Saudi Arabia and Poland sign diplomatic visa exemption agreement/Image: SPA Saudi Arabia and Poland took a step towards deeper diplomatic engagement during high-level talks in Warsaw, where discussions on bilateral cooperation and global security culminated in a new agreement easing official travel between the two countries.Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan…
Can Nipah reach the UAE? India outbreak explained in simple terms / AI Generated Image A shadow of concern has fallen over international travel routes as India battles a fresh outbreak of the Nipah virus (NiV) in the southern state of Kerala. Health authorities have confirmed multiple cases and, tragically, a small number of fatalities…
File photo: Tom Homan (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has announced that his border czar, Tom Homan, will be sent to Minneapolis, a city that has emerged as the epicentre of protests against the administration’s immigration enforcement tactics following two fatal shootings involving federal agents this month. Trump on Monday said Homan would…
Nato secretary general Mark Rutte on Monday warned that Europe cannot defend itself without the United States, pushing back against growing calls for the continent to reduce its military dependence on Washington amid rising transatlantic tensions.Addressing lawmakers at the European Parliament, Rutte dismissed the idea of Europe standing alone militarily. “If anyone thinks here again,…
FBI Director Kash Patel’s firearm remark on Alex Pretti’s murder has stirred controversy over the Second Amendment. Defending the ICE and Border Patrol, Patel said, “No one who wants to be peaceful shows up at a protest with a firearm that is loaded with two full magazines. That is not a peaceful protest, and you…
Flying overseas with President Donald Trump isn’t just a test of diplomacy — it’s an endurance sport. Even his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, admits that keeping up with a president who barely sleeps can be tougher than negotiating with world leaders. In a candid interview with New York Magazine, Rubio pulled back the curtain…
Gregory Bovino was removed from his role as the “commander at large” for the US Border Patrol and was set to return to his former job in California, where he was expected to retire soon, the Atlantic reported on Monday, citing a Homeland Security official and two people with knowledge of the change. Earlier on…
A woman in West Virginia was arrested after she allegedly tried to recruit people to assassinate President Donald Trump, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said. The woman has been identified as Morgan Morrow, 39, and was charged with one count of terroristic threats. Deputies said Morrow was recruiting individuals to “pursue and assassinate” Trump, and…
US President Donald Trump on Monday said that the situation with Iran remains “in flux,” saying he has deployed a “big armada” to the region even as he believes Tehran genuinely wants to strike a deal.White House officials said an attack was still on the table after Trump came close to ordering a strike on…
UK households are urged to prepare torches, spare batteries and phone chargers ahead of potential power cuts/ Image: Pexels The Met Office has issued a series of weather warnings covering snow, rain and wind from late Monday through Tuesday. These include a 17-hour yellow warning for rain and snow from midnight Tuesday until 5pm, an…