: Donald Trump boasts of economic might, calls America ‘hottest and best’

US president Donald Trump made tall claims about the country’s economic and global influence, saying that “without US, everything in the world would die,” he said, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday. He emphasized the rapid growth of the US economy during his first term, saying, “I made it really big in […]

UAE: Dubai sets new Guinness World Record for largest mall run as 40,000 join month-long event | World News

Over 40,000 participants logged more than 120 million steps across nine Dubai malls during the month-long Mallathon event/ Image: WAM A month-long fitness initiative that transformed Dubai’s shopping malls into indoor running tracks has concluded with a global achievement: a new Guinness World Record for the most runners in a mall run event. The Dubai […]

Is Donald Trump being ironic? Russia rejects ‘conspiracy against US’ charge; claims Putin, Xi and Kim ‘not plotting’

Russia on Wednesday rejected US President Donald Trump’s allegation that Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were “conspiring” against the United States alongside China’s Xi Jinping during a massive military parade in Beijing. The Kremlin clarified that Putin was not engaged in any conspiracy and suggested that Trump may have […]

‘Colonial-era trope’: Hindu group flags Peter Navarro’s Brahmin remark; urges Donald Trump to sack him

Peter Navarro (File photo) A Hindu advocacy group, HinduPACT’s American Hindus Against Defamation (AHAD), on Tuesday demanded the dismissal of top US official Peter Navarro from President Donald Trump’s team, condemning his remarks as “inappropriate and Hinduphobic.” The group objected to Navarro’s reference to caste and his “portrayal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a […]

‘Right then, right now’: Benjamin Netanyahu shares old interview; likens Palestine recognition to fleeing from a ‘grizzly bear’

Benjamin Netanyahu (File photo) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday criticised countries that have announced plans to formally recognise Palestine as an independent state, likening their actions to someone fleeing from a grizzly bear and abandoning others to face the danger.Referring to himself in the third person, he posted an old interview on X […]

‘Never meant to target’: ‘Alien Enemies Act’ not applicable for Venezuelan gang; federal court rules against Donald Trump’s move

A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that US president Donald Trump cannot invoke an 18th-century wartime law to accelerate the deportation of individuals accused of belonging to a Venezuelan gang. The three-judge panel of the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals, one of the nation’s most conservative appellate courts, blocked a major administration policy […]

Frontier Airlines’ GoWild! offer: Unlimited travel pass for $299 launched | World News

Frontier Airlines has launched its annual GoWild! unlimited travel pass for a limited-time price of $299, giving travellers unparalleled flexibility across its network. The offer, valid from 2 to 5 September 2025, allows passengers to book unlimited domestic and international flights, subject to certain restrictions, for just one penny plus applicable taxes and fees. Those […]

Bahrain: Three Asian men arrested and now on trial for cannabis import and drug trafficking | World News

Their case is now before Bahrain’s High Criminal Court, facing charges for coordinating cannabis import and trafficking within the kingdom/ Representative Image The High Criminal Court in Bahrain has officially opened trial proceedings against three Asian men accused of importing cannabis with the intent to traffic. The case, which began with a suspicious overseas parcel […]

‘Slam your face and send you home’: US bantamweight MMA fighter blames Indians for lost tech jobs; cites memes

Representational AI image A former bantamweight MMA fighter attended a US immigration and customs rnforcement (ICE) career expo in Texas last week, saying he lost technology jobs to Indian workers willing to accept lower pay, reported Washington Post. Aaron Ely, 36, who once fought under the ring name The Cyborg, turned to IT work after […]