14-03-2025 MARSEILLE: Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 71-year-old former mafia boss on a motorway near Grenoble in south-eastern France. Jean-Pierre Maldera, described by French media as a “godfather” of the local mafia in the 1980s, was reportedly chased in his car and shot as he travelled up …

14-03-2025 BELEM, BRAZIL: A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belem. It aims to ease traffic to the city, which will host more than 50,000 people including world leaders …

14-03-2025 MANILA/ THE HAGUE: A plane carrying former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has arrived in the Netherlands where he is to face charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his deadly “war on drugs”. Duterte was arrested at Manila airport on Tuesday and within hours …

14-03-2025 WASHINGTON: Donald Trump says his administration will “of course” respond to the EU’s decision to impose counter-tariffs on €26bn (£21.9bn, $28.3bn) worth of American goods. “Whatever they charge us, we’re charging them,” the US president says. The bloc’s announcement came as a response to 25% tariffs being placed on …

Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand IPS has urged citizens to celebrate Holi with joy while ensuring communal harmony. Hyderabad’March 13 (Shoukat–PMI) After issuing an initial advisory against throwing colours on unwilling people and movement of vehicles in groups on the occasion of Holi, the Hyderabad police commissioner IPS announced setting …

13-03-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies WASHINGTON/ NEW DELHI: Indian Americans are increasingly optimistic about India’s future, but hold deep concerns about US-India relations under a second Donald Trump administration, a new survey finds. The 2024 Indian-American Survey, conducted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and YouGov in October, examined …

13-03-2025 TEHRAN:  President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would not negotiate with the US while being threatened, telling President Donald Trump to “do whatever the hell you want”, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday. “It is unacceptable for us that they (the US) give orders and make threats. I won’t even …

13-03-2025 NEW YORK/ NEW DELHI: Elon Musk’s Starlink has signed a deal with India’s No. 2 telecoms company Airtel to bring Starlink’s internet services to the world’s most populous country, intensifying rivalry with fellow billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s telecom firm Reliance Jio. The pact will allow the US satellite internet giant …

13-03-2025 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump ‘s threat Tuesday to double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada led the provincial government of Ontario to suspend its planned surcharges on electricity sold to the United States. As a result, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro …

13-03-2025 MANILA: A plane carrying the former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has left Manila after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over his deadly “war on drugs”. He was taken into police custody shortly after his arrival at the capital’s …