15-01-2026 LONDON: The BBC will file a motion to dismiss Donald Trump’s lawsuit over how his 6 January 2021 speech was edited in a Panorama documentary. The US president filed a $5bn (£3.7bn) lawsuit in a Florida court last month, accusing the BBC of defamation and of violating a trade …
Read More »‘Trump briefed on military and covert options for Iran’
15-01-2026 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has been briefed on a wide range of covert and military tools for use in Iran, two Department of Defense officials told the BBC’s US partner, CBS News. Long-range missile strikes remain an option for a potential US intervention but Pentagon officials have also presented …
Read More »Data centers & coal helped drive up US emissions in 2025
15-01-2026 NEW YORK: A very cold start to 2025 and the growing power demands of data centers and cryptocurrencies saw US emissions of planet-warming gases rise for the first time in three years, a new analysis shows. Last year homes burned more gas for heating while the use of coal …
Read More »Oil gains as market weighs Iran, Russia supply risks
15-01-2026 NEW YORK/ LONDON: Oil prices rose 2% on Friday on growing supply worries linked to intensifying protests in oil-producing Iran and an escalation of attacks in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Brent futures settled $1.35, or 2.18%, higher to $63.34 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was …
Read More »Police seize 191 bobbins of Chinese manja in Hyderabad, 2 arrested
Hyderabad Jan 14 (PMI) The police on Wednesday, January 14, arrested two people for allegedly selling Chinese manja – the banned glass-coated string used when flying kites – in Old City in Hyderabad and seized 191 bobbins, valued at around ₹1.91 lakh, during the operation Acting on specific information, a team …
Read More »Thousands of tourists stranded in Lapland as cold grounds flights
14-01-2026 HELSINKI: Thousands of tourists have been stranded in Finland’s Lapland as a severe cold spell has grounded flights out of one of its airports. Departures from Lapland’s Kittila airport that would have ferried winter travelers back to places like London, Bristol, Manchester, Paris and Amsterdam were all cancelled on …
Read More »Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks
14-01-2026 TEHRAN: Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US, as BBC sources and activists report hundreds of protesters have now been killed in an escalating government crackdown. “Things here are very, very bad,” a source in Tehran said on Sunday. “A lot of our friends have …
Read More »NATO talks on deterring Russia in Arctic ‘business as usual’: UK
14-01-2026 LONDON: Britain said on Sunday discussions with other NATO members on deterring Russian activity in the Arctic were “business as usual”, after media reports the UK was in talks with its European allies about deploying a military force to Greenland. The Telegraph reported on Saturday that military chiefs from …
Read More »India proposes forcing smartphone makers to share source code
14-01-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India proposes requiring smartphone makers to share source code with the government and make several software changes as part of a raft of security measures, prompting behind-the-scenes opposition from giants like Apple and Samsung. The tech companies have countered that the package of 83 security …
Read More »No more Venezuelan oil or money to go to Cuba: Trump
14-01-2026 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump says no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba, and he has suggested the communist-run island should strike a deal with Washington, ramping up pressure on the longtime US nemesis. Venezuela is Cuba’s biggest oil supplier, but no cargo has departed …
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