Category: World

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 […]

Plane, which took off from Sapporo, collided with coast guard plane, according to Japanese media A Japan Airlines plane burst into flames as it landed on a runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday evening, according to footage broadcast by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The footage showed flames coming out of the aircraft’s windows and beneath […]

In the wake of pandemic-induced restrictions, 2023 saw a surge in “revenge travel,” with tourists flooding back to previously inaccessible destinations.  However, the evolving landscape has led to closures and transformations, leaving us with a list of places that will remain off-limits for travel in 2024. Centre Pompidou, Paris: The iconic Centre Pompidou in Paris, […]

Donald Trump on Sunday directed his focus towards former female White House staffers who voiced concerns about his potential second term during an interview on ABC’s This Week.  Cassidy Hutchinson, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Sarah Matthews shared apprehensions about the dangers they believe a second Trump presidency could pose to American democracy.  Trump, in response, took […]

President Vladimir Putin has pledged to “intensify” attacks against Ukraine, following days of aerial bombardment by both sides in the long-running war. Speaking during a visit to a military hospital in Moscow, Mr Putin said the military would continue targeting Ukrainian “military installations”. He called an air raid on the Russian city of Belgorod by […]

housands of people in Japan are spending the night in evacuation centres after a powerful earthquake. Four people are confirmed to have been killed, the Kyodo news agency reports, and dozens of others have been injured. An unknown number of people are trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings in several towns. The 7.6-magnitude quake […]

TEHRAN — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog met Saturday with Iranian officials as talks in Vienna over Tehran’s tattered atomic deal with world powers appear to be reaching their end. Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency described his weekend visit to Tehran as a means “to address outstanding questions” […]

KABUL – Afghan Taliban on Friday strongly condemned the attack on a mosque in Peshawar martyring more than 50 people and wounding around 200 others. Taliban spokesman and Afghanistan s Deputy Information Minister Zabihullah Mujahid in his latest Tweet while strongly condemning the Peshawar bombing said that there was “no justification” for attacking people in places […]