Taiwan, Japan voice concern over Chinese military movements.
Taiwan, Japan expressed concern over developments around Japan with deep concern and will make every effort to ensure thorough information gathering and surveillance,” he said. China’s military has not commented, but Lin Jian, a spokesperson of its foreign ministry, said navy and coast guard activities in “relevant maritime areas” adhered strictly to domestic and international... Read More
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether children born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship.
US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship On his first day in office in January, President Donald Trump signed an order to end birthright citizenship for those born to parents who are in the country illegally, but the move was blocked by multiple lower courts. No date has been set yet for... Read More
World Cup 2026 draw: Haaland v Mbappe, Trump & YMCA – best of draw.
The 2026 World Cup draw for the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico was an event very much in danger of losing sight of its true purpose. Across the 120-minute spectacle, US President Donald Trump won a FIFA Peace Prize, German supermodel Heidi Klum and co-host Kevin Hart navigated a number of awkward... Read More
Sri Lanka: Cyclone Ditwah kills over 600
The cyclone caused landslides and floods that have killed hundreds of people, with hundreds more still missing. Sri Lanka is trying to secure IMF assistance to deal with the aftermath of the disaster. The cyclone caused landslides and floods that have killed hundreds of people, with hundreds more still missing. Sri Lanka is trying to... Read More
NEW DELHI – India’s Aviation Ministry on Dec 5 rolled back a new policy of weekly rest for pilots after chaos caused by hundreds of flight cancellations by the country’s biggest airline, IndiGo.
Airports across India have been in disarray since Dec 1, with the private carrier blaming the disruption on “unforeseen operational challenges”. On Dec 4, IndiGo admitted to aviation regulators that “misjudgment and planning gaps” in adapting to new rules led to the operational meltdown, even though it had two years to prepare for the switch.On... Read More
Vice President JD Vance said he and second lady Usha Vance are largely amused by the online chatter dissecting their marriage, including a recent spate of headlines over photos of her without a wedding ring.
“I think that we kind of get a kick out of it,” Vance told NBC News in an interview released on Friday. When asked whether he was frustrated by the tabloid-style attention, he said, “With anything in life, you take the good with the bad.” His comments come amid online speculation about the vice president’s... Read More
U.S. playwright Jeremy O Harris arrested in Japan for alleged drug smuggling
American actor and playwright Jeremy O Harris, known for the Tony-nominated “Slave Play”, was arrested last month at an airport in Japan on suspicion of attempting to smuggle illegal drugs into the country, local authorities said late on Thursday. Harris, 36, was stopped on November 16 at Naha Airport on Okinawa island after a customs... Read More
Police arrest 4 people suspected of ordering series of robberies around around Tokyo.
Police in Japan have arrested four people in their 20s suspected of being the masterminds behind a robbery that caused the injury of a woman in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, last year. In October 2024, a woman in her 50s was attacked at her home in Ichikawa City, and her possessions, including her car and... Read More
Trump administration says Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure'”
President Donald Trump’s administration has warned that Europe faces “civilisational erasure” and questioned whether certain nations can remain reliable allies, in a new strategy document that puts a particular focus on the continent. The 33-page National Security Strategy sees the US leader outline his vision for the world and how he will wield US military... Read More
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif on Friday assailed Imran Khan for creating and spreading an “anti-army” rhetoric, stating that such narratives were now out of the realm of politics and had become a “national security threat”.
Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the DG ISPR described a “creeping national security threat” that the military has deemed necessary to confront. The DG ISPR was also asked about the imposition of governor’s rule in KP and said it had nothing to do with the army, adding that the government had to decide on... Read More