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Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of breaching a 30-hour “Easter truce” announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, which has now expired. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian troops had violated the ceasefire nearly 3,000 times since the start of Sunday. Russia’s defence ministry said it had “repelled” assaults by Ukraine and accused Kyiv…

Meghan Markle’s Easter celebration was a little bit more eggs-tra this year. The Duchess of Sussex took to Instagram to share a sweet video of a mama duck and her ducklings waddling across a path near her $14 million Montecito, Calif., mansion. Markle appeared to be shocked and delighted by the unexpected visitors as she was seen…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said again Saturday that Israel has “no choice” but to continue fighting in Gaza and will not end the war before destroying Hamas, freeing the hostages and ensuring that the territory won’t present a threat to Israel. The prime minister also repeated his vow to make sure Iran never gets a nuclear…

Pope Francis decried the numerous conflicts plaguing the planet and appealed to world leaders “not to yield to the logic of fear” in his Easter message “urbi et orbi” (to the city and to the world) on Sunday. The pope’s traditional blessing, “urbi et orbi,” was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations,…

JUSTIN Bieber has shared a rare new snap of baby Jack Blues after he was slammed for ‘inappropriate’ behavior. Canadian pop star Justin, 31, tied the knot with wife Hailey back in 2018. At the end of August 2024, Hailey and Justin announced they had welcomed their first child, Jack Blues Bieber. Eight months on, the couple…

FOUR people have been killed after a plane struck power lines and crashed into a road. No survivors were found after the tragic fireball crash on Saturday morning in Trilla, Illinois. Horror video showed the plane’s flaming wreckage plastered across a road and field as cops rushed to the scene. Local police said the single-engine plane crashed…

Perched on top of Santorini’s sheer cliffs is a world-famous tourist industry worth millions. Underneath is the fizzing risk of an almighty explosion. A huge ancient eruption created the dreamy Greek island, leaving a vast crater and a horse-shoe shaped rim. Now scientists are investigating for the first time how dangerous the next big one could be.…

A rare blue diamond was displayed Tuesday at an exhibition of $100 million worth of the world’s rarest diamonds in the United Arab Emirates’ capital, Abu Dhabi. The eight diamonds on display at the Sotheby’s exhibition have a total weight of over 700 carats. They include red, yellow, pink and colorless diamonds. Visitors focused on the 10-karat…

IT’S now 30 long years since the devastating Oklahoma City bombing, but the heartbreakingly tragic memories continue to haunt the first medic on the scene. Carl Spengler was working as a resident doctor at the University of Oklahoma on April 19, 1995. DAY OF HELL He had just finished a grueling night shift and, unusually, went to…

Kanye West and Bianca Censori’s relationship is looking stronger. The couple was spotted out on a dinner date in Spain on Friday despite the rapper’s confirmation that Censori “dumped” him earlier this year. Video obtained by Page Six showed the pair entering an Indian restaurant in the Balearic Islands. The “Carnival” hitmaker — who now goes by…

Michelle Obama continues to silence the haters. The former first lady, 61, flashed her wedding ring while out and about in Los Angeles Thursday after shutting down rumors that she and husband Barack Obama are headed for divorce. Michelle sent a clear message to skeptics while rocking her diamond bands during a visit to The Academy headquarters…

An 82-year-old woman who teaches the ancient Indian martial art of Kalaripayattu says she has no plans to retire. “I’ll probably practise Kalari until the day I die,” says Meenakshi Raghavan, widely thought to be the oldest woman in the world to practise the art form. Kalaripayattu – kalari means battleground and payattu means fight – is…

The Taliban’s acting foreign minister on Saturday expressed “concern and sadness” during a rare meeting with Pakistan’s foreign minister over the deportation of tens of thousands of Afghans, according to a statement. Pakistan has expelled more than 80,000 Afghan nationals since the end of March, a senior official said on Friday, as part of a renewed surge…

Ever since Donald Trump took office in January, migrants entering the United States have increasingly feared the threat of deportation. Now this threat has taken on a new dimension: The possibility of ending up in a high-security prison in El Salvador. Since March, Trump’s government has deported a total of 271 Salvadoran and Venezuelan migrants from the…

CAIRO: The armed wing of Hamas said on Saturday (Apr 19) the fate of an Israeli dual national soldier believed to be the last US citizen held alive in Gaza was unknown, after the body of one of the guards who had been holding him was found killed by an Israeli strike. A month after Israel re-launched…

ROME: The United States and Iran made progress in a second round of high-stakes talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme on Saturday (Apr 19) and agreed to meet again next week, both sides said. The Oman-mediated talks in Rome lasted about four hours, Iranian state television and a senior US official said. Tehran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi declared…

China’s shipbuilders on Saturday blasted as “short-sighted” U.S. port fees announced by President Donald Trump’s administration on China-linked ships, a measure aimed at the nation’s shipbuilding industry. Trump signed an order on Wednesday aimed at reviving U.S. shipbuilding and reducing China’s grip on the global shipping industry. His government the next day watered the measures down by…

The U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelan migrants it accused of being gang members under a rarely used wartime law, but the government urged the justices to lift their order. The court issued the decision after lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union asked it to intervene…

Pakistan has deported more than 19,500 Afghans this month, among more than 80,000 who have left ahead of a 30 April deadline, according to the UN. Pakistan has accelerated its drive to expel undocumented Afghans and those who had temporary permission to stay, saying it can no longer cope. Between 700 and 800 families are being deported…

She kept her p-p-p-poker face on. Lady Gaga powered through a technical blunder that took place during her headlining set for Weekend 2 of Coachella 2025 Friday night. The pop superstar’s microphone went out while she was in the middle of performing “Abracadabra,” the lead single off her new album, “Mayhem.” Gaga — who treats her Little…

ONE of the world’s most bizarre marathons has seen 21 humanoid robots face off against 12,000 real runners – but who came out on top? The historic first ever competitive race between man and bot was about as fascinating as it sounds with incredible pictures showing the AI machines trying to navigate the 13-mile course. All of…

A WOMAN was shocked to discover several creepy tunnels dug underneath her home. Social media users speculate that these tunnels could be related to something even more sinister. The woman, who goes by the name Victoria Vale, shared her discovery on Reddit after she recorded an hour-long DJ set in her home’s basement. “Found a network of…

THE birth mother of the alleged Florida State University gunman hurled insults in an angry social media tirade right before her son was named as the suspect. Phoenix Ikner, 20, was arrested on Thursday after allegedly gunning down two victims and wounding six others in a sick attack at FSU. But before he was named as the…

The United States and Japan must cooperate more on defense in the face of an increasingly confrontational China, new US ambassador to Tokyo, George Glass, said upon his arrival in the country on Friday. Tokyo has started a historic military build-up in recent years and has embarked on various projects with Washington to align their forces and…

Lionel Messi has poured cold water on the idea of a heated rivalry between Argentina and Mexico, saying that the alleged tensions between the teams simply do not exist. Video footage of an incident in the dressing room after the Mexico v Argentina group match at the 2022 Qatar World Cup appeared to show Messi nudging Mexico…

Meredith Marks has became the latest “Real Housewife” to get called out for heavily editing Instagram photos of herself. In the photos shared on Friday, Marks, 53, smiles and posed in a stairwell while wearing a metallic, monochrome ensemble. “Jealousy is a disease, to which I say, ‘Get well soon!’v💖💎✨ #RHOSLC,” she captioned the post, quoting her…

Donald Trump has said the US will “take a pass” on brokering further Russia-Ukraine talks if Moscow or Kyiv “make it very difficult” to reach a peace deal. The US president told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday that he was not expecting a truce to happen in “a specific number of days” but he wanted…

Every iPhone comes with a label which tells you it was designed in California. While the sleek rectangle that runs many of our lives is indeed designed in the United States, it is likely to have come to life thousands of miles away in China: the country hit hardest by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, now rising…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he discussed his country’s potential to collaborate with the US on “technology and innovation” during a conversation with Elon Musk. On Friday, Modi shared a post on X detailing his telephone conversation with the tech billionaire and said they had revisited topics from their meeting in Washington earlier this year. Modi’s…

Police in Pakistan have made dozens of arrests following a string of protests targeting KFC branches across the country which led to one man being killed. Protesters, angry at the war in Gaza, have been urging a boycott of the chain, claiming it’s a symbol of the United States and its ally Israel. At least 20 attempted…

Healthcare in the Gaza Strip is itself a casualty of 18 months of war between Israel and Hamas. With doctors struggling to cope, the BBC followed one GP through her shift at a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) clinic. By 07:30, a slight figure in a pink headscarf, Dr Wissam Sukkar, is picking her way through the devastated…

Most U.S. stocks climbed Thursday, but the worst drop for UnitedHealth Group in a quarter of a century kept Wall Street in check. The S&P 500 edged up by just 0.1%, even though three of every four stocks climbed in the index. The Nasdaq composite slipped 0.1% in a mostly steadier performance following its sell-off the day…

Vice President JD Vance and his family will travel to Italy and India this week and next to meet with leaders and visit cultural sites. Vance’s office said Wednesday his trip from Friday to April 24 will include visits to Rome and New Delhi along with the Indian cities of Jaipur and Agra. The trip comes as…

US District Judge James Boasberg denied an emergency request from lawyers for alleged Venezuelan gang members Thursday seeking to block “imminent” deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. The American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing suspected Tren de Aragua gang members being detained in Texas, had asked Boasberg to issue a temporary restraining order requiring 30…

The U.S. has 800 cases of measles nationwide as of Friday, and two more states identified outbreaks this week. Texas is driving the high numbers, with an outbreak centered in West Texas that started nearly three months ago and is up to 597 cases. Two unvaccinated elementary school-aged children died from measles-related illnesses near the epicenter in…

Artists and creatives are pushing back against a recent trend using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate “starter pack” images of people as toys – which they say may be in danger of risking their livelihoods. Since the start of April, thousands of people have uploaded their photos to generate images of themselves as dolls, despite warnings of…

Ford Motor said on Friday (Apr 18) it has halted shipments of its SUVs, pick-up trucks and sports cars to China, as it starts to face the heat from retaliatory tariffs that have seen vehicles face taxes as high as 150 per cent. “We have adjusted exports from the US to China in light of the current…

A heavy spring storm on Friday is wreaking havoc across Europe’s Alps region, with Italy, Switzerland and France among the countries affected. Northern Italy on high alert due to flooding The weather system is dumping heavy rain on northern Italy, most notably the Piedmont, South Tyrol and Lombardy regions, causing flooding. In the town of Valdagno, a…

Chaos erupted during President Trump’s speech at the White House Friday when Dr. Mehmet Oz’s 11-year-old granddaughter fainted. Moments after Dr. Oz was sworn in as Trump’s administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, panic ensued when 11-year-old Philomena Bijou fainted in the audience, according to video obtained by Page Six. The doctor’s daughter, Daphne…

SPACE is set to be flooded with even more stars in the future following pop icon Katy Perry’s successful mission this week. The Roar hitmaker made a historic journey on board Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket capsule – but which other famous faces could soon put on a spacesuit as part of the next star-studded crew? Superstar…

TWO people are dead and five more have been hospitalized after a Florida State University student opened fire on a crowd of people at the campus’ busy student center, cops said. Police descended on the chaotic scene and arrested Phoenix Ikner, 20, after he allegedly swiped one of his cop mom’s weapons and attacked his peers. Leon…

The Wall Street Journal has published an eye-opening exposé on Elon Musk’s “harem drama,” diving into the relationships the world’s richest man has with his baby mamas – and the labyrinthine system by which he allegedly manages them. Musk is on a mission to help “seed the earth with more human beings of high intelligence,” per the…

The Trump administration’s claim that it can’t do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S. “should be shocking,” a federal appeals court said Thursday in a blistering order that ratchets up the escalating conflict between the government’s executive and judicial branches. A three-judge panel from the 4th…

A 24-year-old American YouTuber who was arrested after visiting an off-limits island in the Indian Ocean with hopes of establishing contact with a reclusive tribe was further detained in custody on Thursday. Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov will next appear before a local court in Port Blair — the capital of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands — on April…

Aid groups are raising new alarm over Israel’s blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where it has barred entry of all food and other goods for more than six weeks. Thousands of children have become malnourished, and most people are barely eating one meal a day as stocks dwindle, the United Nations says. The warning came as…

Half a million weapons obtained by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been lost, sold or smuggled to militant groups, sources have told the BBC – with the UN believing that some have fallen into the hands of al-Qaeda affiliates. The Taliban took control of around one million weapons and pieces of military equipment – which had mostly been funded…

The best thing about Coachella is that it happens twice – so if you missed the first weekend, don’t worry! Lady Gaga, Travis Scott, Charli XCX and everyone else will return to the Colorado Desert on Friday for a second dose of musical mayhem, and punishing gusts of wind. Better yet, the opening weekend let us know…

The president of the largest communal body of Jews in the UK has responded to an open letter signed by some of its representatives criticising Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Phil Rosenberg, president of The Board of Deputies of British Jews, said he disagreed with the letter, which he said “lays blame squarely on the Israeli Government”. He…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused US special envoy Steve Witkoff of “disseminating Russian narratives” after he appeared to suggest that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine hinged on the status of five Ukrainian regions. After holding a five-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, Witkoff told Fox News that a deal to end…

Plans are afoot for an American-owned company seized by the Kremlin and placed under state control to be used to supply food to the Russian army, a document seen by Reuters showed, potentially threatening Moscow’s warming relations with the U.S. As the U.S. and the Kremlin negotiate to stop the war in Ukraine, the canned food maker…

US Supreme Court to hear birthright citizenship case The US Supreme Court will keep legal hold on President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, but has agreed to hear the case on May 15, the court announced. Trump issued an executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the…

A MOTHER died after a botched butt procedure left her brain-dead on a ventilator for two weeks. María Paz Peñaloza Cabrera, 31, who has two sons, ages three and one, went in to cardiac arrest after she got butt implants at the home of an unlicensed doctor. On March 28, Peñaloza Cabrera suffered lidocaine toxicity from the…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and two partners have emerged as frontrunners to win a crucial part of President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense shield, six people familiar with the matter said. Musk’s rocket and satellite company is partnering with software maker Palantir (PLTR.O), and drone builder Anduril on a bid to build key parts of Golden Dome,…

President Donald Trump touted “big progress” in tariff talks with Japan on Wednesday, in one of the first rounds of face-to-face negotiations since his barrage of duties on global imports roiled markets and stoked recession fears. Japan had not expected the president to get involved in Wednesday’s talks, viewing them as a preliminary, fact-finding mission, a sign…

U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday as Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab warned about steep charges from new U.S. curbs on its chip exports to China and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said U.S. economic growth appears to be slowing. Powell, in remarks for the Economic Club of Chicago, said larger-than-expected tariffs likely mean higher inflation…

TICKETHOLDERS planning to go to Fyre Festival 2 are left in limbo after a bizarre message announcing the event’s delay was posted and then deleted on the festival’s website. Following weeks of speculation about the future of the controversial festival, a message on the event’s website on Wednesday said the weekend would be rescheduled for a later…

MICHELLE Trachtenberg’s cause of death has been revealed after the Gossip Girl star was found dead aged 39. Trachtenberg’s body was found in her New York City apartment by her mom in February, just days after she posted selfies that left fans concerned for her health. Now, authorities in New York have said she died from complications…

It’s a Friday morning in March, and we are driving through Maryland to speak with US soybean farmers. US President Donald Trump had just announced plans to establish sweeping trade levies on a number of major US trading partners, including Canada, Mexico, the European Union and China. As we pass corn and soybean fields, I can’t help…

People close to Justin Bieber are expressing concern over the star’s mental health. “Seeing him disintegrate like this … it’s watching the embodiment of someone not living their purpose,” a former team member claimed to the Hollywood Reporter in a piece published Wednesday. “He’s lost,” the former colleague, whose identity or position was not revealed, further claimed.…

Michelle Obama’s brother, Craig Robinson, was skeptical about his sister’s relationship with Barack Obama when the couple began dating. “So Mich starts to date Barack, and we don’t know who this guy is, we’re just like, ‘Barack? Who’s got a name like Barack?’” Robinson recalled on Wednesday’s episode of his and Michelle’s “IMO” podcast. “And I’m thinking…

Beijing insists it will stand firm in the face of Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods. It has been trying to reassure everyone that the country is strong and the economy is resilient enough to weather this latest storm. But this week, Chinese officials have acknowledged the potential for economic pain as a result of the unfolding…

As the trade war between China and the US escalates, attention has been focused on the increasingly high levels of tit-for-tat tariffs the two countries are imposing on one another. But slapping reciprocal tariffs on Washington is not the only way Beijing has been able to retaliate. China has now also imposed export controls on a range…

The Maldives has changed its immigration law to bar people from entering the country with Israeli passports in a show of outrage over the war in Gaza. The amendment was passed by Parliament on Monday and approved by President Mohamed Muizzu on Tuesday, according to a statement from the president’s office. The Maldives immigration service clarified that…

A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court and warned he could seek officials’ prosecution for violating his orders last month to turn around planes carrying deportees to an El Salvador prison. The ruling from U.S District Judge James E. Boasberg, whom President Donald…

Israel’s defence minister has said troops will remain in so-called security zones they have established by seizing large areas of Gaza even after an end to the war. Israel Katz said the zones would provide a “buffer” to protect Israeli communities “in any temporary or permanent situation”, and that “tens of per cent” of the Palestinian territory…

Home to the largest river in the world by volume, the Amazon, Brazil holds about 12% of global freshwater reserves. As a result, many Brazilians have long run with the narrative that their water is abundant. But that is changing. “This myth needs to be broken because we are seeing a series of problems related to water…

As wrestling fans prepare to descend upon Las Vegas for WWE’s WrestleMania 41, demand has steadily grown so much over the years that it’s now bulked up into a dayslong event. While WrestleMania matches will be held on April 19 and 20, a flurry of activities will take place in the days before and after, including meet…

Iran’s right to enrich uranium is not negotiable, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday ahead of a second round of talks set to take place in Rome this weekend with the United States about Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme. The talks, which began in Oman on Saturday with the Gulf state acting as mediator, are the first…

A U.S. judge on Tuesday demanded U.S. officials provide documents and answer questions under oath about what it had done to secure the return of a man wrongly deported to El Salvador, ramping up an inquiry into whether the Trump administration defied a court order. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said at a hearing in Greenbelt, Maryland…

China’s first-quarter economic growth outstripped expectations, underpinned by solid consumption and industrial output, but analysts fear momentum could shift sharply lower as U.S. tariffs pose the biggest risk to the Asian powerhouse in decades. President Donald Trump has ratcheted up tariffs on Chinese goods to eye-watering levels, prompting Beijing to slap retaliatory duties on U.S. imports that…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs could cost U.S. semiconductor equipment makers more than $1 billion a year, according to industry calculations discussed with officials and lawmakers in Washington last week, two sources familiar with the matter said. Each of the three largest U.S. chip equipment makers – Applied Materials (AMAT.O), opens new tab, Lam Research and…

An international network is said to be exploiting poor, vulnerable Kenyans as organ donors, reaping substantial profits by selling these organs to patients in Germany and other countries. Twenty-two-year-old Amon Kipruto Mely thought that by selling his kidney, he would start a new, better life. Life in a village in western Kenya, had been hard for him…

Chinese airlines are under instructions not to take delivery of planes from US manufacturer Boeing, according to a Bloomberg report. It comes as trade war between Beijing and Washington continues to gain momentum. Boeing says China is the biggest market for its planes outside the USImage: Markus Mainka/CHROMORANGE/imago imagesChina has told its airlines to halt deliveries of…

The Bahamas’ government said on Tuesday it is suspending all SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landings in the country, pending a full post-launch investigation. “No further clearances will be granted until a full environmental assessment is reviewed,” Bahamian Director of Communications Latrae Rahming said in a post on X. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for…

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office released new videos and photos Tuesday of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa’s messy home nearly two months after their tragic deaths. Several minutes of body-cam footage obtained by Page Six showed officers walking through rooms of the multimillion-dollar compound, revealing many of the late movie star and his wife’s…

US Vice-President JD Vance said there was a “good chance” a trade deal could be reached with the UK, suggesting it would be easier to land than with other European countries due to “a much more reciprocal relationship”. UK business and trade minister Sarah Jones welcomed Vance’s comments and said talks to secure a deal with the…

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg defended his company’s purchases of photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp in testimony on Tuesday. He took the witness stand for a second day in a landmark monopoly case brought by the Federal Trade Commission in Washington. Lawyers for the FTC asked Mr Zuckerberg if Meta could have built its own app…

Sudan’s paramilitaries have declared the formation of a rival government to the country’s armed forces, two years into a war that has become the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, said the group was “building the only realistic future for Sudan”. The announcement came as London hosted…

A Florida man with the last name “Cocaine” was arrested for allegedly threatening employees at a Subway restaurant at knifepoint after he was upset by their “bad attitudes,” cops said. Edward Cocaine, 45, was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly flipped out at a Subway in Brevard County while trying to order food with a pal.…

The suspect in the arson attack on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s residence said he targeted the Jewish politician over “what he wants to do to the Palestinian people,” according to documents. The alleged firebug Cody Balmer called 911 following the Sunday attack, identified himself by name, and delivered the chilling message addressed to the governor over the…

It’s what this girl wants. Amanda Bynes took to social media on Tuesday to let her followers know that she’s ready to take OnlyFans by storm. “I’m on onlyfans now! Disclaimer: I’m doing onlyfans to chat with my fans through dm’s. I won’t be posting any sleazy content. Excited to join,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories…

An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing a medic and wounding nine other people, a hospital spokesman said. The strike hit the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in the Muwasi area, where hundreds of thousands have sought shelter in sprawling tent camps. The wounded were all patients and…

FOUR people have been hurt in a shooting at a high school after the suspect was said to be let into the building by someone on campus. Cops and firefighters swarmed Wilmer-Hutchins High School as students evacuated onto the school’s football field following reports of an active shooter on Tuesday afternoon. Three people were hurt in the…

Syrian doctors who’d been working in Germany are paying to go home, where they’re doing free surgeries and helping rebuild Syria’s shattered health system. Understaffed German hospitals worry they won’t return. A recent medical mission from Germany likely saved Mohammed Qanbat’s life. The 55-year-old from the Syrian city of Hama had open-heart surgery in April, a procedure…

A BRIT anthropologist has made the bombshell claim he has located the tomb of Jesus Christ in a secret chamber beneath the Great Pyramid of Giza. Christ’s tomb is said to lie alongside the Ark of the Covenant in a hidden double-cave sealed off by a huge stone block. The tomb and Ark are said the be…

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan early Wednesday, with tremors felt in Delhi-NCR and other parts of India, though no casualties or damage have been reported. An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region early Wednesday morning, with tremors felt in parts of India, including the Delhi-NCR region, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.…

Naryshkin claimed in a snarling statement that Poland and the Baltics are yet to fully understand what a conflict between Nato and Russia will truly mean for them. He announced: “In the event of aggression by the North Atlantic Alliance against the Union State, the damage will be done, of course, to the entire Nato bloc. “But…

Harvard on Monday rejected numerous demands from the Trump administration that it said would cede control of the school to a conservative government that portrays universities as dangerously leftist. Within hours of Harvard taking its stand, the administration of President Donald Trump announced it was freezing $2.3 billion in federal funding to the school. The funding freeze…

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said at the White House on Monday he had no plans to return a man mistakenly deported from the United States, suggesting that doing so would be like smuggling a terrorist into the country. His remarks came during an Oval Office meeting where multiple officials in President Donald Trump’s administration said they…