Updated: Sep 8th, 2025 Afghan women survivors of last week’s devastating earthquake in Kunar Province have alleged that they were neglected during rescue and relief operations due to Taliban-imposed restrictions that prevent men from making physical contact with unrelated women. In an interview with the media houses, Aysha, a 19-year-old resident of the province, said...
Updated: Sep 8th, 2025 US President Donald Trump intensified his warnings to send federal agents and National Guard troops to Chicago by sharing a meme on Truth social inspired by the classic war film Apocalypse Now, on Saturday. The edited image, captioned “Chipocalypse Now,” depicted flames and helicopters over the Chicago skyline with Trump dressed...
Washington DC: White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has reignited his row with social media platform X after being fact-checked over his claims on India’s purchase of Russian oil. On Sunday (local time), Navarro dismissed the platform’s “community notes” as “crap” and alleged that they represented foreign interests interfering in U.S. economic and political debates....
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyyy said on Sunday that three people, including a child, were killed and dozens of others were injured while several buildings were damaged, including those of the Cabinet of Ministers, following Russian strikes overnight. Zelenskyy accused Russia of launching more than 800 drones, 13 missiles, including 4 ballistic, overnight into Sunday. He...
Updated: Sep 7th, 2025 Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday announced his decision to step down, bowing to mounting pressure within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to take responsibility for back-to-back electoral setbacks, thus bringing an end to his 11-month tenure, according to local media reports. “I have decided to resign from my position...
Updated: Sep 7th, 2025 Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn endorsed Anutin Charnvirakul as the country’s new Prime Minister on Sunday, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Arpath Sukhanunth announced. In a ceremony held at the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters, Arpath read out the royal command appointing Anutin as premier, Chinese news agency reported. The royal endorsement paves...
White House Advisor Peter Navarro had a meltdown on Sunday after one of his posts targeting India on its Russian oil purchase was flagged by a community note on X. However, this time he was fact-checked by a community of X users, who said that the oil trade was ‘for energy security, not just profit’,...
Kyiv: A series of Russian drone and missile strikes on Sunday, September 7, triggered massive fires across the Ukrainian capital, leaving three people dead, including an infant, and injuring at least 18 others. The assault caused significant destruction in both government and residential areas of Kyiv, with emergency services battling flames in multiple districts. According...
Washington DC: Former US President Donald Trump’s senior trade adviser, Peter Navarro, lashed out at social media platform X after it fact-checked his remarks accusing India of profiteering from Russian oil imports. Navarro described the platform’s clarification as a “crap note,” sparking fresh controversy amid already strained India-US trade relations. In his post on X,...
South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Saturday confirmed that more than 300 out of 457 people who were taken into custody are South Korean nationals. Cho also said that he may visit the United States to discuss with Washington the arrests of hundreds of Koreans by US immigration authorities at a South Korean battery...