Category: World
Bono’s appearance on Joe Rogan show sparks outrage as Elon Musk calls him ‘liar’ over shocking ‘300,000 deaths’ claim
Irish music star Bono has drawn criticism from proponents of President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) campaign after quoting an expert who suggested that 300,000 fatalities may have been caused by the administration’s cuts to USAID. Bono appeared on Joe Rogan’s well-liked podcast broadcast on Friday. Elon Musk, the former head of the Department […]
Hamas seeks changes in U.S. Gaza proposal; Witkoff calls response ‘unacceptable’
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie Hamas seeks changes in U.S. Gaza proposal; Witkoff calls response ‘unacceptable’ CAIRO/JERUSALEM -Hamas said on Saturday it was seeking amendments to a U.S.-backed proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, but President Donald Trump’s envoy rejected the group’s response as “totally unacceptable.” The Palestinian militant group said it […]
Thousands take part in Gaudreau Family 5K walk and run in honor of brothers John and Matthew
SEWELL, N.J. — A few days after brothers John and Matthew Gaudreau died when they were struck by a driver while riding bicycles on the eve of their sister Katie’s wedding, family friends were visiting parents Guy and Jane at their home during a rainstorm. Looking outside after the skies cleared, they saw a double rainbow […]
US approves new lower-dose COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna
Jun 01, 2025 12:09 AM IST The approval was based on a study of 11,400 people age 12 and older that compared the new low-dose vaccine with Moderna’s existing vaccine. The US approved a new COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna late Friday but with limits on who can use it — not a replacement for the […]
Afghanistan welcomes upgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan | World News
May 31, 2025 03:29 PM IST Kabul’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is due to visit Pakistan “in the coming days”, ministry spokesman Zia Ahmad Takal told AFP. Afghanistan has welcomed the decision to upgrade diplomatic relations with Pakistan, where the Taliban government’s foreign minister is due to travel in the coming days, his office said […]
Hamas responds to US ceasefire proposal, to free 10 living hostages from Gaza | World News
Hamas on Saturday said it had responded to a ceasefire proposal from US envoy Steve Witkoff, saying 10 living hostages would be freed from Gaza as part of the deal. Palestinians inspect the rubble following Israeli strikes on the al-Qattaa family home in al-Tuffah neighbourhood in Gaza City on May 31, 2025. (AFP) The Palestinian militant […]
Small plane crashes into terrace of house in Germany, two dead | World News
May 31, 2025 10:50 PM IST The crash happened around midday in Korschenbroich, near the city of Mönchengladbach and not far from the Dutch border. A small plane crashed into the terrace of a residential building in western Germany as it approached an airport on Saturday and two people were killed, police said. Police officers look […]
In a first, Bangladesh to livestream deposed PM Sheikh Hasina’s war crimes hearing tomorrow | World News
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal is set to formally hear charges against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday, allowing state-run BTV to broadcast live the event, a first such instance in the country’s history. The three-judge ICT-BD on February 18 ordered the investigation against Sheikh Hasina to be completed by April.(REUTERS) Ousted on August 5 last […]
Did Trump just mock France’s Macron by offering marital advise after viral slap incident? Netizens say ‘hillarious’
President Donald Trump on Friday offered a marital tip to French President Emmanuel Macron following a viral video that garnered netizens’ reactions as his wife Brigitte shoved him in the face. French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump(REUTERS) The incident happened on Sunday as the Macrons touched down in Vietnam, the opening destination on […]
Bee-mergency: 250 million honeybees swarmed a Washington highway. Here’s what happened
The area near the Canadian border on Friday witnessed an unusually busy morning, not with traffic, but with about 250 million honeybees who swarmed in northwestern Washington state after a truck carrying their hives overturned. Deputies, county public works employees and several bee experts responded to the scene.(Representational Image – AFP) The truck, hauling about an […]
