President Donald Trump said today (30 March) the United States was in talks with a “more reasonable regime” to end the war in Iran, but repeated his warning to Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz or risk US attacks on its oil wells and power plants. “Great progress has been made but, if for […]
Read MoreBy Meredith Chen Drinking hot water, eating warm congee and dressing in red to pray for good luck are daily rituals shared by social media users across the globe who have embraced a new lifestyle trend, declaring: “You met me at a very Chinese time in my life.” The phrase has been popularised over the […]
Read MoreIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (7 February) began a two-day official visit to Malaysia, where the issue of the extradition of controversial preacher Zakir Naik, who is wanted in India in connection with alleged hate speeches and money laundering, is expected to come up for discussion between the two countries. Asked about an update […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON: The US is negotiating with Iran “right now,” President Donald Trump said Tuesday. “They are negotiating,” Trump told reporters at the White House, without providing further details. His remarks came after a US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft […]
Read MoreIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that following hostile actions by European countries against the IRGC, the Iranian parliament will respond similarly by labeling their armed forces as terrorist organizations. Araghchi made the comments in an interview with the CNN Turk while visiting Turkey on Friday, The Caspian Post reports, foreign media. In response to […]
Read MoreA proposed merger between Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI, reported exclusively by Reuters on Thursday (29 January), could give fresh momentum to Musk’s plan to launch satellite data centres into orbit as he battles for supremacy in the rapidly escalating AI race against tech giants like Alphabet’s Google, Meta and OpenAI. Here is what we […]
Read MoreThe Bangladesh cricket team will not travel to India to play in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul told journalists after a meeting with the players and officials of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today (22 January). He said the decision not to take part in the World Cup […]
Read MoreEuropeans should avoid “reflexive anger” and sit down with US President Donald Trump in Davos to hear his arguments about acquiring Greenland, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said today (21 January). Trump was on his way to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort, which has been overshadowed by a […]
Read MoreBy Biman Mukherji US President Donald Trump’s threats of military action against drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia are adding a new layer of uncertainty for Asian exporters shipping to the Americas, analysts have said, compounding the strain from higher import tariffs and already fragile supply chains. Trump has issued explicit warnings about possible strikes […]
Read MoreDUBAI: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has criticized the World Economic Forum for rescinding his invitation to the annual meeting in Davos over his country’s crackdown on recent protests, accusing the forum of applying “blatant double standards” and succumbing to Western pressure. The WEF confirmed that Araghchi will not attend this year’s summit, running until […]
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