Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as Monday that he will resign as Liberal Party Leader, The Globe and Mail reported on Sunday, citing three sources. The sources told the Globe and Mail that they don’t know definitely when Trudeau will announce his plans to leave but said they expect...
In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for January 10 — little over a week before he’s due to return to the White House — but indicated he wouldn’t be jailed. The development nevertheless leaves Mr. Trump on course to be the first president to take office...
A top official of the country’s repository of technical knowledge on medical issues has asked people not to panic over the spread of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) official Dr Atul Goel suggested taking general precautions against all respiratory infections. “… Otherwise, there is nothing to be alarmed...
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Thursday declassified details of a high-stakes operation in which 120 Israeli commandos raided and destroyed an alleged underground Iran-funded missile manufacturing facility in Syria. The mission, codenamed “Operation Many Ways,” was carried out on September 8 in 2024. The facility, known as “Deep Layer,” was allegedly located near the...
South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday (December 30, 2024) ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operation system once the recovery work on the Jeju Air crash is finished. A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday (December 29, 2024) after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport...
Supporters of US President-elect Donald Trump have clashed with Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and their tech allies. At the centre of the clash lies a polarising issue: immigration. On one side stand Mr Musk and his Silicon Valley allies, advocating for merit-based immigration reforms. On the other, diehard Trump supporters, committed to an anti-immigration stance, see Mr Musk’s...
South Korea’s spy agency said Friday it had confirmed that a North Korean soldier sent to back Russia’s war against Ukraine had been captured by Ukrainian forces. Pyongyang has deployed thousands of troops to reinforce Russia’s military, including in the Kursk border region where Ukraine mounted a shock border incursion in August. “Through real-time information...
President-elect Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he favored allowing TikTok to keep operating in the United States for at least a little while, saying he had received billions of views on the social media platform during his presidential campaign. Trump’s comments before a crowd of conservative supporters in Phoenix, Arizona, were one of the...
US and Arab mediators are working round-the-clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, sources close to the talks told the Reuters news agency, while in the Gaza Strip medics said Israeli strikes had killed 41 Palestinians on Thursday. The mediators, at talks in Egypt and Qatar, are trying to forge a...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s struggles continue to grow amid a growing number of calls for his resignation, including from members of his own Liberal Party. Around 15 Liberal MPs have now publicly called on Trudeau to step down and make way for Two more Liberal MPs – Brendan Hanley and Jenica Atwin – have...