Updated: Aug 26th, 2025 US President Donald Trump said that he hopes to meet with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), later this year. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday during the outset of his meeting with visiting South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, Trump said...
Updated: Aug 26th, 2025 Three people have died and one remains in serious condition after a helicopter crash on the Isle of Wight in Britain, police said. “We can confirm that three people have died following a helicopter crash on the Isle of Wight this morning. Four people in total were on board, with one...
Postal services in Australia and Switzerland have become the latest to announce a suspension of deliveries to the United States, joining a growing list of countries halting shipments in response to the Trump administration’s sudden tariff changes. The move comes ahead of new levies set to take effect on Friday, August 29. Several other countries,...
Tibet experienced a moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on Tuesday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The tremor occurred at 07:34 AM IST at a depth of 180 km, with its epicenter located at latitude 30.06°N and longitude 84.41°E. This comes just two days after a smaller earthquake of magnitude 3.4 was recorded...
The United States has announced the imposition of an additional 25% tariff on imports from India, effective from August 27, 2025, at 12:01 am EDT (9:30 am IST), according to the Department of Homeland Security. The new tariffs will apply to all Indian-origin goods entering the US for consumption or withdrawn from warehouses after the...
Updated: Aug 25th, 2025 Image: AI-generated Pakistan is likely to introduce a bullet train between Lahore and Karachi by 2030, reducing the travel time from 20 hours to 5, according to Pakistan Railways. The ambitious project is part of the $6.8 billion Main Line-1 (ML-1) upgrade under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), according to reports. ...
Israeli airstrikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza on Monday killed at least 15 people, including four journalists, Palestinian health officials reported. Among the deceased was Hussam al-Masri, a Reuters contractor, who died in the first strike. Photographer Hatem Khaled, also a Reuters contractor, was wounded in a second strike on the hospital. Witnesses said the...
Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, killing at least two people and injuring 35 others, according to Houthi-controlled health authorities. The attacks targeted multiple sites across the city, including the Oil Company Station operated by the Houthi-controlled Yemeni Petroleum Company. Emergency crews warned that the death toll could rise as...
Updated: Aug 25th, 2025 Visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv new military assistance for Ukraine, according to a news release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office. The funding of 2 billion Canadian dollars ($1.45 billion) was committed at the June G7 Summit held in Canada’s Kananaskis, Chinese news agency...
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has said that President Donald Trump’s recent decision to impose 50% tariffs on Indian imports was designed as “aggressive economic leverage” to pressure Russia into halting its military campaign in Ukraine. Speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press, Vance explained that the tariffs, including an additional 25% duty tied to India’s...