Oslo airport closes amid heavy snowfall
Oslo, Jan 18 - Oslo's main airport remain closed with other means of transport lso severely disrupted amid heavy snowfall in Norway's capital region.
US judge pauses decision on Trump’s disqualification from presidential primary ballot
Washington, Jan 18 - A judge has paused Maine's Secretary of State Shenna Bellows' decision on former US President Donald Trump's disqualification from the state ballot in the presidential primary election.
Not guilty, says ex-Indian origin Singapore Minister facing corruption charges
Singapore, Jan 18 - Following his recent resignation as Singapore's Transport Minister, Indian-origin S. Iswaran on Thursday pleaded not guilty to all 27 charges, including corruption, obtaining a valuable thing as a public servant and obstructing justice.
Families of American hostages held in Gaza to meet US NSA today
Washington, Jan 18 - The families of American hostages being held captive by Hamas militants in Gaza will meet US National Security Adviser (NSA) Jake Sullivan at the White House on Thursday, an official said.
Closing women’s health gap could help boost global economy by $1 tn annually: WEF
Davos-Klosters, Jan 18 - A new World Economic Forum (WEF) report shows closing the women’s health gap would allow more women to live healthier, higher-quality lives, and provide an unprecedented boost to the global economy.
Blinken forced to change planes after his Boeing 737 had ‘critical failure’
Washington, Jan 18 - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had to change planes while returning to Washington from Davos after his Boeing 737 aircraft had a "critical failure", the media reported.
Singapore’s Indian-origin Transport Minister resigns amid graft charges
Singapore, Jan 18 - Singapore's Indian-origin Transport Minister, S. Iswaran has stepped down from his post after facing 27 charges of offences in a corruption probe, which also included receiving tickets from a top property tycoon.
Mayors call for action as extortionists target Indians, South Asians in Canada
Toronto, Jan 18 - Raising concerns over an “alarming” escalation of extortion threats against Indian and South Asian business communities, mayors in the Canadian towns of Brampton and Surrey have urged the government to take swift action to root out the menace.
Guterres ‘deeply concerned’ about Iran attack inside Pakistan
United Nations, Jan 18 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" about Iran's attacks inside Pakistan and the possibility of the crisis from the Israel-Hamas conflict spreading, according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
British lawmakers pass PM’s Rwanda bill
London, Jan 18 - Lawmakers in Britain voted in favour of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill, designed to confirm that Rwanda is a safe third country for relocating individuals there.
US, UK carry out new round of strikes against Houthi sites in Yemen
Sanaa, Jan 18 - The US and the UK bombed Houthi sites in northern Yemen before dawn on Thursday, the media said.
Egypt’s President warns against military escalation in Middle East
Cairo, Jan 18 - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has warned against the danger of the military escalation in the Middle East region on multiple fronts, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement.
Trump ‘gagged’ by new order in $370mn civil fraud trial
New York, Jan 17 - Former US President Donald Trump was handed a limited "Gag Order" from the appeals court even as he appeared in courts here in two different cases as the lower Manhattan NY Attorney General Letita James launched her closing
Trump appears in court as author Jean Carroll is set to testify against him
New York, Jan 17 - Former U.S. President Donald Trump appeared in a federal court to face author E. Jean Carroll who is testifying against him in a sexual abuse and defamation case, which occurred over 30 years ago.
Foreign visitors to Japan exceeded 25 mn in 2023
Tokyo, Jan 17 - The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan totaled 25.06 million in 2023, official data revealed on Wednesday.
Japan Airlines appoints first female president
Tokyo, Jan 17 - Japan Airlines (JAL) on Wednesday announced its decision to promote senior executive Mitsuko Tottori to the position of president, making the first time that a woman will hold the top post in the flag carrier's history.
232 confirmed dead in Jan 1 Japan earthquake
Tokyo, Jan 17 - At least 232 people have been confirmed dead in the devastating 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan's Ishikawa prefecture on January 1, local officials said on Wednesday.
Vivek urges Haley, DeSantis to drop out of presidential race, endorse Trump
Washington, Jan 17 - After suspending his presidential campaign, Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy thinks it would be "healthy for the country" if Republican candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis,drop out of the 2024 White House race and endorse former President Donald Trump.
Germany’s 2023 inflation rate drop a record high since 1990
berlin, Jan 17 - Germany's annual average inflation rate in 2023 decreased to 5.9 per cent from the previous year's 6.9 per cent, a record high since reunification in 1990, said the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
US-bound Japanese airliner returns to Tokyo after passenger bites cabin crew
Tokyo, Jan 17 - A flight operated by Japan's All Nippon Airways bound for the US city of Seattle returned to the Haneda airport in Tokyo on Wednesday after a passenger reportedly bit a cabin crew's arm, local media reported.