Yemen’s Houthi group says 10 fighters killed by US Navy forces in Red Sea
Sanaa, Jan 1 - Yemen's Houthi group has said that 10 of its fighters were killed by US naval forces in the Red Sea while they were trying to hijack a commercial ship in international waters.
Sri Lanka to start registration process for 2024 voter list
Colombo, Jan 1 - The registration process of Sri Lanka's 2024 voter list is to start on Monday, Chairman of the Election Commission R.M.A.L. Rathnayake said.
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announces abdication live on TV
Copenhagen, Jan 1 - Denmark's Queen Margrethe II, who has been on the throne for 52 years, on Sunday announced her abdication in a New Year TV address.
‘2024 likely to be a tough New Year for Trump’
New York, Dec 31 - The new year 2024, which begins on Monday, might mark a "miserable new year" for former US President Donald Trump who could see his world coming tumbling down, a report said.
US Navy destroys Houthi boats attempting to board a container ship on Red Sea
London, Dec 31 - The US Navy has destroyed Houthi "small boats" attempting to board a container ship on Red Sea, the media reported.
EU members agree to lift air, maritime internal border controls with Bulgaria, Romania
Brussels, Dec 31 - EU member states have reached a unanimous agreement to eliminate air and maritime internal border controls with Bulgaria and Romania, paving the way for the two countries to gain full access to the Schengen area, according to the Council
Putin wants Trump back as President: Retd US Army General
New York, Dec 31 - Retired US Army General Barry McCaffrey has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "actively hoping" that former President Donald Trump wins the 2024 Presidential election as Putin felt "Trump's persecution was politically motivated reflecting the rottenness of
Kicking Trump off the ballot in 2024 could divide the US: Ex-Obama aide David Axelrod
Washington, Dec 31 - Barack Obama's former adviser David Axelrod expressed "very strong reservations" on booting Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot, saying it could tear the nation apart.
SpaceX launches US military’s ‘most intriguing’ shuttle X-37B
Cape Kennedy (Florida), Dec 31 - Elon Musk's private space enterprise SpaceX has launched the US military's most secretive X-37B plan through its hulking Falcon Heavy rocket that returned to the skies.
Most of Trump’s political foes want to give him a fair chance against being struck off the ballot
Washington, Dec 31 - Former US President Donald Trump doesn't score well on the likeability factor for Presidency among most Democrats and a section of the Republicans, but most of them agree on the eligibility factor that the brazen politician should not be
Biden releases $147.5mn as arms aid for Israel
Washington, Dec 30 - US President Joe Biden has bypassed the Congress for the second time in a row this month to release $147.5 million in aid for military equipment as emergency arms sales to Israel to fight Hamas.
A double whammy for Pakistan: Political instability and economic decline
New Delhi, Dec 30 - Pakistan confronts an existential crisis far more critical than its economic troubles.
Russia seems to be looking beyond Ukraine in its pan-continental outreach
New Delhi, Dec 30 - The contrast between their end-of-the-year press conferences could not have been more evident.
No end in sight to China’s economic woes as it battles low spending, joblessness
New Delhi, Dec 30 -The big bad news of the year for China was economic. The country’s economy has struggled to recover from the impact of Covid-19 shutdowns, and long-running structural problems have become impossible to ignore.
Biden ends year with worryingly low ratings, but has time to recover lost ground
Washington, Dec 30 - Former US President Donald Trump and former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, the two leading candidates for the Republican party’s presidential nomination, are beating President Joe Biden, the Democratic incumbent who is seeking a second term, in
Beyond Rishi and Leo: The political desi’s unstoppable rise around the world
New Delhi, Dec 30 - In September this year, Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam joined the growing list of Indian-origin leaders dominating the world politics, just as Rishi Sunak scripted history by becoming Britain's first desi premier in 2022.
Trump looks invincible in GOP despite his legal troubles, Haley’s rise
New York, Dec 30 -Former US President Donald Trump once boasted that he could shoot someone in the middle of New York City and wouldn’t lose voters.
Vietnam’s foreign trade hits 683 bln USD in 2023
Hanoi, Dec 30 - Vietnam posted a foreign trade record of 683 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, down 6.6 percent year on year with a trade surplus of 28 billion dollars, according to the latest statistics of the country's General Statistics Office.
‘U.S. foreign policy depletes wealth of its citizens’
Beijing, Dec 30 - The foreign policy of the United States is not concerned with the well-being of its citizens and is an immense waste of wealth, an article of the Pearls and Irritations, a journal platform in Australia, has argued.
Trump’s ex-lawyer Cohen used Google Bard AI to cite fake court cases
San Francisco, Dec 30 - Michael Cohen, a one-time lawyer for former US president Donald Trump, has admitted to using fake, artificial intelligence (AI)-generated court cases in a legal document.