Ottawa, Canada: Canada’s new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, who took over after Justin Trudeau’s ouster, has called for snap election in the country on April 28. The ruling Liberal Party of Canada will be up against the main opposition party – the Conservative Party of Canada. Prime Minister Carney said he has called for a…
Cape Town, South Africa AP — The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration was given a hero’s welcome on his return home Sunday, when hundreds of supporters gathered at an airport and sang songs praising him. The crowds at Cape Town International…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy and the resultant perception that the US security guarantee to its allies and partners in the rest of the world is no longer infallible, particularly its “nuclear umbrella,” seem to have reignited debates in many parts of the world on how to strengthen nuclear deterrence. In what is…
While the Pope’s condition continues to be stable, the Holy See Press Office explains “the doctors have not yet given any indication regarding his discharge from the hospital.” By Vatican News On Friday evening, the Holy See Press Office released the following update on Pope Francis’ health: “At night, he no longer uses mechanical ventilation…
Badar Khan Suri traveled to Gaza only twice, his lawyer confirmed and one of the visits was for the marriage purpose. The family of the detained Georgetown University scholar has not been given any information about the detention, Badar Khan Suri‘s sister Khushnuma Khan recently told CNN as Khan Suri’s deportation has been blocked by…
Mass protests Istanbul (Photo: AP) The arrest of Istanbul’s popular opposition mayor has triggered widespread protests across Turkey, with people taking to the streets in multiple cities to express their anger.Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key opposition leader and strong political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s, was arrested on Wednesday—just days before the CHP was…
During a press conference at the White House on March 21, President Donald J. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Air Force would proceed with the production of the F-47, the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter jet platform. Intended to eventually replace the Air Force’s fleet of F-22 Raptors, the NGAD…
Boeing Co. has secured a contract to design and manufacture the F-47, the US’ next-generation fighter jet, touted as the most advanced and lethal aircraft ever built. President Donald Trump, left, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listen during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 21, 2025….
HELSINKI: Finland is the happiest country in the world for eighth year in a row, according to World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday.Other Nordic countries are also once again at the top of the happiness rankings in the annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford. Besides Finland, Denmark, Iceland…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating a “teapot” oil refinery and its chief executive officer for purchasing and refining hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian crude oil, including from vessels linked to the Foreign Terrorist Organization, Ansarallah, commonly known as the Houthis, and the…
