The New York Times and Politico reported that Trump was set to agree to a deal with Britain, citing multiple people familiar with the plans. Trump wrote earlier on Wednesday that the “major trade deal” would be announced with a “big, and highly respected country.” He said he would announce the deal at a 10:00 […]
Moratinos will continue to assume his present role as the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), a prominent global platform for dialogue. Taking on this dual role aims to optimize existing capacity and resources and integrate the functions arising from the new mandate into an existing position, the announcement said. Wednesday’s […]
The chopper, piloted by Captain Robin Singh, had taken off from Sahastradhara helipad and was en route to Kharsali. Onboard were six passengers, comprising four men and two women. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed deep sorrow over the incident in a message posted on X (formerly Twitter), calling it “extremely sad news.” He […]
The missiles were launched from Wonsan, North Korea’s eastern coastal city, around 8:10 a.m. (2310 GMT Wednesday) and flew up to 800 km (497 miles) before splashing down in the sea, the military said in a statement. South Korea is closely communicating with the U.S. and Japan to share information about the launch, it added. […]
“It’s so terrible,” Trump said at the White House. “I get along with both, I know both very well, and I want to see them work it out. I want to see them stop. “They’ve gone tit-for-tat, so hopefully they can stop now.” Trump’s comments came as India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery fire along […]
News of the planned Geneva meeting, first announced by Washington late Tuesday, sent U.S. equity index futures higher. Stock markets in China and Hong Kong followed suit during Asian trading on Wednesday. The talks come after weeks of escalating tensions that have seen duties on goods imports between the world’s two largest economies soar well […]
Trump said that 24 hostages were alive when he received a recent visit by former Israeli hostages, but “as of today, it’s 21, three have died.” “Twenty-one, plus a lot of dead bodies,” the president said at a White House swearing-in ceremony for his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. He did not provide any further […]
Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s biggest economy and has a population of around 280 million across its sprawling archipelago, with a growing demand for data centres and AI tech in the region. Gates visited President Prabowo Subianto and Indonesian philanthropists in the capital, Jakarta, where he spoke about his optimism that AI-driven innovation will help tackle […]
The two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, worth around $67 million, went overboard after an unsuccessful attempt to slow it down as it landed, CNN, the Wall Street Journal and others reported. A defense official told the US Naval Institute that the hook of the aircraft failed to catch the arresting wire on the aircraft […]
“I am monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely,” Rubio wrote on his official X timeline. He echoed the sentiments of the US President Donald Trump, who earlier had expressed the hope that the situation would end quickly. “I echo the US President’s comments earlier today (Tuesday) that this hopefully ends quickly and will […]
