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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the name of the Department of Defense to the “Department of War.” This move revives a name that was abandoned over seven decades ago. United States President Donald Trump signed on Friday an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the “Department of War,” the White…

Nepal’s government said it would block access to several social media platforms which had so far failed to register with authorities as part of a crackdown on misuse. The law has been met with some protests and dissent. Nepal said on Thursday that it would ask its telecommunications agency to block access to several social media platforms…

DONALD Trump will rename the US Department of Defense to the Department of War in a push for a “warrior ethos” in America. The President is poised to sign an executive order that would bring back the agency’s former name. Both Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have previously indicated that they want to see the original…

Known as “Re Giorgio” or King Giorgio, Armani, 91, was known for his modern Italian style and elegance. His funeral chamber will be set up on September 6 and 7 in Milan. Giorgio Armani, a stalwart of Milan ready-to-wear who revolutionised fashion with unstructured looks, has died at 91 due to an age-related illness, the company said…

The Israeli military moved deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday, with soldiers and tanks pushing into Sheikh Radwan, one of the urban centre’s largest and most crowded neighbourhoods. In recent weeks, Israeli forces have advanced through Gaza City’s outer suburbs and are now just a few kilometres from the city centre despite international calls to halt the…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his Belgian counterpart a “weak leader” on Wednesday (Sep 3), slamming his decision to recognise Palestine as a state. “Belgian Prime Minister (Bart) de Wever is a weak leader who seeks to appease Islamic terrorism by sacrificing Israel. He wants to feed the terrorist crocodile before it devours Belgium,” Netanyahu’s office…

The explosion hit as crowds left a rally marking Baloch leader Ataullah Mengal’s death anniversary. His son, politician Akhtar Mengal, escaped the attack safely. A suicide bomber struck a political rally in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people and injuring several others. According to AFP, at least 18 people were wounded in the explosion,…

The US President also claimed that unfair tariff structures were pushing companies to set up production outside America. However, he argued that his administration’s trade policies, including the imposition of steep reciprocal tariffs, were beginning to reverse the trend. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday sharpened his attack on India’s trade policies, accusing New Delhi of imposing…

A 6.0 quake, the strongest, struck the Jalalabad area at around midnight local time – with tremors felt as far as Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, nearly 200 miles away. Towns in the province of Kunar, near Jalalabad and the Pakistani border, were close to the epicentre. Entire villages are reported to have been destroyed. Filippo Grandi of the…

Israel launched strikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 31 people as it presses ahead with a major offensive in the territory’s largest city, according to health officials. Leading genocide scholars, meanwhile, accused Israel of genocide, allegations the government vehemently rejects. Airstrikes and artillery shelling have echoed through Gaza City since Israel declared it…

Abu Obeida, the spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, has been killed in an aerial attack in Gaza City, Israel has said. Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz congratulated the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel’s security agency, Shin Bet, for the “flawless execution” in a post on X. Hamas has not confirmed his death. The Palestinian armed group…

The Iran-backed militants said Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed on Thursday in Sanaa. Israel’s military said it “precisely struck” a Houthi target in Yemen. Follow DW. Israel identifies remains of second recovered hostage The remains of a second hostage recovered from Gaza this week have been identified as those of student Idan Shtivi. A statement from…

Polish and other Allied warplanes took to the skies around Ukraine’s border – owing to the ferocity of the Russian onslaught. The aerial bombardment included Putin’s nuclear-capable strategic Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers. Russia unleashed dozens of Iskander-M, Iskander-K, Kalibr, Kh-59 and Kh-101 missiles – as well as hundreds of killer Shahed drones. In total, there were 537…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to China in seven years is a sign of a thaw in the relations between the neighbors. The two-day summit will bring together leaders from more than 20 nations. China welcomed world leaders as they arrived for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit Sunday in Tianjin. The two-day gathering will…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been blocked from attending the UN General Assembly session in New York next month after he and 80 other Palestinian officials had their visas revoked, the US State Department has said. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed them for undermining peace efforts and for seeking “the unilateral recognition of a conjectural…

US President Donald Trump has moved to cut nearly US$5 billion of congressionally-approved foreign aid, the White House said Friday (Aug 29), raising the likelihood of a federal shutdown as Democrats oppose the policy. The US$4.9 billion in cuts target programmes of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Trump wrote…

Large-scale music festivals are facing headwinds elsewhere but finding a new base in Thailand, as the country tries to boost its tourism sector in a region ready to party and spend. It was a Monday night, but the British deejay Fred Again sure made Bangkok feel like it was still the weekend. Last month (Jul 21), thousands…

German authorities have said they investigated more human trafficking and exploitation cases in 2024 than in any year since 2000. Weak online safeguards are a major driver with many minors among the victims. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) on Thursday announced that it had completed 576 investigations into incidents of human trafficking in 2024 — a…

The White House says it has fired the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Susan Monarez, after she refused to resign on Wednesday. In a statement, it said she was “not aligned with the president’s agenda” and she had been removed from her position at the health agency. The US health department…

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook will file a lawsuit challenging her removal by President Donald Trump, setting up a potential standoff between the president and the US central bank. “President Trump has no authority to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook,” her lawyer Abbe David Lowell said in a statement. The president has said there was “sufficient…

The genetically modified pig lung remained functional for nine days inside a brain-dead human patient. Scientists believe xenotransplantation – cross-species transplants – could alleviate the organ shortage crisis. Surgeons in China have conducted a successful pig-to-human lung transplant which they say demonstrated the feasibility of the procedure – even if substantial further tests are still required. According…

In August this year, Trump slapped an additional 25 per cent tariff, raising the overall levy to 50 per cent on goods coming from India, as a penalty for New Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian oil. The United States has officially issued a public notice imposing additional 25 per cent tariffs on imports from India, with the…

JD Vance said President Donald Trump used “aggressive economic leverage,” including secondary tariffs on India, to pressure Russia to end the Ukraine war. India defends its Russian oil imports as national interest as tensions rise in US-India trade ties. US Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that President Donald Trump had applied “aggressive economic leverage,” including…

The Pentagon is working on plans to deploy the U.S. military to Chicago as President Donald Trump says he is cracking down on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. The Defense Department planning, in the works for weeks, involves several options, including mobilizing at least a few thousand members of the National…

A fire has been put out at a nuclear power plant in Russia’s western Kursk region and air defences have shot down a Ukrainian drone, Russian officials have said. The drone detonated when it fell and damaged a transformer, but radiation levels were normal and there were no casualties, a post from the plant’s account on messaging…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar defended India’s oil trade and strategic autonomy amid US tariffs, rejecting mediation with Pakistan and criticising accusations of profiteering from Russian oil purchases. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took a jibe at the United States and Europe over the imposition of tariffs on Indian goods, firmly stating that no one was compelled…

JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N), will pay the Malaysian government $330 million to settle matters related to its role in the multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, both parties said on Friday. The settlement was announced as Swiss authorities separately found the U.S. bank guilty and fined it for failing to prevent money laundering in its dealings related to…

Dar’s remarks come as a renewed signal of Pakistan’s willingness to re-engage with India, following a similar statement he made in July Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said that Islamabad is open to holding talks with India covering all pending issues, including Kashmir. “Talks, whenever held, will be not just about…

A global hunger monitor has confirmed famine in parts of the Gaza Strip for the first time. The UN rights chief said starving Gaza could be a war crime, while Israel’s PM called the report “an outright lie.” DW has more. Dutch foreign minister quits after Israel sanctions stalemate Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigned his post…

The U.S. is seeking to procure cobalt worth up to $500 million for defense stockpiles amid the country’s move to boost its critical mineral supplies. Companies have been scrambling to source rare earths after China imposed restrictions, leading to a 75% drop in rare earth magnet exports from the country in June and causing some auto companies…

The longtime Trump aide said Indian refiners are cashing in while fuelling the war. “They don’t need oil — it’s a refining profiteering scheme,” he argued. Navarro mixed criticism with praise for India’s leadership, but pressed New Delhi to change course. White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro turned up the heat on India’s role in the Ukraine…

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that with this project, Israel is finally delivering on the promise of a Palestinian state “being erased from the table, not with slogans but with actions”. A widely condemned Israeli settlement plan that would cut across land which the Palestinians seek for a state received final approval on Wednesday (Aug 20), according…

One of the major drivers has been its popularity with celebrity fans, who include Lisa of K-pop group Blackpink, singer Rihanna and ex-football star David Beckham. China’s Pop Mart, which has taken the world by storm with its ugly-cute Labubu doll, reported a nearly 400 per cent first-half net profit on Tuesday (Aug 19) on high demand…

DONALD Trump today ruled out American troops patrolling Ukraine — but said he was looking at air cover for European boots on the ground. The US President publicly confirmed that Britain, France and Germany had committed manpower to police any deal with Russia but insisted his forces would play a back-seat role underwriting the peace. His comments…

A gold rush brought settlers to South Dakota’s Black Hills roughly 150 years ago, chasing the dream of wealth and displacing Native Americans in the process. Now, a new crop of miners driven by gold prices at more than $3,000 an ounce are seeking to return to the treasured landscape, promising an economic boost while raising fears…

AT LEAST three people have been killed and eight injured in a shooting at a New York City restaurant. Emergency services swarmed the Crown Heights area in Brooklyn shortly before 3:30am as police search for multiple gunmen. Several reports of gunfire were made around closing time at the Taste of the City Lounge on 903 Franklin Ave.…

VOLODYMYR Zelensky will be flanked by European leaders at the White House today as he again meets US President Donald Trump to talk peace in Ukraine. The landmark moment comes as America finally confirmed it will step in if Vladimir Putin strikes again in future. Mr Trump’s peace envoy Steve Witkoff said those protections would come “not…

Melania Trump may not have attended the big summit between President Donald Trump and Vladamir Putin Friday — but she sure as Hell made her presence known in the form of a poignant personal letter. The United States’ first lady penned a message to the Russian president that was reportedly hand-delivered to him during his meeting with…

In the world of technology, engineers are not just cogs in a machine; they are the builders, the dreamers, and the ones who solve the problems they see in the world. And sometimes, those solutions turn into billion-dollar businesses. This is the story of the “Palantir Mafia,” a group of former Palantir employees who have left the…

A red carpet for Vladimir Putin and no results for Ukraine. The Alaska summit, which many had pinned high hopes on, turned out to be a complete disappointment from the perspective of many Ukrainians. During Saturday night, many Ukrainians stayed up and anxiously waited for news from the Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and Russia’s…

More than 500 humanoid robots in 280 teams from 16 countries are competing in 26 events ranging from soccer and boxing to sorting medicine and cleaning up at the first World Humanoid Robot Games. Three days of competitions began in Beijing, China, on Thursday evening as the country steps up efforts to develop robots powered by artificial…

A highly anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow’s war in Ukraine, although both leaders described the talks as productive before heading home. During a brief appearance before the media following Friday’s nearly three-hour meeting in Alaska, the two leaders said they had made…

Three people were killed during Independence Day celebrations in Pakistan’s Karachi due to “reckless” aerial firing. Three people, including a senior citizen and an 8-year-old girl, were killed during Independence Day celebrations in Pakistan’s Karachi due to “reckless” aerial firing. Over 60 people are reportedly injured during the incident. The incidents occurred across the city, with the…

US President Trump praised European leaders before a virtual meeting on the Ukraine war. He will speak with European leaders to ensure their positions are heard. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a stern warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of Alaska summit, saying that Moscow will face “very severe” consequences if it doesn’t get…

Bo Richard Vitagliano, 44, was arrested in Los Angeles on Monday night for allegedly attacking 70-year-old Harpal Singh in North Hollywood. sikhOne person was arrested in connection with the attack on a 70-year-old Sikh man in the North Hollywood area of Los Angeles last week. The suspect was arrested on Monday at nearly 9.40 pm local time,…

Tammy Bruce reiterated President Donald Trump’s claim of US involvement in the India-Pakistan truce following the recent military conflict, saying it was a “very proud” moment for Washington to have been “involved in stopping that potential catastrophe.” Following Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir’s eye-turning visit to the United States, Washington has reaffirmed that its relationship with both…

The U.S. government’s gross national debt has surpassed $37 trillion, a record number that highlights the accelerating debt on America’s balance sheet and increased cost pressures on taxpayers. The $37 trillion update is found in the latest Treasury Department report issued Tuesday which logs the nation’s daily finances. The national debt eclipsed $37 trillion years sooner than…

Google’s Gemini AI appears to have developed “depression,” as users report alarming self-loathing messages in response to prompts. LIVE: Russia Warns Globalists Will Use “Titanic Efforts” To Derail Trump-Putin Peace Summit In Alaska! Translation: BRACE FOR FALSE FLAGS! Meanwhile Trump Planning To Use Military To Strike Cartels Inside Mexico! Plus, Bill Gates Rolls Out Lab-Grown Butter https://t.co/OTZhwOjuhB…

As Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to back down over military expansion into Gaza, hostages’ families tell Bel Trew in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem why their government has got it wrong – and call for an end to suffering for Israelis and Palestinians “Israelis want peace. Israelis want to get out of Gaza. This is not in our name…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy won diplomatic backing from Europe and the NATO alliance on Sunday ahead of a Russia-U.S. summit this week where Kyiv fears President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump may try to dictate terms for ending the 3-1/2-year war. Trump, who for weeks had been threatening new sanctions against Russia for failing to halt…

Jeffrey Sachs criticized Trump’s decision of imposing 50 per cent tariff on Indian imports. He said that US politicians does not care at all about India and it is a great power. Noted economist Jeffrey Sachs said “US politicians does not care about India” and “it is a great power” that would not reap any security benefits…

US President Donald Trump has said he plans to introduce 100% tariffs on semiconductor imports. The tiny chips power a range of different devices and are integral to modern technology and the global economy. While some semiconductor producers could be spared from the taxes, they may still impact the tech industry and could push up the price…

From allies to rivals, over 90 countries faced tariffs during Donald Trump’s presidency. Here’s a detailed look at which nations were impacted, how much duty was imposed, and what it meant for global trade dynamics. On July 31, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Further Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Rates” to adjust the existing tariff…

French firefighters were battling on Wednesday to control the country’s biggest wildfire in almost 80 years, with the blaze in the southern Aude region having already swept through an area bigger than Paris. One person died in the village of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, about 30 kilometers from the city of Perpignan, the prefecture said. The fire, which spread very…

President Donald Trump said the United States will impose a tariff of about 100% on imports of semiconductors but offered up a big exemption – it will not apply to companies that are manufacturing in the U.S. or have committed to do so. The move is part of Trump’s efforts to bring manufacturing back to the United…

Donald Trump vowed to keep America out of wars, but the Ukraine conflict has left that promise in tatters. Now, by slapping tariffs on India, he is trying to convince MAGA that he is acting against Russia, even though the move does little beyond raising costs at home and straining ties with New Delhi. On the campaign…

Tesla said it sees Musk as a “magnet for hiring and retaining talent” as the company moves more towards developing AI-powered automated transport and robotics. Electric auto giant Tesla granted its CEO Elon Musk shares of the company worth some $29 billion (€25 billion) in a deal aimed at keeping him at the helm of the firm.…

Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his security cabinet this week to decide on Israel’s next steps in Gaza following the collapse of indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas, with one senior Israeli source suggesting more force could be an option. Last Saturday, during a visit to the country, U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff had said he was working…

China’s defence ministry has said this year’s exercises are aimed at “further deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership” between the two countries. China and Russia began joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan on Sunday (Aug 3) as they seek to reinforce their partnership and counterbalance what they see as a United States-led global order. Alongside economic…

Seventy-four people remain missing after a boat carrying 154 passengers sank off Yemen’s coast in the Arabian Sea. Local media reported that rescue teams continue to search for bodies and any possible survivors. A boat carrying 154 migrants capsized on Sunday in waters off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 68 African migrants dead and 74…

Hamas forced emaciated Israeli hostage Evyatar David to dig his own grave in a sick new propaganda video, as the twisted terror group continued to stall negotiations to release the remaining living captives. In the nearly 5-minute clip released Friday, the 24-year-old David is seen in a tunnel with a ceiling roughly as high as he is…

India will continue to purchase oil from Russia, despite US President Donald Trump’s threats of penalties, two Indian government sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. “These are long-term oil contracts,” one of the sources said. “It is not so simple to just stop buying overnight.” Trump last month indicated…

A carbon monoxide leak at the Ashore Resort and Beach Club in Ocean City prompted a mass casualty response on August 1. Seventeen people were evaluated, with four hospitalized for elevated carbon monoxide levels. No fatalities were reported. Authorities are investigating the cause, with multiple agencies present at the scene. The Ocean City Fire Department has confirmed…

When Spain, Ireland and Norway announced in May 2024 that they would recognise a Palestinian state, Israel’s closer allies dismissed the move as unhelpful to solving the crisis in Gaza. While France, Britain and Canada stressed their support for establishing two states with recognised borders as the long-term solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, they were wary of…

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain triggered flash flood warnings across the New York City Metro area on Thursday as NYC is inundated by storms. Videos and pictures have gone viral showing subway stations, roads and even Grand Central Station inundated with rain water. The Queens-Clearview express way has also been shutdown as motorists were caught in the…

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Thursday (Jul 31) sentenced more than 100 members of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party to prison terms on charges related to riots that targeted military sites in 2023, a court order said. Fifty-eight of the defendants, who included parliamentarians and senior officials, were sentenced to 10 years in prison and…