21-05-2025 CANBERRA: Australia’s National Party has split from its conservative coalition partner of more than 60 years, the Liberal Party, citing policy differences over renewable energy and following a resounding loss in the national elections this month. “It’s time to have a break,” the National leader, David Littleproud, told reporters …
Read More »EU & UK pile pressure on Russia with parallel sanctions
21-05-2025 BRUSSELS/ LONDON: The European Union and the United Kingdom have announced coordinated packages of sanctions against Russia in a bid to ramp up pressure on President Vladimir Putin to end the war against Ukraine, as diplomatic momentum to reach a ceasefire accelerates. The packages, which were unveiled Tuesday, will …
Read More »Iran’s Khamenei slams ‘nonsense’ US nuclear demands
21-05-2025 TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has derided demands from the United States that it halt nuclear enrichment as negotiations between the two countries hang in the balance. “Saying things like ‘We will not allow Iran to enrich uranium’ is nonsense. No one [in Iran] is waiting for …
Read More »US cuts $60m more in grants to Harvard University
21-05-2025 CAMBRIDGE: The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has said it is terminating $60m in federal grants to Harvard University, further escalating an ongoing feud between the Ivy League institute and President Donald Trump’s administration over alleged anti-Semitism, presidential control and the limits of academic freedom. …
Read More »School shelter bombed as Israeli attacks kill 70 Gazans
21-05-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces bombard Gaza, killing at least 73 people since midnight, including attack on displacement shelter in Gaza City that killed 22, including children. The leaders of Canada, France and the UK threaten to take “concrete action” against Israel if it does not end its renewed offensive …
Read More »Jyoti Malhotra: Travel YouTuber Arrested for Alleged Espionage
News Delhi/Haryana: Jyoti Malhotra, also known as Jyoti Rani, is a 33-year-old travel vlogger from Hisar, Haryana, India, who gained popularity through her YouTube channel “Travel with JO,” which has over 387,000 subscribers and 487 videos as of May 2025. She describes herself as a “Nomadic Leo Girl,” “Wanderer Haryanvi …
Read More »Pakistan Army faced significant losses in numbers, morale and initiative: Brigadier Mudit Mahajan
Poonch’may 20:Brigadier Mudit Mahajan, Commander of the Poonch Brigade, briefed the media on the Operation Sindoor, stating that Pakistan Army had suffered significant losses, not only in terms of “numbers” but also in morale and credibility. He said that Pakistan’s losses continue to grow with each passing day. Brigadier Mahajan …
Read More »Centre urges SC to confine proceedings to three issues for passing interim orders
New Delhi’May 20 (PMI) The Centre on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to confine the hearing on pleas challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act for passing interim orders to three issues, including the power to denotify properties declared as “waqf by courts, waqf-by-user or waqf by deed. A bench …
Read More »Russia bans Amnesty International as ‘undesirable’ organization
20-05-2025 MOSCOW/ WASHINGTON: Russia’s prosecutor general said on Monday it had banned human rights group Amnesty International Limited as an “undesirable organization”, accusing it of backing Ukraine against Russia. Founded in 1961 and headquartered in London, Amnesty International campaigns for human rights across the world, including on behalf of those …
Read More »Israel issues major evacuation warning for Palestinians
20-05-2025 JERUSALEM/ KHAN YOUNIS: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has issued a major evacuation warning for southern Gaza, telling tens of thousands of residents in the area around the city of Khan Younis to leave. The IDF says it is preparing to launch an “unprecedented attack” against Hamas in the …
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