A pro-monarchist group hurls a tear gas shell at police officers during a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Authorities in Nepal on Saturday (March 29, 2025) lifted a curfew imposed in the eastern part of Kathmandu following violent clashes between the security personnel and the pro-monarchy protesters, as … Read more
People stand near a damaged construction site of a high-rise building in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 29, 2025, as rescuers search for victims following its collapse after the earthquake on March 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Indian CEO Ajay Mahajan initially thought it was something to do with the air pressure in the tyres … Read more
In this image taken from security camera video, Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old doctoral student at Tufts University, is detained by Department of Homeland Security agents on a street in Sommerville, Massachusetts, on March 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP People with ties to American universities, most of whom have shown support for pro-Palestinian causes, have … Read more
India has sent a humanitarian aid flight to Myanmar, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said Saturday, a day after a powerful 7.7-magnitude caused widespread damage in its civil war-ravaged neighbour. Mr. Jaishankar said a C-130 military transport plane had been dispatched carrying hygiene kits, blankets, food parcels and other essentials. “A search and rescue team … Read more
A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar on Friday (March 28, 2025), causing extensive damage across a wide swath of one of the world’s poorest countries and killing several hundreds. In neighboring Thailand, at least six died in Bangkok, where a high-rise under construction collapsed. The 7.7 magnitude quake struck at midday, with an epicenter near Mandalay, … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference with Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali (not pictured), in Georgetown, Guyana, on March 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said that the visa of Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk has been revoked due to her engagement in activities … Read more
This contributed photo shows Rumeysa Ozturk in 2021 | Photo Credit: AP A Tufts University doctoral student who was detained this week can’t be deported to Turkey without a court order, a federal judge in Massachusetts said on Friday (March 28, 2025). Rumeysa Ozturk (30) was taken by masked immigration officials as she walked along … Read more
Rescuers resume operations at the Chatuchak site of a skyscraper collapse on March 29, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. In the aftermath of the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar, Bangkok finds itself in an unprecedented state of paralysis on March 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India’s earthquake monitoring agency, the National Centre for … Read more
Photo: president.columbia.edu Columbia University’s interim president, Katrina Armstrong, has stepped down, the college said, at a time when the New York-based institution is facing intense pressure from both the government and rights advocates over how it responds to last year’s Gaza protests. Ms. Armstrong is returning to lead the university’s Irving Medical Center, Columbia University … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Higlighting a positive outlook for the India-U.S. tariff talks, President Donald Trump said ‘tariffs are going to work out well between New Delhi and the Washington, DC,’ expecting a favorable outcome. While … Read more