Category: World

Deobra Redden, a three-time felon, launched a startling attack on Judge Mary Kay Holthus during his sentencing in a Las Vegas courtroom. Judge Holthus, who assumed the Department 18 bench in January 2019 after over 27 years of service with the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, became the target of Redden’s assault. Redden, present at […]

House Democrats, in a recent report, revealed that former US President Donald Trump pocketed a minimum of $7.8 million from foreign governments while in office.  The report, released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, highlighted payments made to Trump’s businesses over a two-year period by 20 foreign governments. According to Representative Jamie Raskin, leading […]

WASHINGTON: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called for a congressional hearing after expressing disappointment over the US Department of State’s continuous failure to designate India as a “Country of Particular Concern (CPC)”. The commission stated this in response to the State Department’s list of the countries designated as CPCs. Secretary […]

WASHINGTON: State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller on Thursday said the United States would continue to support the democratic expression and vibrant democracy in Islamabad, The News reported. To a query, while briefing the media, Miller said it was not for the US to dictate to Pakistan the exact specifics of how it conducted the upcoming polls. Evading […]

China’s 2023 average temperature was the highest since records have been kept, official media reported on Tuesday, capping a year marked by harsh weather and breaking records. Scientists claim rising global temperatures are aggravating the deadly heatwaves that swept through wide parts of Asia, Europe, and North America last summer. According to official broadcaster CCTV, which […]

Weeks after the Indian Supreme Court legalised the Narendra Modi-led government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 revoking Indian Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s (IIOJK) special status, New Delhi has now geared up for extensive screening and profiling of the residents of the occupied valley. In December 2022, a five-judge bench led by Chief Justice […]

Former US President Donald Trump is fighting to overturn a decision by Maine’s election official, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, that disqualified him from participating in the state’s Republican presidential primary ballot next year.  Reports from US media reveal that Donald Trump appealed on Tuesday, contesting Bellows’ decision, attributing his exclusion to his alleged involvement […]

International students enrolling at universities in the United Kingdom starting this month will have to comply with stricter visa requirements that restrict the number of family members they may bring. The changes, initiated by former home secretary Suella Braverman to “slash migration and curb abuse of the immigration system” came into effect from Monday, according […]

Assailant subdued by men refused to answer police questions about motives, according to Busan media South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck Tuesday during a visit to the southern city of Busan to tour the site of a proposed airport, according to party and fire officials. After receiving emergency […]

Half of the fatalities confirmed in hard-hit Wajima city near quake’s epicentre, according to authorities More than 40 people were killed after a strong 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on New Year’s Day with rescue teams on Tuesday struggling to reach remote locations where buildings had collapsed to look for possible survivors. Monday’s quake that struck […]