Schoolboy Ivan with veterans and Youth Army cadets at an event in a school in Istra near Moscow | Photo Credit: AFP On a small stage in a school outside Moscow, a masked soldier presented Ivan with an Army flag, a thank-you gift signed by Russian troops fighting in Ukraine to the seven-year-old who has … Read more
Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Social Security Administration’s Acting Commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency over Department of Government Efficiency requests to access Social Security recipient information, according to two people familiar with the official’s departure who … Read more
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Probationary workers were targeted in late-night emails Friday ( February 14) notifying them they had been fired, David Spero, president … Read more
Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed Chief Election Commissioner after a meeting of a three-member committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday (February 17, 2025). Gyanesh Kumar named Chief Election Commissioner Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed Chief Election Commissioner after a meeting of a three-member committee headed … Read more
The total number of humanitarian aid and relief trucks that entered the Gaza Strip on Monday reached 290, including 23 trucks carrying fuel and gas. Representative image | Photo Credit: Hussam Al-Masri The total number of humanitarian aid and relief trucks that entered the Gaza Strip on Monday reached 290, including 23 trucks carrying fuel … Read more
This photo illustration shows the “Gulf of America” displayed on the Google Earth application on a smartphone on February 11, 2025, in Washington, DC. Mexico will take Google to court if it insists on changing the Gulf of Mexico‘s name to “Gulf ofAmerica” for Maps users in the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on February 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Mexico … Read more
Mohammad Ali, a 27-year-old schoolteacher from Bangladesh’s Lakshmipur district, has possessed his National Identity Card (NID) ever since he turned 18. But he has never cast a vote. In the 2018 national election, Awami League (AL) leaders forced out voters who were not aligned with the ruling party, barring him from the ballot box, says … Read more
Government airstrikes targeting rebels in Nigeria’s northwest after an attack on a police division killed several civilians, authorities said Monday. The Nigerian air force did not disclose the number of civilians killed in the Safana area of Katsina state but spokesperson Olusola Akinboyewa said in a statement that an investigation was underway to verify the … Read more
Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli said Nepal’s embassy in New Delhi has sent two officials to counsel Nepalese students at a private university in Odisha. File photo | Photo Credit: David Dee Delgado Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Monday said Nepal’s embassy in New Delhi has sent two officials to counsel … Read more
A plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday led to a response from emergency and police authorities. Representative image | Photo Credit: AP A plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday led to a response from emergency and police authorities, CTV News reported, citing local police. Toronto’s Pearson Airport said it … Read more