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“Electric shock equipment was being used in a range of detention settings including prisons, mental health institutions and migrant and refugee detention centres,” Amnesty said in a report. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amnesty International on Thursday (March 6, 2025) called for a global, legally binding treaty to regulate the production and use of electric shock … Read more
Visitors look out to the strong waves at Surfers Paradise in the Gold Coast, Australia. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall in southeast Queensland and northern NSW as a Category 2 storm | Photo Credit: Getty Images Early wind and rain from a rare tropical cyclone began lashing part of eastern Australia on … Read more
In this image released by @DrSJaishankar via X on March 6, 2025, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during a conversation with Director and CEO of Bronwen Maddox at Chatham House, in England. | Photo Credit: PTI Pro-Khalistan protesters staged a demonstration outside the venue where External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar participated in a discussion held … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump accused Canadian leader Justin Trudeau of playing up a Canada-U.S. trade war to cling to power, after they spoke in a “somewhat friendly” call on Wednesday (March 5, 2025.) Mr. Trump said in a social … Read more
Federal officials accused 10 people of collaborating to steal data from their targets [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS The U.S. on Wednesday announced indictments against a slew of alleged Chinese hackers, sanctioned a Chinese tech company and offered a $10 million bounty over what Washington called a years-long spy campaign that stole information from victims … Read more
A photo of Pope Francis adorns a wall during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Pope Francis increased his physical therapy with his condition remaining stable on Wednesday (March 5, 2025), marking the start of Lent by receiving ashes on … Read more
A molecular biologist from Madurai, our quizmaster enjoys trivia and music, and is working on a rock ballad called ‘Coffee is a Drink, Kaapi is an Emotion’. @bertyashley Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning – Places named after people Where is this colourful island, which was named after a saint? START THE QUIZ 1 / 10 … Read more
The story so far: The Ukraine conflict has witnessed dramatic developments in recent weeks. U.S. President Donald Trump has brought in a 180-degree shift in U.S’s policy towards the war. Disagreements between Kyiv and Washington on how to end the war have led to an unprecedented public spat between Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Mr. … Read more
The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a reorganization that includes cutting over 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care and other services for millions of veterans, according to an internal memo obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. The VA’s chief of staff, Christopher Syrek, told top-level officials at the agency Tuesday … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is unwilling to lift Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump leaves any U.S. tariffs on Canada, a senior government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday (March 5, 2025). The official confirmed Mr. Trudeau’s stance on the condition of anonymity because the person was not … Read more