US planning for long stay in Caribbean
The United States is preparing to sustain a large military presence in the Caribbean nearly through the end of President Donald Trump’s term, indicating the recent troop influx is unlikely…
Venezuela tells airlines to resume flights
Venezuela has ordered international airlines to resume flights within 48 hours or risk losing their authorisation to operate in the country. Many carriers had suspended service after the U.S. aviation…
Incredible global toll of femicide
More than 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members in 2024, averaging one death every 10 minutes. A new UNODC and UN Women report, released…
Delhi pollution forces WFH
A high-level meeting chaired by the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister warned that Delhi alone holds more than half of all vehicles in the National Capital Region, with 37%…
IDF ignores ‘ceasefire’ in renewed attacks
At least four Palestinians were killed and several others wounded on Monday as Israeli forces continued firing on Gaza neighbourhoods despite the ceasefire. One victim was a man struck by…
US intervention in Venezuela appears imminent
Amid rising tensions between Washington and Caracas, the US has assembled its largest military force in the Caribbean since the 1989 Panama invasion, but some observers have predicted that America’s…
European leaders adopt strong line on proposed peace deal
European leaders insist on being fully involved in Ukraine negotiations, especially on issues like sanctions on Russia and the frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank. These matters, along with…
All-female border posts abutting Tibet
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is planning to set up all-woman forward posts at 10 locations along the 3,488-km India–China border. These posts will first be established in Ladakh’s Lukung…
More than 300 taken in latest Nigeria school abduction
Gunmen kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of Nigeria’s largest mass abductions on Friday, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The raid on St. Mary’s…
US says Geneva peace talks ‘most productive’
US secretary of state Marco Rubio called Geneva’s Sunday Ukraine peace talks the most productive day they have had in the past 10 months, “I would say, probably best meeting…