Divers inspecting corals impacted by a bleaching event on the Ningaloo Reef off Australia’s west coast. | Photo Credit: AFP An “unprecedented” mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia’s western coast, scientists said Wednesday (March 26, 2025), turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white. A months-long marine heatwave had … Read more
Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. President Donald Trump’s offensive against lawyers and law firms who have crossed swords with him in the past is being met with a mixture of capitulation and defiance. The 78-year-old Trump, the first convicted felon to serve in the White House, has a long and acrimonious history with … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 26 wrote to Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus greeting him and the citizens on National Day of Bangladesh. In the letter, accessed by The Hindu, Mr. Modi extended his felicitations to Prof. Yunus and the people of Bangladesh. The country … Read more
People standing in a queue to receive free fast-breaking iftar meals at the Dharmarajika Buddhist Monastery in Dhaka. | Photo Credit: AFP A Buddhist monastery in Bangladesh has found renown for opening its doors to the needy during Ramzan — a beacon of inter-faith harmony in a time of religious tension. For more than a … Read more
Since assuming office for the second time in January 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump’s directives, especially on foreign policy, have been projected as power moves as part of the plan to put “America First” and to “Make America Great Again”. However, these actions are also cutting at the roots of U.S.’s influence in the world … Read more
Unifor auto workers stand behind Liberal Leader Mark Carney as he speaks during a campaign stop at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario., on March 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday (March 26, 2025) that U.S. President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs are a “direct attack” on his country … Read more
File picture of Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. | Photo Credit: AP Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday (March 27, 2025) Tokyo will put “all options on the table” in dealing with Washington’s announcement to impose a 25% tariff on automobile imports. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (March 26, 2025) unveiled a 25% … Read more
A Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation, her lawyer said Wednesday (March 26, 2025). Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, had just left her home in Somerville on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) night when she was stopped, lawyer Mahsa Khanbabai said in a petition … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday (March 26, 2025) that a proposed European armed force for possible deployment in Ukraine in tandem with an eventual peace deal could “respond” to a Russian attack if Moscow launched one. Mr. Macron spoke after talks with Ukraine’s President and ahead of a summit in Paris of some 30 … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday (March 26, 2025) he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move that the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains. “This will continue … Read more