Two members of the U.S. National Guard were reportedly shot near the White House on Wednesday, prompting a large emergency response in the heart of Washington, D.C. According to two law-enforcement officials who spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, the soldiers’
International Politics
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for alleged crimes against humanity linked to last year’s student-led uprising that toppled her Awami League government. The verdict concludes a months-long trial in which the tribunal found her guilty on three separate charges, including ordering a violent crackdown on
In an emotional and defiant speech, Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, vowed to proudly embrace his Muslim identity after a series of racially charged attacks from former Governor Andrew Cuomo and his allies. Standing alongside faith leaders outside a Bronx mosque, the 34-year-old democratic socialist and outspoken critic of Israel […]
US President Donald Trump said he hopes the war in Ukraine can be resolved without the need to supply Kyiv with Tomahawk cruise missiles, as he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday. “Hopefully they won’t need it. Hopefully we’ll get the war over with without thinking about Tomahawks,” Trump told […]
New Delhi:Afghanistan’s UN-sanctioned Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has arrived in India for a week-long visit — marking the first official trip by a senior Taliban leader since the group regained control of Afghanistan in 2021 after the withdrawal of US-led forces. Muttaqi’s visit, permitted after the UN Security Council granted him a travel waiver, […]
New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the successful implementation of the Gaza peace plan — a landmark step aimed at ending a devastating war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. In a post on X, PM Modi said he had a […]
Cairo/Sharm El-Sheikh:Hamas has demanded the release of several high-profile Palestinian leaders, including Marwan Barghouti, from Israeli prisons as part of ongoing hostage-prisoner exchange negotiations, Egyptian state-linked media reported on Tuesday. According to Al-Qahera News, which is close to Egypt’s intelligence services, talks have begun in Sharm El-Sheikh,
An old video of Eswatini’s King Mswati III arriving in Abu Dhabi has resurfaced online, drawing widespread criticism for showcasing the monarch’s extravagant lifestyle. The clip, reportedly filmed in July, shows the king stepping off a private jet in traditional attire, followed by a group of elegantly dressed women—believed to be some of his 15 […]
Moscow:Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly demanded that Ukraine surrender full control of the Donbas region, abandon its NATO ambitions, remain neutral, and bar Western troops from entering the country, Reuters reported citing three Kremlin-linked sources. Putin presented these conditions during his first summit with former U.S. President Donald Trump in over
Russia has announced that it will continue supplying crude oil to India at a 5% discount, even as New Delhi faces mounting tariff pressure from the United States over its energy trade with Moscow. Deputy Trade Representative of Russia to India, Evgeniy Griva, confirmed that oil imports will remain steady and that the discount margin […]
