Finnish conscripts in white and grey winter fatigues ski through a snowy forest near the border with Russia, dragging small pine trees behind them to camouflage tanks. The troops blend in well with their surroundings as they prepare for battle, in a U.S.-led military exercise designed to hone tactics and a rapid response in … Read more
A vehicle carrying the Russian delegation arrives at the residence of the U.S. Consul General in Istanbul, Turkiye, on February 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Kremlin on Thursday (February 27, 2025) ruled out any negotiation over the status of five Ukrainian regions it claims to have annexed despite not fully controlling four of … Read more
Daily Quiz: On Soviet Union’s history This Soviet biologist led a movement as part of which he had thousands of biologists jailed or executed, destroying biological research at the time. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | In a bid to overturn what he called the ‘era of stagnation’ of the Soviet Union beginning from … Read more
“Tanaji Shinde, Neelam Shinde’s father has applied for an urgent visa to the USA and requires assistance,” Supriya Sule said. File “The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has taken up with the U.S. a request for an urgent visa by the family of an Indian student who is battling for life following a road accident in … Read more
A view of the United States Depository for gold reserves stands in Fort Knox, Kentucky, in 1974. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: For over a week now, the catchphrase ‘Fort Knox’ has been stealing the spotlight online, to be more specific, in the U.S. Several conspiracy theories started floating around it and … Read more
Head of Freedom Party (FPOe) Herbert Kickl attends a press conference in Vienna, Austria on February 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Three parties announced Thursday (February 27, 2028) that they have reached a deal to form a new centrist Austrian government, five months after an election was won by a far-right party that later … Read more
File picture of Andrew Tate waving as he exits the Bucharest Tribunal with his brother Tristan, in Bucharest, Romania | Photo Credit: AP Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have left Romania for the U.S. after a travel ban on them was lifted, an official said Thursday (February 27, 2025). The brothers are charged with … Read more
French Government Spokesperson Sophie Primas. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “A trade war is in no one’s interest but the European Union will respond after U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would soon announce a 25% tariff on imports from the EU,” said French Government spokeswoman Sophie Primas. “If we must respond, we will … Read more
A price chart on the Bybit website for the cryptocurrency Ethereum is seen on a computer screen in New York on Friday evening, Feb. 21, 2025. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday (February 27, 2025) accused North Korea of being behind the theft of $1.5 billion worth of … Read more
President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, on February 26, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday (February 26, 2025) that his plan to sell a “gold card” visa — with a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship for $5 million — would “sell like crazy”. “I happen to … Read more