US to deploy aircraft carrier and military assets to Middle East amid Iran tensions-
The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is shown at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, August 11, 2025. (Reuters)US warships including the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, several destroyers and fighter aircraft started moving from the Asia-Pacific last week. (Reuters)US to deploy aircraft carrier and military assets to... Read More
Talks began Thursday between Russia and the US at the Kremlin in Moscow on a possible settlement to the war in Ukraine.
The Russian side includes President Vladimir Putin, his aide on international affairs Yury Ushakov, and presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriyev. The US delegation, apart from Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, includes Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum for the first time. “This is Josh,” Witkoff told Putin at the... Read More
Kushner presents ‘master plan’ for rebuilding postwar Gaza”
Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law who’s played a key role in several high-profile issues, revealed a redevelopment plan to transform Gaza into a glitzy seaside resort . Kushner presents ‘master plan’ for rebuilding postwar Gaza Jared Kushner, the US president’s son-in-law who’s taken on major roles in high-profile matters, revealed a redevelopment plan to transform... Read More
What Zelensky told world leaders in Davos –
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Davos – Groundhog Day: Zelensky started his speech by mentioning the film where the lead character lives his life by repeating the same day over and over again. “That is how we live now,” he says, alluding to the diplomatic attempts to end the war. Europe needs to protect itself, he... Read More
France says it has seized an oil tanker in the Mediterranean suspected of being part of Russia’s sanction-busting “shadow fleet”
French President Emmanuel Macron said the tanker, named the Grinch, was “subject to international sanctions and suspected of flying a false flag”. The French navy, with the assistance of allies including the UK, boarded the vessel on Thursday morning between Spain and Morocco. French maritime authorities said that a search of the vessel had “confirmed... Read More
India: A woman was detained after a man she accused of sexual misconduct committed suicide-
Police in India have arrested a woman who accused a man of sexual misconduct on a bus on social media, who then took his own life soon after. His family accused the woman of engagement farming with a spurious claim. A public bus in Kolkata, India. Archive image from 2024.The alleged misconduct took place on... Read More
Germany expels Russian diplomat over spying case”
Germany has expelled an individual after uncovering espionage linked to Russia and summoned Moscow’s ambassador. Berlin says the move signals zero tolerance for spying under diplomatic cover. Germany expels Russian diplomat over spying case Germany has expelled an individual after uncovering espionage linked to Russia and summoned Moscow’s ambassador. Berlin says the move signals zero... Read More
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the UK will not yet be signing up to US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace over concerns about Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s possible participation.
Cooper told the BBC the UK had been invited to join the board but “won’t be one of the signatories today” at a ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The board, which gives Trump wide decision-making powers as chairman, is being billed by the US as a new international organisation for resolving conflicts.... Read More
Toronto man accused of posing as pilot to get hundreds of free flights arrested.
A former flight attendant for a Canadian airline has been arrested for posing as a pilot to obtain hundreds of free flights from U.S. airlines, according to investigators. Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, was indicted on Oct. 2, 2025, for wire fraud, arrested in Panama and extradited to the United States, the U.S. Attorney’s Office... Read More
Spain: Commuter train hits crane in wake of 2 deadly crashes”
Emergency crews are responding to a train crash in southeastern Spain after it hit a construction crane. The incident has added to growing scrutiny of rail safety after two serious accidents this week.CatastropheSpainSpain: Commuter train hits crane in wake of 2 deadly crashes responding to a train crash in southeastern Spain after it hit a... Read More