President Donald Trump gestures at the conclusion of his speech during Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary US President Donald Trump on Saturday marked the 250th anniversary of American independence with a speech at the National Mall, combining patriotic appeals with partisan messaging after severe storms briefly disrupted celebrations…
File photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (Picture credit: AP) Chinese President Xi Jinping has said he is ready to work with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to steer bilateral ties towards “long-term, sound and stable” development, as both countries seek to deepen their traditional partnership amid…
Four bags of IV fluid hang from the ceiling of a McDonald’s converted into a clinic following the two earthquakes in Venezuela, where thousands are flocking to makeshift health centres in the disaster’s epicentre.The double earthquake, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, struck La Guaira state, which lacks the capacity for mass hospital care after…
TEHRAN: Tens of thousands of Iranians thronged a vast outdoor prayer complex in Tehran on Saturday to view the coffins of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader killed at the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, and his family.Dressed in black and draped in the red, white and green flags of the Islamic Republic…
Woman arrested in Thailand for stabbing boyfriend (Image source: Bangkok Post) A 21-year-old British woman has been arrested in Thailand on suspicion of murdering her boyfriend, a 34-year-old cannabis farm operator, after police found his body with multiple stab wounds in a luxury rental home in Pattaya.Police were called to the property in Nong Prue…
Quote of the day by Bill Clinton (AI-generated image) In the spring of 1992, Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign was fighting for its life. Allegations about his personal conduct had dominated headlines for weeks, and political commentators openly speculated that his run was finished before the first primary votes were even counted. It was against that…
Exiled crown prince of Iran speaks against Khamenei’s funeral Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi has said the nation is “not mourning” the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling the week-long funeral ceremonies a “propaganda spectacle” funded by the Iranian people’s wealth.In a series of posts on X, Pahlavi addressed foreign representatives who have…
TOI correspondent from Washington: When President Donald Trump asserted repeatedly in recent months that the United States has become the “hottest country in the world” little could anyone have imagined he meant it literally although some of his supporters attribute magical qualities to him.In record temperatures across parts of America, including his own anticipated 107F…
Hunter Biden takes a jab at Trump Hunter Biden has mockingly nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, seizing on a media analysis that found the president has claimed to have ended the war with Iran on at least 38 separate occasions since fighting began earlier this year.In a post on X,…
Antarctica may feel far removed from everyday life, but new research suggests the icy continent could have a bigger influence on global warming than scientists once believed. A recent study by European Geosciences Union (EGU) points to a stronger-than-expected connection between Antarctic sea ice, cloud cover, and the way Earth stores heat, raising fresh concerns…
Keir Starmer opens up on ‘intensely personal’ decision to quit as UK PM Outgoing UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said his decision to resign as Labour Party leader and prime minister was an ‘intensely personal’ one, taken with his wife and children during a family weekend away at Chequers, the official country residence…
Henry Nowak and Vickrum Singh Digwa Sikh man Vickrum Singh Digwa, who was convicted of murdering 18-year-old university student Henry Nowak, is seeking to appeal both his conviction and his life sentence, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.Digwa was sentenced in June to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years after fatally stabbing…
