Updated: Sep 11th, 2025 Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian national kidnapped in Iraq more than two years ago, returned to Israel after being freed a day earlier, Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency said. Tsurkov, a Princeton University doctoral student, vanished in Baghdad in March 2023 while conducting field research. Israel announced four months later that she had...
Updated: Sep 11th, 2025 Representative image NATO fighter jets shot down Russian drones that breached Poland’s airspace during Moscow’s overnight strikes on Ukraine, NATO officials and Poland’s military confirmed on Wednesday. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Polish F-16s, Dutch F-35s, Italian AWACS surveillance aircraft, a NATO refueling tanker, and a German Patriot air defense...
Updated: Sep 11th, 2025 Three teenagers, including the suspected shooter, were critically injured on Wednesday in a shooting at Evergreen High School, located in the foothills of suburban Denver, authorities said. The incident was reported around 12.30 pm on school grounds, about 30 miles west of Denver, according to Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Jacki...
US President Donald Trump has issued a video statement following the fatal shooting of conservative activist and popular influencer Charlie Kirk, 31, who was killed during a campus event in Utah. The shooting occurred around 12.20 pm on Wednesday (local time) during a student Q&A session at Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, according to...
The Nepali Army has assumed responsibility for maintaining law and order, as the security institution announced a nationwide curfew on Wednesday, effective until Thursday morning. This measure was taken due to the ongoing risks of unrest in the country. As per the Local Administration Act 1971, the District Administration Office, a civilian authority under the...
Updated: Sep 10th, 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu as the country’s new prime minister, after François Bayrou’s government collapsed in a confidence vote over the controversial 2026 budget. Lecornu, 39, becomes France’s fourth prime minister in less than a year. A former conservative prodigy who threw his support...
Updated: Sep 10th, 2025 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said Washington is prepared to take “strong measures” against Russia over its ongoing war in Ukraine, stressing that coordinated action with European partners will be crucial for success. “The United States and the European Union are aligned on the importance of ending the war...
Tech giant Apple on Tuesday launched the all-new iPhone 17 series with next-gen features and latest chips, including iPhone Air — the thinnest iPhone ever made, with pro performance. The new iPhones will be available in India from September 19, with pre-orders from September 12. While iPhone 17 (256 GB) starts at ₹82,900, iPhone Air...
Updated: Sep 10th, 2025 Image: Global Sumud Flotilla Instagram The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), a convoy of international activists carrying humanitarian aid sailing toward Gaza, reported that two of its boats were struck in separate suspected drone attacks within the same night, though no casualties were reported. In an update late Tuesday, flotilla organisers said...
Updated: Sep 10th, 2025 The US Supreme Court is fast-tracking President Donald Trump’s appeal against a court ruling that struck his tariffs, saying he had overstepped his constitutional authority. In an unsigned order, the court said on Tuesday that it will take up the oral arguments in the case in the first week of November....