Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries, depots and pipelines. Tanker trucks attacked and left ablaze along the land corridor from Russia to Crimea. Motorists waiting in long lines at gas stations. In a new blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow is winning the 4-year-old war in Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces have targeted supplies to Crimea, triggering...
Trump said he cancelled “scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran” because “discussions” had been approved by Iran’s “highest level” of leaders. He also said a deal could be signed as soon as this weekend, possibly in Europe. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, said that when a draft text has been approved, it will be...
India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has summoned Jason Meeks, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States, to lodge a protest over an attack on a commercial vessel off the coast of Oman. India also reiterated its call for de-escalation in the region, protection of commercial shipping, and restoration of safe navigation in international waters. The...
co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday morning expressed deep regret about ever associating with the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as he began testifying behind closed doors to a House panel, according to an opening statement that the billionaire posted online. Gates, 70, denied witnessing any criminal conduct by Epstein and also denied victimizing anyone himself in his testimony to the House Oversight...
S President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran and Israel were seeking an “immediate CEASEFIRE,” after the two countries attacked each other for the first time since a truce came into effect two months ago. “Both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE!” Trump said on Truth Social. Shortly after,...
China will not swerve from its commitment to safeguarding common interests with North Korea or waver in its support for Kim Jong Un, President Xi Jinping told the North’s leader on Monday during a rare Pyongyang summit. The neighbours should strengthen strategic ties and firmly protect their sovereignty, security, and development interests, Xi told Kim,...
US President Donald Trump abruptly walked out of an interview with NBC after being repeatedly challenged on several claims by the show’s presenter Kristen Welker. During the interview, which aired on Sunday’s Meet The Press, the president claimed both the current primary elections in California and the 2020 presidential election were “rigged”. When pressed for...
China’s president Xi Jinping will meet Kim Jong Un next week in a trip to North Korea, in his first visit in nearly seven years, according to both countries’ state media. Xi will be in North Korea from 8 to 9 June at Kim’s invitation. Xi last visited Pyongyang in 2019. The visit comes weeks...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war, in an open letter posted as the Russian leader was speaking to media at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. It comes a day after Ukrainian strikes on the Russian city. “We can all see that Russians are finally becoming less comfortable with...
Negotiations on the long-pending US-India bilateral trade deal are underway this week, with trade teams from both sides meeting in New Delhi, and a meeting scheduled with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday. Ninety-nine per cent of the agreement is already in place, and the two sides are working to bridge the final...