Russia Has Right To Defend Itself Against Aggressive Western Policy – Mekdad
Syria supports Russia and its special military operation in Ukraine, the Arab republic's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said on Monday at a general political debate of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. "We believe that Russia has the right to defend itself against aggressive Western policies," he stressed, "We also express our confidence that the Russian army not...
US Envoy, Putin To Hold Talks On Ending Russia-Ukraine War
US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss the Trump administration’s controversial proposal to end the war in Ukraine. The meeting comes after Washington said it was feeling confident about the plan, following talks with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida. “I think the administration feels very optimistic,” White House Press...
Elon Musk Criticizes Trump’s Spending Bill As ‘Disgusting Abomination’
Elon Musk has publicly condemned President Donald Trump’s proposed spending bill, calling it an “outrageous, pork-filled, disgusting abomination” just days after his departure from a White House advisory role, The Independent UK reported. The billionaire entrepreneur, who recently completed a 130-day stint as a special government employee leading the Department of Government Efficiency, voiced his disapproval in a post on...
81 Persons Executed In One Day For Terror Offences In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it executed 81 people in one day on a variety of terrorism-related offences, exceeding the total number of executions in the kingdom in the whole of last year. All had been “found guilty of committing multiple heinous crimes”, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported, saying they included convicts linked to the Islamic State group, or...
India And France Look To Play A “Constructive Role” In Ukraine
India and France have agreed to "intensify coordination" regarding responses to the war in Ukraine, a joint statement from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron, said Thursday. The pair met late Wed...
UK Plans To Lower Annual Immigration By 100,000
The UK government announced a comprehensive set of immigration reforms with the goal of lowering net migration by about "100,000 people each year". The new Immigration White Paper released on Monday outlined changes across work visas, international study, asylum policy, enforcement, and long-term settlement. One of the most significant changes is that “Legislation will be brought in to make clear that...
UK Introduces Stricter Visa Measures To Reduce Migration
The UK has announced it would raise the minimum salary threshold for a skilled worker visa and prevent overseas health and social care staff from bringing family dependents to Britain. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office trumpeted the proposals as “the biggest clampdown on legal migration ever”. But critics said it would damage the state-run National Health Service (NHS), which faces staff...
China Seeks Dialogue With US To Resolve Trade Tensions
China called for "dialogue" with Washington on Thursday In order to address the escalating trade tensions that have resulted in the two biggest economies in the world imposing a number of tariffs on each other's imports. “China has always advocated that China and the United States should adopt a positive and cooperative attitude towards differences and controversies in economic and...
Mandela’s Granddaughter Zoleka Passes On At 43
Zoleka Mandela, the granddaughter of South Africa’s first democratically elected president, the late Nelson Mandela, has tragically passed away at 43 after battling metastatic cancer. She was admitted to the hospital last Monday for treatment but succumbed to the disease on the eve of her grandmother’s birthday, surrounded by loved ones and friends. In a heartfelt statement shared on Instagram, a...
Oligui Sworn In As Gabon President
President-elect Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup that ended decades of Bongo family rule and won nearly 95 percent of the vote last month, took office in Gabon on Saturday. The general and former junta leader, who toppled Ali Bongo in August 2023, ending 55 years of dynastic rule by the Bongo family, officially takes the presidential reins after...
