Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Kyiv had formally received from the United States a new minerals deal proposal giving US access to Ukrainian natural resources in exchange for further military support. “I would like to note that officially, and this is important, the Ukrainian side, namely the cabinet of ministers of Ukraine … Read more
Singapore: A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused extensive damage in that country and also shook neighbouring Thailand on Friday. HOW VULNERABLE IS MYANMAR TO EARTHQUAKES? Myanmar lies on the boundary between two tectonic plates and is one of the world’s most seismically active … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday appealed to the Supreme Court to lift a ban on deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, which he has used to target alleged gang members. Trump invoked the obscure wartime law to fly alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to a prison in El … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump said he had an “extremely productive” first call Friday with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite tensions over tariffs and Trump’s recent calls to annex his northern neighbor. Trump added that the two had agreed to meet soon after Canada’s general election on April 28, which Carney called shortly after … Read more
Kathmandu: Nepali riot police lobbed tear gas, fired water cannon and used rattan sticks on Friday to break up a protest rally demanding the restoration of constitutional monarchy, and at least two people were killed in the violence, police said. Authorities said they had to use force to stop thousands of protesters breaking into an … Read more
A new survey has highlighted a troubling trend among Ireland’s youth, with an increasing number of young people expressing a desire to leave the country in search of better opportunities. The Central Statistics Office’s ‘Growing Up In Ireland’ survey showed the country’s youth, particularly those in their 20s, thinking about moving away from Ireland, saying … Read more
“We will continue to enforce the ceasefire with force,” said Netanyahu. (File) Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Friday that Israel will “strike everywhere in Lebanon against any threat”, after the first strike on south Beirut since a November ceasefire with militants Hezbollah. “The equation has changed… we will not allow any fire on our … Read more
A view of Greenland’s parliament Inatsisartut in Nuuk (File) NUUK, Greenland: Greenland’s Democrats and three more parties announced a government coalition agreement on Friday, just hours before a visit by US Vice President JD Vance to the Arctic island that President Donald Trump has expressed interest in acquiring. The new majority government will be headed … Read more
New Delhi: The world now has a record 3,442 billionaires, an increase of 163 from the previous year, according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2025. The US has overtaken China in the number of billionaires for the first time in a decade. Mumbai remains India’s billionaire capital, home to 90 of the country’s wealthiest … Read more
Beirut: Lebanese official media reported an air strike Friday on south Beirut following an Israeli military warning, the first such raid since a November ceasefire largely halted hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. AFPTV images showed smoke billowing from the area. BREAKING: An Israeli airstrike hits a building in the Lebanese capital Beirut, marking the most … Read more
Hong Kong: China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing’s latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters showed. The deployment, which was not publicised by China, came ahead of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s visit to … Read more
US President Donald Trump shared a clip from CNN, a news network he has frequently criticised for allegedly spreading “fake news”. The shared video featured a report highlighting positive favourability ratings for Mr Trump. This move is notable considering Mr Trump’s past statements about CNN and MSNBC, in which he called their journalism “dishonest” and … Read more