A U.N. aviation council found this week that Russia was responsible for the downing of MH17, which was shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014 during fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces. Moscow has rejected the International Civil Aviation Organization Council’s (ICAO) findings on the crash that killed all 298 passengers and crew, calling […]
Māori Party MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, 22, derailed parliament in November when she ripped a copy of the proposed laws in half while performing a spirited traditional chant. She was joined by party co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, who strode onto the chamber floor chanting the Ka Mate haka famously performed by the country’s All […]
The Trump administration has in recent weeks imposed sanctions on a series of entities and individuals linked to Iran’s oil industry and nuclear program. Wednesday’s sanctions are aimed at organizations involved in “efforts to help the Iranian regime domestically source the manufacturing of critical materials needed for Tehran’s ballistic missile program,” according to the US […]
Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday “without any preconditions”. Late on Wednesday, the Kremlin said the delegation would include presidential adviser Vladimir Medinsky and Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin – but Putin’s name was not on the list. After the Kremlin’s delegation announcement, a US official said Trump, […]
Once the director of seven companies, Hassan Nawaz no longer holds a position in any, as all seven have been officially dissolved. The former businessman was declared a tax defaulter by UK authorities and faced a hefty financial penalty of £5.2 million. In a significant legal development, he was declared bankrupt in April 2024, following […]
He made the comments during a summit between the United States and Gulf Arab countries. Trump met Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa before the summit. Photos posted on Saudi state television showed them shaking hands in the presence of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. Trump also urged Sharaa to normalise ties with Israel, a White House spokesperson said. […]
Addressing the Saudi-US Investment Forum 2025, Donald Trump appreciated the work of his team, including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, for easing tensions between Pakistan and India. “Maybe we could even get them together a little bit, Marco, where they go out and have a nice dinner together. Wouldn’t that […]
Despite concerns within sectors of his administration, Trump said on Tuesday during a speech in Riyadh that he would lift sanctions on Syria. The U.S. president has agreed to say hello to interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who will be in Riyadh for meetings with the Gulf Cooperation Council. Trump’s first day of a four-day […]
The agreement, signed during US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Saudi capital Riyadh, covers deals with more than a dozen U.S. defense companies in areas including air and missile defense, air force and space advancement, maritime security and communications, the fact sheet said. “The package signed today, the largest defense cooperation deal in US […]
Harvard filed the amended complaint, opens new tab in federal court in Boston hours after a federal antisemitism task force announced that eight government agencies were canceling additional grants on top of the $2.2 billion in funding President Donald Trump’s administration had already terminated. The task force, which includes representatives from agencies including the U.S. […]
