18-03-2025 TAIPEI CITY: A Chinese influencer living in Taiwan must leave the island within days or be deported, Taiwanese authorities said, after she posted videos supporting the idea of China taking the island by force. The move comes at a time of heightened cross-strait tensions and increasing suspicions of Chinese …

18-03-2025 SANA’A” Yemen’s Houthi rebels say there have been fresh US strikes against them, with the number of dead rising to 53, including five children. Targets in the Al Jaouf and Hudaydah areas were hit early on Monday, according to the rebel group, while the US Central Command said its …

18-03-2025 MOSCOW: Russia will seek guarantees that NATO will exclude Ukraine from membership and that Ukraine will remain neutral in any peace deal, a Russian deputy foreign minister said. “We will demand that ironclad security guarantees become part of this agreement,” Alexander Grushko told Russian media outlet Izvestia. “Part of …

18-03-2025 WASHINGTON: The White House has denied an accusation from rights groups that it flouted due process by defying a judge’s order while carrying out deportations at the weekend. A group of 238 alleged Venezuelan gang members, plus 23 alleged members of the international MS-13 gang, were sent from the …

Hyderabad, March 17 (PMI):  BJP Former State Spokesperson Mir Firasath Ali Baqri Thanks Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji leadership, the Nation Continues to Honor those who redefine dedication, innovation, and societal impact. Many Congratulations to the Padma Awardee Your remarkable contributions embody excellence and service to Nation @ …

17-03-2025 BEIJING/ SHANGHAI: China should choose the right timing and force in easing monetary policy, state media said on Saturday in the latest signal that further easing to boost the world’s second-largest economy may not be imminent. Days before the article in the official Shanghai Securities News, the central bank …

17-03-2025 SANA’A/ DAMASCUS: The US launches air attacks on Yemen, killing at least 31 people, with President Donald Trump warning that “hell will rain down” on the Houthis. The attacks come after the Yemeni rebel group threatened to resume attacks on Israel-linked ships in the Red Sea over the total …

17-03-2025 WASHINGTON: More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two US news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was terminated, one day after President Donald Trump ordered the gutting of the government-funded media outlet’s parent and six other federal agencies. Michael …

17-03-2025 WASHINGTON/ CAIRO: Talks to extend the Gaza ceasefire have failed to reach an agreement, a Palestinian official has told the BBC, as the US accused Hamas of making “entirely impractical” demands at meetings in Qatar. Negotiators have been trying to find a way forward after the first phase of …

17-03-2025 BELGRADE: Hundreds of thousands of people descended on Serbia’s capital on Saturday to protest over the deaths of 15 people in a railway station collapse. While the government put attendance at 107,000 across Belgrade, an independent monitor said 325,000, if not more had gathered, making it Serbia’s largest protest …