China’s Xi Jinping to skip for first time in 12 years Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the upcoming Brics Summit in Brazil, marking the first time in 12 years that the Chinese leader will be absent from the annual gathering of major emerging economies. The two-day summit, taking place in Rio de Janeiro…
Representative image (AP) Two teens were killed and five others injured in a mass shooting that occurred early Saturday in downtown Indianapolis, according to the Indianapolis metropolitan police department.Officers responded to reports of a disturbance near Washington and Meridian Street around 1.27 am. When they arrived, they heard gunfire, reported ABC News.A 16-year-old boy was…
Elon Musk has announced the formation of ‘The America Party’, in a move aimed at disrupting what he calls America’s ‘uniparty’ political system, drawing philosophical inspiration from ancient Greek history. Taking to X, Musk invoked the legacy of Epaminondas, the Greek general credited with ending Spartan dominance at the Battle of Leuctra.He said the new…
KARACHI: The death toll from a collapsed multi-story residential building in southern Pakistan rose to 16 as search operations to find survivors continued for the second day.Rescuers pulled 10 more bodies from the rubble during an overnight operation, officials said Saturday.The govt-run Civil Hospital said in a statement it had received the 16 bodies, adding…
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday said those convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) are ineligible to participate in elections, days after the tribunal sentenced Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina to six months imprisonment for contempt of court.Asaduzzaman remarks come ahead of the next year’s national polls, pending since the fall of…
At least 32 people have died in the severe flooding that hit Texas Hill Country early Friday, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha confirmed on Saturday afternoon. The victims include 18 adults and 14 children, with five adults and three children still unidentified.Authorities also reported that 27 girls from a Christian summer camp located along the…
UAE residents with valid visas can apply for citizenship in other countries, but their UAE residency remains unaffected if legal status is maintained/ Image: FIle Many UAE residents with valid visas are considering citizenship-by-investment (CBI) programs offered by countries like Dominica and others in the Caribbean and Latin America. While these programs promise enhanced global…
US President Donald Trump (AP) The Trump administration has deported eight migrants to South Sudan, a US department of homeland security official confirmed, after plans to initially send them to a base in Djibouti were called off.“A district judge cannot dictate the national security and foreign policy of the United States of America,” assistant secretary…
Women clinging on to tree (@News4SA) In a dramatic turn of events, a young woman was rescued after being swept nearly 32 km down the Guadalupe river and becoming trapped in a tree, following the devastating floods that struck parts of Texas, US, during 4th of July celebrations.According to KEN5S, the 22-year-old woman was discovered…
Donald Trump (left), Ursula von der Leyen (AP) The European Union is considering a temporary trade agreement with the United States that would maintain a 10 percent tariff on most exports, according to a briefing by the European Commission to EU ambassadors on Friday, reported news portal Politico.The update came after a key round of…