The launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) drew immediate condemnation from the West. It landed west of Hokkaido in Japan. It comes after South Korean and US defence officials met last week to update plans on how to respond to a nuclear attack from the North. Pyongyang had vowed to take “more offensive countermeasures”...
Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni scoffed at Islamic culture and said that there is no place for it in Europe. “I believe that there is a problem of compatibility between Islamic culture and the values and rights of our civilization,” she said. The premier added, “The Islamic cultural centers in Italy are financed by Saudi...
Former US President Donald Trump has taken a lead over President Joe Biden in the national polls for the upcoming 2024 presidential election. According to a Wall Street Journal survey released on Saturday, Trump is ahead by four percentage points, standing at 47% against Biden’s 43%. This marks the first instance in this survey where Trump has been favoured in a...
As pressure to rein in the Israeli military mounts, President Joe Biden this week seemed tosignal that his patience is running out and that he won’t put up with an indefinite Israelibombardment of Gaza that leaves the enclave in ruins.Nations that have backed Israel in its war with Hamas are souring on the Jewish state...
According to a recently declassified US intelligence report, the ongoing war in Ukrainehas inflicted severe casualties on Russian forces, with an estimated 315,000 soldierseither killed or injured. This figure represents nearly 90% of the total Russian personnelat the start of the conflict, news agency Reuters reports quoting a source familiar withthe intelligence report. The report...
Australia on Monday said it would tighten visa rules for international students and low-skilled workers that could halve its migrant intake over the next two years as the government looks to overhaul what it said was a “broken” migration system. Under the new policies, international students would need to secure higher ratings on English tests...
The world is pinning hope on India’s leadership and intellectual powerhouse for providing a solution to the climate crisis, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has said. In an interview with PTI at the annual climate conference (COP28) here, Scotland said she waits in “joyful anticipation to see what India will decide to do”, as negotiators at...
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called for Hamas operatives to lay down their arms, saying the Palestinian group’s end was near, as the war in the Gaza Strip raged more than two months after it began. “The war is still ongoing but it is the beginning of the end of Hamas. I say...
He triggered Article 99, prompting a UN Security Council vote on Friday, because he believes this is a very urgent matter which must be brought to the attention of the council. The Israeli government detests the UN and they detest the secretary general. The Israelis rejected his description, claiming Mr Guterres is in fact the...
Elon Musk is demanding the firing of Disney CEO Bob Iger in response to Disney’s decision to pull advertisements from his troubled social media platform, X, CNN reported. On Thursday, Mr Musk, the owner of X and a billionaire conspiracy theorist, took to social media, where he frequently voices his opinions, to express his discontent...