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Diplomats will be in Islamabad for two days (Sunday and Monday) of talks “on a range of issues, including efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region.” Pakistan is gearing up to host a key round of US-Iran war mediation talks in Islamabad this weekend, with top diplomats from across the Middle East set to discuss peace, even…

Three people were killed and 23 others injured, nine critically, after a fire broke out in a building in Taiyuan, north China’s Shanxi Province on Saturday evening. Three people were killed and 23 others injured, including nine in serious condition, after a fire broke out in a building in Taiyuan, the capital of north China’s Shanxi Province,…

The test was “part of the national defence development plan in the period of the new five-year plan”, North Korean state media reported on Sunday (Mar 29). North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a ground test of an upgraded solid-fuel rocket engine, state media reported on Sunday (Mar 29), in the latest sign of Pyongyang’s push…

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday (Mar 29) has threatened to target US universities in the West Asia after saying US and Israeli strikes had destroyed two Iranian universities. A number of American universities operate campuses across the Gulf region, including Texas A&M University in Qatar and New York University in the United Arab Emirates.…

Some are the size of small trucks, and they’ve come crashing to the ground almost daily for a month — littering school yards, roadsides and hilltops with visceral remnants of a Middle East at war. Across Israel and the ​occupied West Bank, massive chunks of Iranian ballistic missiles have slammed to the earth after being shot out…

As the video opens, Democratic Texas State Representative James Talarico appears to stand in front of a Texas flag, beaming. “Radicalized white men are the greatest domestic terrorist threat in our country,” the U.S. Senate candidate seems to say into the camera. As a voice whispers “white men,” Talarico continues: “So true. So true.” But Talarico never…

The risk of an expanded Iran war grew as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday launched their first attacks ​on Israel since the start of the conflict, as additional U.S. forces reached the Middle East. Washington has dispatched thousands of Marines to the Middle East in the month-old war. The ‌first of two contingents arrived on Friday on…

Israeli airstrikes and ground operations over the last month have largely cut off southern Lebanon from the rest of the country, depopulating dozens of towns and damaging key public services that are a lifeline for the residents that remain. This week, Israel said it would seize southern Lebanon up to the Litani River to create a “buffer…

Demonstrators decrying U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation efforts, war in Iran and other policies took to city streets across the country on Saturday in the third round of the “No Kings” rallies. More than 3,200 events had been planned in ​all 50 states, after the two previous nationwide events attracted millions of participants. Large rallies took…

A US-based modelling agent introduced women as young as 18 to Jeffrey Epstein and pleaded with him to have sex with a model he knew, according to emails. Ramsey Elkholy sent the financier hundreds of emails over almost a decade, discussing the women’s bodies and their attitudes to sex, and suggested he and Epstein could meet more…

As Israeli and US strikes continue to hit Tehran and the regime has imposed an internet blackout, locals say that the uncertainty about the whereabouts of their relatives and what is happening is almost ‘unbearable.’ On Thursday evening, the Iranian capital Tehran came under a fierce wave of attacks. Residents reported low-flying fighter jets over the city…

THE heartbreaking last words of the paralysed gang-rape victim Noelia Castillo Ramos who died by euthanasia have been revealed. Noelia is understood to have passed away around 20 minutes after receiving three injections at a hospital near Barcelona on Thursday. The 25-year-old’s tragic last words reiterated her wish to die, according to Spanish outlet antenna 3. She…

More young adults in Singapore are experiencing strokes, and their recovery journeys are often challenging especially coupled with the pressure of getting back to work quickly or returning to a lifestyle they once enjoyed. For most adults, their 30s are a time to think about starting a family, ticking off more places on their travel list, and…

Another senior US official told Axios that, in their view, Vance remained the most viable path to a negotiated end to the war. “If the Iranians can’t strike a deal with Vance, they don’t get a deal. He’s the best they’re gonna get,” the official said. US Vice President JD Vance had a tense phone conversation with…

Along with KP Sharma Oli, his former Home Minister, Ramesh Lekhak, was also arrested over the alleged involvement in last year’s deadly Gen Z protests. Former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been arrested over his alleged involvement in last year’s deadly Gen Z protests – a day after Balendra Shah took oath as the new…

Houthi rebels in Yemen warned they are ready to enter the war if escalation continues, setting the Red Sea as a key red line. Their involvement could disrupt global shipping routes, especially alongside rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. Houthi movement rebels in Yemen have issued a blunt warning: they are ready to step into the…

As fears of a wider regional conflict escalate following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that began in late February, Pakistan has emerged as an unexpected mediator, offering to help bring Washington and Tehran to the negotiating table. Islamabad isn’t often called on to act as an intermediary in high-stakes diplomacy, but it’s stepped into the role…

A suburban Detroit school district has agreed to give First Amendment training to staff to settle a lawsuit by a teenager who said a teacher humiliated her for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in protest of U.S. support of Israel’s war in Gaza. The agreement with Danielle Khalaf and her father also includes a…

Indonesia on Saturday began implementing a new government regulation approved earlier this month that bans children younger than 16 from access to digital platforms that could expose them to pornography, cyberbullying, online scams and addiction. With the move, Indonesia became the first country in Southeast Asia to ban children from having accounts on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram,…

The United States can only determine with certainty that it has destroyed about a third of Iran’s vast missile arsenal as the U.S. and Israeli war on the country ​nears its one-month mark, according to five people familiar with the U.S. intelligence. The status of around another third is less clear but bombings likely damaged, destroyed or…

As India’s diplomats negotiated an accord that would ease punitive U.S. tariffs on the South Asian country’s exports in January, New Delhi slashed its purchases of Russian crude oil in ​a move that was widely seen as a painful concession to President Donald Trump. Just two months later, however, Delhi and Moscow are deepening their energy cooperation,…

The U.S. Homeland Security Department said on Friday it was taking emergency action to pay 50,000 airport security officers who have gone unpaid ​since mid-February, after work absences brought chaos and long security lines to U.S. ‌airports. “(The Transportation Security Administration) has immediately begun the process of paying its workforce. TSA officers should begin seeing paychecks as…

President Donald Trump said ​on Thursday he will take executive action to pay 50,000 airport security workers as a deal stalled in Congress to address staff shortages that have ‌snarled travel around the country. Trump said he was instructing the Homeland Security Department “to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and…

France said its ​military chief held talks with around 35 countries on Thursday as it sought partners and ‌proposals for a mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran ends. The United States’ Western allies have said they will not take part in the ongoing conflict. But the behind-the-scenes activity underscores concern…

The United States has deployed ​uncrewed drone speedboats for patrols as part of its operations against Iran, the Pentagon said, ‌the first time Washington has confirmed using such vessels in an active conflict. The deployment of the vessels — which can be used for surveillance or kamikaze strikes — has not been previously reported. It comes despite…

U.S. President Donald Trump gave Iran another 10 days to ​reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of its energy plants, after Iran rejected his proposals to end the war he launched together with Israel. Yet there was little concrete sign of progress toward ‌a truce as missiles continued to rain on Israel and Iran,…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, after saying earlier that Ukrainian drones could help improve security in the Gulf region. “Important meetings are scheduled. We appreciate the support of those who are ready to work with us to ensure security, and we support them too”, he said in a message on social media.…

A US lawmaker has made a direct plea to Sarah Ferguson to testify about her “close personal and business ties” to Jeffrey Epstein, according to a letter seen exclusively by the BBC. Congressman Suhas Subramanyam urged her to provide information to the US congressional committee investigating the late sex offender. He also asked for any knowledge she…

The IOC has decided to bar transgender athletes from women’s Olympic events and will introduce a one-time gender test starting in 2028. The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday (Mar 26) only “biological females” will be allowed to compete in women’s events, preventing transgender women from competing. The IOC is re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibility…

THIS is the shocking moment a beauty contestant’s teeth fall out during a pageant. Footage shows Miss Grand Thailand contestant Kamolwan Chanago delivering her opening remarks when her veneers come loose. Rather than running offstage, Chanago briefly turns her back to the audience so she can put her pearly whites back in position. Her bravery doesn’t go…

Dozens of people were buried in a Kabul cemetery on Thursday in the second mass funeral of victims killed in an airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation center in the Afghan capital earlier this month. Bulldozers opened a large pit into which individual graves were dug for the 60 coffins. Afghan officials have said hundreds of people…

Dubai will implement key changes in April 2026, including the removal of OTPs for banking, resumption of in-person classes, return of airline services and the end of a temporary residency rule. Dubai is set to witness several important changes in April 2026, affecting banking services, education, travel and residency rules, according to Time Out Dubai. Authorities have…

Indian IT services firm Infosys said on Wednesday it had entered into separate agreements to acquire U.S.-based technology companies Optimum Healthcare IT and Stratus in all-cash deals. Source : https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/infosys-acquire-us-firms-optimum-healthcare-it-465-million-stratus-95-million-6017006

HARRY Potter fans are spellbound by the first trailer for the upcoming HBO reboot of the famous wizarding franchise. Young Dominic McLaughlin takes on the lead role as the boy who lived and he certainly looks to be a worthy successor to Daniel Radcliffe‘s version of the character. The first series will cover J.K. Rowling’s first book,…

SHADY “zombie” tankers have been seen passing through the mine-riddled Strait of Hormuz using the names of scrapped ships. Iran has maintained an effective blockade of the vital Persian Gulf chokehold – through which 20 per cent of the world’s oil passes – since US-Israeli forces began their bombing campaign on Tehran. The blockade has left hundreds…

JINGER Duggar is breaking her silence on her brother Joe’s shocking arrest in an emotional The 19 Kids and Counting star shared that she has been heartbroken since learning last week that Joe was charged with child molestation. Jinger shared her thoughts in a new episode of her podcast with her husband, Jeremy Vuolo. “We got the…

The U.S. military said it carried out a strike Wednesday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people, as the Trump administration pushes forward with a monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America while waging a war against Iran. The latest attack brings the number of people who have been…

Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich shared a stunning theory about the illegal migrant accused of executing a Chicago area college student in cold blood — that it was part of some “gang initiation.” Blagojevich, a Democrat whose 14-year prison sentence for federal corruption charges was cut short after President Trump commuted his sentence in 2020, wrote on X…

The “extraordinarily low” six-month sentence handed to a trans illegal immigrant who admitted to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy in Manhattan sparked outrage Wednesday from a victims’ rights group and left even former prosecutors in shock. Legal eagles were baffled by the slap-on-the-wrist plea deal the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office struck with Nicol Alexandra Contreras-Suarez, a 31-year-old…

The Pentagon is expected to send ​thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the ‌matter told Reuters on Tuesday, adding to a massive U.S. military buildup even as President Donald Trump talks about a possible deal with Tehran to end the war. Reuters first reported…

Pakistan’s role as a possible host of talks aimed at ending the Iran war builds on its courtship ​of U.S. President Donald Trump and its reputation as a relatively neutral player with long-standing ties to neighbouring Iran’s Islamic Republic. If talks happen, it could raise Pakistan’s global ‌prominence to heights not reached since Pakistan helped mediate the…

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado told Reuters on Tuesday ​that early interest in Venezuela’s oil sector is positive but she called for more transparency and contract security, including a new oil law, to further increase crude and ‌gas output in the South American country. In January, Venezuela’s National Assembly approved a sweeping reform of the country’s…

Tracking technologies designed ​to prevent runway collisions did not work at New York’s LaGuardia airport when an Air Canada Express (AC.TO), jet struck a fire truck on Sunday night, killing the ‌two pilots, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said the airport’s ground surveillance system did not generate an alert warning…

A rare Eid phone call turns explosive as Imran Khan speaks out from jail, alleging mistreatment of his wife and raising alarm over his own health, deepening the political storm around his imprisonment. A rare Eid phone call from behind prison walls has opened a new front in Imran Khan’s battle with Pakistan’s establishment, with the jailed…

Vietnam and Russia signed a deal to build a nuclear power plant in Vietnam as the Southeast Asian country revives its nuclear plans with hopes of boosting energy security while curbing greenhouse gas emissions. The deal for the Ninh Thuan 1 plant, reported by Vietnamese state media, comes after two similar projects were shelved in 2016 over…

It is the first major strike to hit the broadcaster in around 20 years after a majority of union members rejected a pay offer that was below inflation. Hundreds of journalists went on strike on Wednesday (Mar 25) at Australia’s main public broadcaster, demanding better pay and protections to stop artificial intelligence taking their jobs. The Australian…

The suspects allegedly surveilled a German national who supplied drones and related components to Ukraine, prosecutors said. Germany’s Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office said on Tuesday that two people have been taken into custody and accused of spying for Russia. The two suspects were a 45-year-old Romanian woman, who was detained in the northwestern German city of Rheine,…

KP George, first Indian origin judge in Fort Bend Texas, was convicted of money laundering over campaign funds misuse. A US county judge has been convicted of money laundering in Texas, reported Fox 26 Houston, a US-based news outlet. KP George was the first Indian-origin judge in Ford Bend, a county based in Texas. According to a…

Kuwait International Airport remains closed to commercial traffic after a drone strike hit a fuel tank, causing a fire but no casualties, authorities said. Kuwait International Airport is still not open — and the latest drone strike has made that reality harder to reverse. On March 24, drones targeted a fuel storage tank at the airport, triggering…

Two Russians are due to go on trial in Angola accused of stirring up anti-government protests, conducting a campaign of disinformation, and attempting to interfere in next year’s presidential election. Arrested last August, political consultant Igor Ratchin and translator Lev Lakshtanov are facing 11 charges, including terrorism, espionage and influence peddling. The BBC has obtained a copy…

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has lost a key referendum on a constitutional reform which had turned into a vote on her government. The result gives around 54% to the “No” campaign and 46% to the “Yes” vote which Meloni had backed. In a video posted on social media even before all the ballots were counted, Meloni…

Police in Nigeria say 15 people have been arrested following allegations of sexual assault at a community festival in the southern Delta state. Videos circulated online showing young men openly attacking women who were on their own. The clips sparked widespread anger, leading to the hashtag #StopRapingWomen to trend on social media, and renewed calls for accountability…

The rule applies to investigations connected to the financial hub’s strict national security law. Those who fail to comply face up to a year in prison or a fine of over $10,000. The Hong Kong government on Monday announced that anyone refusing to give up phone or computer passwords in investigations related to national security could face…

The head of the International Energy Agency said Monday that the global economy faces a “major, major threat” because of the Iran war. “No country will be immune to the effects of this crisis if it continues to go in this direction,” Fatih Birol said at Australia’s National Press Club in Canberra on Monday. The crisis in…

The European Union and Australia on Tuesday agreed on the final text of a free trade agreement, some two years after negotiations broke down over Australian demands for more red meat market access and complaints about Australian products labeled with traditionally European names such as prosecco. The breakthrough comes as both the EU and Australia seek to…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to irreversibly cement his country’s status as a nuclear power while maintaining a hard-line stance toward South Korea, which he called the “most hostile” state, state media said Tuesday. In a speech Monday to Pyongyang’s rubber-stamp parliament, Kim accused the United States of global “state terrorism and aggression,” in…

Senior U.S. and Japanese officials tend to shy away from anything but very careful public comments about Japan’s 1941 sneak attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor. So there was embarrassment, confusion and unease on Saturday in Japan after President Donald Trump casually used the World War II attack to justify his secrecy before launching the war…

Less than 48 hours before the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran began, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone to President Donald Trump about the reasons for launching the kind of complex, far-off war the American leader once had campaigned against. Both Trump and Netanyahu knew from intelligence briefings earlier in the week that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah…

Airstrikes targeting a site belonging to Iraq’s Shi’ite Popular Mobilization Forces in the ​western province of Anbar killed at least ‌10 fighters, including the PMF’s Anbar operations commander, and wounded 30 others, security and health sources told Reuters early ​on Tuesday. The PMF confirmed in a statement the ​death of its Anbar commander, Saad al-Baiji, and ⁠several…

A Colombian military plane crashed in a ​takeoff disaster on Monday, killing 66 people as rescuers shuttled dozens of survivors to nearby hospitals and searched for four ‌who were still missing, according to a top official. The Lockheed Martin-built (LMT.N), Hercules C-130 transport plane was carrying 128 people, including 11 Air Force members, 115 army personnel and…

US Ambassador Sergio Gor on March 24 announced that Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby will visit India soon, marking his first official trip. Gor said on X he looks forward to welcoming him. The visit comes as New Delhi and Washington seek to strengthen ties amid West Asia conflict and ongoing trade renegotiations, according…

US officials believe the war with Iran is unlikely to achieve key objectives such as overthrowing Tehran’s theocratic regime or preventing it from acquiring nuclear weapons. US officials now believe the ongoing war is unlikely to achieve major strategic objectives that appeared possible at the outset of the US-Israeli military campaign, including overthrowing Iran’s theocratic regime and…

An Air Canada Express plane, carrying 72 passengers and four crew members, collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday. An Air Canada flight attendant was reportedly thrown 330 feet from the aircraft while still strapped into her jump seat after the crash at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday. Solange…

Valero Energy refinery explosion causes thick smoke; air quality monitoring underway. A loud explosion was reported at a refinery operated by Valero Energy in Port Arthur, Texas, prompting officials to issue a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. Thick plumes of black smoke were seen rising into the sky, while videos circulating online captured the sound of a…

The White House has reportedly refused to confirm reports of a US-Iran meet in Pak, cautioning against believing speculation before any official announcement. As the war between Iran and the US entered the fourth week, some reports recently hinted at possible negotiations between the two sides in Pakistan. However, the White House has reportedly refused to confirm…

Iran will attack Israel’s power plants and those supplying U.S. bases across the Gulf region if President Donald Trump carries out his threat to “obliterate” Iran’s power network, the ​Revolutionary Guards said in a statement on Monday. They appeared to retract earlier threats to attack desalination plants, which are crucial for providing drinking water in Gulf countries.…

The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping ​except vessels linked to “Iran’s enemies”, Iranian media reports ‌published on Sunday quoted Iran’s representative to the U.N. maritime agency as saying. Ali Mousavi’s comments came from an interview ​published on Friday by Chinese news agency Xinhua, ​before U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to target ⁠Iranian power plants…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to chair an emergency meeting on the economic fallout from the war in Iran on Monday, with finance minister Rachel Reeves and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey ​in attendance, the government said. Investors are bracing for another stormy week in financial markets after Iran said it ‌would strike the…

As police for the first time search Jeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico ranch for evidence of any abuse he may have committed at the Old West-themed hideaway, attention has focused on the powerful former politicians in the state who continued to meet and receive campaign donations from Epstein long after he became a registered ​sex offender. Epstein’s relationships…

At least 10 Palestinians were injured Sunday night in attacks in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers, who rampaged through nearby villages after holding a funeral for a settler killed in a car crash a night earlier. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said the wounded in Deir al-Hatab included a 45-year-old man shot in the foot…

The US Department of State issued a worldwide security alert Sunday, urging Americans across the globe to be wary of threats from Iran-linked groups. “The Department of State advises Americans worldwide, and especially in the Middle East, to exercise increased caution. Americans abroad should follow the guidance in security alerts issued by the nearest U.S. embassy or…

On Saturday, the heart of Seoul turned into a sea of purple. It was splashed across landmarks, towering billboards, giant screens on high-rises, posters, masks and t-shirts. It was in the display of drone lights on the Han River. The reason for it was impossible to miss. “Welcome back BTS,” a banner on a 7-Eleven declared, surrounded…

Major stock markets in Asia slumped on Monday after Washington and Tehran threatened to escalate hostilities, as the US-Israel war with Iran enters its fourth week. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index was almost 3.5% lower, while South Korea’s Kospi fell by 6.5%. US President Donald Trump warned on Saturday he would “obliterate” Iranian power plants if Iran…

The World Health Organization’s chief said nearly 90 others were wounded in the attack on a hospital in east Darfur. At least 64 people were killed in a strike on a hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The dead from Friday’s attack include 13 children, medical staff and…

Death of cow vigilante sparks violent protests in Uttar Pradesh Protesters on Saturday blocked the Delhi-Agra Highway in western Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district following the death of a cow vigilante. According to Indian media reports, Chandrashekhar — a self-styled spiritual guru known as “Farsa Wale Baba” and a cow vigilante — had stopped a vehicle in the…

IT’S been 50 days since Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today anchor Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped from her home in Tucson, Arizona. Mystery continues to shroud the investigation as the desperate search for her drags closer to its third month. Is Nancy alive? It’s unknown whether Nancy, 84, could be alive, as there’s been no sign of…

North Korea has re-elected Kim Jong Un as president of state affairs, state media reported on Monday (Mar 23). Kim’s reappointment as head of the authoritarian nation’s highest policymaking and governing body, the State Affairs Commission, was announced by the state news agency KCNA. Critics argue that elections in North Korea are pre-determined and designed to give…

Zelenskyy has urged the US to keep pressure on Russia as Washington temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil. Ukrainian and US delegations concluded a second day of talks in Florida on finding ways to end the four-year war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday (Mar 22). Russian representatives were not present at the talks, which…

Leon Panetta, who ran the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Pentagon under former president Barack Obama, has singled out US President Donald Trump as the only man responsible for the current situation Three weeks after launching strikes on Iran, the US finds itself staring at a strait it cannot open, allies it cannot call in, and…

Scott Bessent says the United States can fund its war with Iran but seeks 200 billion supplemental from Congress for future readiness amid resistance in Congress. The United States has sufficient funds to sustain its ongoing war effort against Iran, but is seeking additional “supplemental” funding from Congress to ensure long-term military readiness, US Treasury Secretary Scott…

U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war, targeting energy and fuel facilities in the Gulf, which could again roil global energy ​and financial markets and deepen a regional crisis. Trump on Saturday threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran did not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a significant…

As police for the first time search Jeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico ranch for evidence of any abuse he may have committed at the Old West-themed hideaway, attention has focused on the powerful former politicians in the state who continued to meet and receive campaign donations from Epstein long after he became a registered ​sex offender. Epstein’s relationships…

Cuba on Friday rejected any suggestion that its political system or ​the term of its president were subject to negotiation in talks with the United States, following reports that Washington sought ‌to remove Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel from power. “I can categorically confirm that … the political system of Cuba is not up for negotiation, and of…

The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has driven a tank during army training supervised by her father, the pair’s latest joint public appearance fueling outside speculation that the girl is groomed as Kim’s heir. The official Korean Central News Agency reported Friday that Kim oversaw an offensive tactical drill involving tank units and…

South Korean rescue workers on Saturday recovered the remains of 14 people from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon, where an explosion and fire injured at least 59 others. Fire officials said 25 people were seriously injured but it wasn’t immediately clear whether any were in life-threatening condition. More…

The second-longest-serving director in FBI history, behind only J. Edgar Hoover, Mueller held the job until 2013 Robert S Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation’s premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia and Donald…

This week’s ban on alcohol in Damascus has sparked a debate among Syrians. Some say it’s about more than just being able to have a drink: It’s about the country’s future governance, personal freedoms and community unity. This week, municipal authorities in Damascus banned the sale of alcohol in most of the city. Bars and restaurants that…

Despite not being recognized by Germany, the Taliban have appointed a new head of the Afghan embassy in Berlin without the German government’s approval, broadcaster ARD reported. A Taliban member has been appointed the head of the Afghan embassy in Berlin without the German government’s knowledge, public broadcaster ARD reported on Saturday. The unilateral move appears to…

We have paused our coverage Dharvi in Delhi will be back on Sunday morning to bring you more of the latest from and about India. See you then! Modi call for ‘peace’ on calls with Iran’s Pezeshkian India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for “peace, stability and prosperity” in West Asia during a call with Iranian President…

From Nordic trust to Costa Rica’s sense of community, residents explain what daily life looks like in the countries topping the 2026 World Happiness Report. While the Nordic countries have long dominated the World Happiness Report, 2026 brought one surprise. For the first time in the report’s 14-year history, a Latin American country made its way into…