Open this photo in gallery: Runner jogging under the bridge by the rivervgajic/Getty Images On a recent run on Toronto’s waterfront trail, I sped past a friend of mine. She told me, half-jokingly, that I only passed her because she was purposely running slowly to stay in Zone 2. My friend is one of many…
US president threatens Iran with bombings if Tehran does not come to a nuclear agreement with Washington. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ruled out direct negotiations with the administration of US President Donald Trump over the country’s nuclear programme but signalled a willingness for indirect talks, while Trump threatened bombings and secondary tariffs if Tehran…
The Mohanlal-Prithviraj film ‘Empuraan’ is set to undergo modifications following growing protests against its content. According to reports, the changes, requested by the producers themselves, will focus on specific scenes and references. The modifications are expected to be completed by Monday, with the unmodified version of the film continuing its theatrical run in the meantime….
By Alimat Aliyeva Chinese researchers have successfully conducted robotic tests on Earth, replicating the microgravity conditions of the Moon, Azernews reports. A team of engineers from the Chinese University of Mining and Technology has developed a robot designed to extract minerals from the surface of celestial bodies. According to China Central Television, the designers have…
Thousands of supporters attend pro-monarchy rally at the airport as former king returns to the capital from the country’s west. Large crowds have greeted Nepal’s former king in the capital, Kathmandu, calling for the reinstatement of his abolished monarchy amid dissatisfaction over the state of the country. An estimated 10,000 supporters of Gyanendra Shah on…
Islamabad, Pakistan – When the Taliban took over Kabul in August 2021, then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan famously said the Afghan group had “broken the shackles of slavery” as they returned to power for the first time since 2001. Taliban’s ascension was seen as a boost to the regional influence of Pakistan, long regarded…
New Delhi, India — When China announced the creation of new counties last week, it marked out borders that included swaths of land that India claims as part of Ladakh, a region administered federally by New Delhi. India was quick to respond with a public protest. The country’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal,…
The Taliban’s minister of refugees, Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, was killed along with four others in a suicide attack in Kabul on Wednesday. The deceased minister was a senior leader within the Haqqani Network, the Taliban’s closest ally which has jointly controlled power in Afghanistan since 2021. Haqqani’s killing was claimed by the ISIL (ISIS)-affiliate in…
Two fibre-optic undersea cables in the Baltic Sea were severed on Sunday and Monday, raising suspicions over a Chinese cargo vessel, which the Danish navy is currently shadowing through the Kattegat strait between Denmark and Sweden. The Chinese vessel, which departed Ust-Luga port in Russia on Friday last week and appeared to pass over the…
