A British woman and her South African finance who were found dead at a villa in Vietnam last month were killed after consuming a contaminated drink. According to People, Greta Marie Otteson, 33, and Arno Quinto Els, 36, were found dead in December last year. Their bodies were found in separate rooms at the Hoi … Read more
A woman in France has received a life sentence for starving her 13-year-old daughter to death simply because she resembled her father. According to People, Sandrine Pissarra was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 20 years in a French court on Friday for the death of her daughter Amandine in August 2020. The … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to restrict gender transition procedures for people under the age of 19, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office. The order comes the week after Trump said in his inauguration speech that his government would only recognize two genders, male and … Read more
Washington: Human-driven climate change set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles wildfires by reducing rainfall, parching vegetation, and extending the dangerous overlap between flammable drought conditions and powerful Santa Ana winds, according to an analysis published Tuesday. The study, conducted by dozens of researchers, concluded that the fire-prone conditions fueling the blazes were approximately … Read more
Washington DC: Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday (local time) said that US President Donald Trump had asked him to facilitate the return of the two Boeing Starliner astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been on the space station since June 2024, as soon as possible. The SpaceX CEO claimed that it was “terrible” … Read more
Washington: The Trump Administration has announced that it will allocate seats in the White House press briefing room to representatives from “new media” outlets, including podcasters, social media influencers, and content creators. This move, spearheaded by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, aims to provide representation to groups that have not previously had a presence in the … Read more
Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday sharply criticized Elon Musk’s backing of the right-wing parties in the European Union, calling it “really disgusting” and said it was hindering democracy in the bloc. The U.S. billionaire and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump has multiple times attacked the chancellor and his government, calling on him … Read more
Washington: Â Legislation that would have imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The chamber voted 54-45 in favor of the bill, meaning the measure, which had already passed the Republican-majority … Read more
Zelensky’s statement came after Putin ruled out direct talks with his Ukrainian counterpart. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Vladimir Putin was “afraid” of negotiations on ending the Ukraine war, after the Russian president ruled out direct talks with his Ukrainian counterpart. “Today, Putin once again confirmed that he is afraid of negotiations, … Read more
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that talks with Ukraine were possible but not with its President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he deemed “illegitimate”. US President Donald Trump has put pressure on both sides to end the nearly three-year conflict, saying last week that Zelensky wanted to negotiate a “deal” to stop the fighting. “If … Read more
Denmark is bolstering its military presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic regions, allocating an additional 14.6 billion Danish crowns ($2.05 billion) to enhance security. This move comes as Denmark resists US President Donald Trump’s demands to hand over control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory with significant mineral resources. The notion of the United States … Read more
United Nations: The United Nations confirmed Tuesday it had received notification from Washington of its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement, a key campaign pledge of US President Donald Trump. “I can confirm to you that the United States has notified the secretary-general, in his capacity as a depository, of its withdrawal on January … Read more