Category: World

A video of a rooftop matcha-themed dance party set against the Dubai skyline has gone viral, sparking questions. In the clip, a group of partygoers can be seen gently swaying to music, sipping matcha drinks, and sampling matcha ice cream, all while a live DJ spins tunes in the background. The video showed people swaying to […]

May 28, 2025 02:55 PM IST US State Department set to social media vet foreign students, says move aims to strengthen security measures against terrorism and antisemitism The US State Department, under President Donald Trump’s administration, has introduced a new obstacle for international students by planning mandatory social media vetting for all applicants seeking to study […]

* Aircraft leasing giant calls on Trump to expand zero-tariff plane pact Appeal goes beyond previous industry calls for duty exemptions * AerCap CEO urges Trump to broaden and expand existing pact * Decades-old pact includes US and Europe but not China or India * White House says regularly talks to industry groups on policy By […]

* Many Ukrainians baulk at conceding land to Russia, entangling nascent peace process Ukraine under pressure from Russia and US to cede territory * Russia occupies nearly one fifth of Ukraine * President Putin wants Kyiv to concede more in any peace deal * Zelenskiy and his people oppose such demands * Peace negotiations at impasse […]

By Guy Faulconbridge and Max Hunder US and Russia row in public as the Ukraine war heats up MOSCOW/KYIV -The United States and Russia quarrelled in public on Wednesday over the intensifying Ukraine war after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that President Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire” and Moscow massed 50,000 troops near a Ukrainian […]

JERUSALEM, – Israel on Thursday rejected a report in the New York Times that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been threatening to disrupt talks on a nuclear deal between the United States and Iran by striking Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facilities. Israel calls New York Times report on Iran nuclear talks ‘fake news’ Netanyahu’s office issued […]

By Max Hunder Russia masses over 50,000 troops for offensive on northeastern Ukraine, Zelenskiy says KYIV -Russia has massed more than 50,000 troops, including some of its best forces, near Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, but Kyiv has taken steps to prevent them from conducting a large-scale offensive, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. The build-up comes as […]

* US and Russia row in public as the Ukraine war heats up Trump says Putin is playing with fire * Zelenskiy says Russia has gathered 50,000 troops near Sumy * Russia says US should worry about World War Three * War intensifying as leaders talk of peace By Guy Faulconbridge and Max Hunder MOSCOW/KYIV, – […]

France and Indonesia called Wednesday for progress on “mutual recognition” between Israel and the Palestinians at a key meeting next month as Emmanuel Macron visited Jakarta, bringing the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation into his diplomatic efforts. France, Indonesia call for Israeli-Palestinian progress as Macron visits It came as Paris and Jakarta signed a series of […]

May 28, 2025 01:30 PM IST Emmanuel Macron has dismissed rumors of a marital dispute after a viral video showed his wife swatting his face. French President Emmanuel Macron has shut down rumours about a dispute with his wife after a video showing her swatting his face went viral on social media. The French leader and […]