German-born Hollywood actor Christian Oliver was killed along with his two young daughters as their small plane plummeted into the Caribbean Sea moments after takeoff, local police said January 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. actor Christian Oliver and his two daughters died in a plane crash near a tiny private island in the … Read more
U.S. military forces shot down more than a dozen attack drones and several missiles fired by Yemen-based Huthi rebels at shipping in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries,” the Pentagon’s Central Command said in a social media post, describing a barrage … Read more
Palestinians pull a body out of the rubble of the Al Nawasrah family building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP World Health Organization staff visited Monday a Gaza hospital receiving casualties from deadly strikes on a refugee camp, hearing distressing stories of entire families killed … Read more
Russia has the upper hand in weapons production over the West and intends to keep the rate of growth high, a top Russian minister said on Monday after both the West and Russia ramped up arms production for the Ukraine war. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, triggering the biggest conflict in Europe since World … Read more
US President Joe Bide. File | Photo Credit: AFP President Joe Biden on Saturday pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protect civilian lives in Gaza, the White House said, as the country’s forces mounted fresh military strikes in the territory. The conversation came a day after the UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding … Read more
File picture of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi | Photo Credit: PTI Noting that the “merciless bombing” of Gaza continues with even more “savagery” than before the truce, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday said it is India’s duty as a member of the international community to stand up for what is right and do … Read more
Philippine Red Cross volunteers attend to people affected by an earthquake that struck General Santos City, South Cotabato, southern Philippines on November 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The death toll from a strong earthquake off the southern Philippines rose to five on Saturday as authorities reported more casualties across two provinces. The 6.7-magnitude quake … Read more
A powerful undersea earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, causing ceilings in shopping malls to plunge to the ground as shoppers screamed. No tsunami warning was in effect. The Office of Civil Defense said it was investigating a report of one death. The magnitude 6.7 quake was located 26 kilometres (16 miles) from Burias … Read more
Malaysia’s Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah hugs her brother Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor after the election for the next Malaysian king at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur on October 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Malaysia’s royalty on Friday chose an influential sultan from the southern state of Johor to be the country’s next king. … Read more
Commenting on the issue of equal political space for parties in the country, Mr. Kakar said, “No political party has been left out of the political process and that the caretaker government is doing its best to assist the electoral process.” File | Photo Credit: PTI Asserting that there will be a level playing field … Read more