U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said Friday (March 28, 2025) that Denmark has “underinvested” in Greenland’s security and demanded that Denmark change its approach as President Donald Trump continues to talk of taking over the Danish territory. The pointed remarks came as Mr. Vance visited U.S. troops on Pituffik Space Base on the mineral-rich, strategically … Read more
The historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday (March 28, 2025) disallowed congregational prayers at Srinagar’s Jama Masjid and lodged a First Information Report (FIR) after a Shia procession in central Kashmir observed Al-Quds Day, to express support for Palestine. Chanting pro-Palestine slogans, hundreds of … Read more
The historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday (March 28, 2025) disallowed congregational prayers at Srinagar’s Jama Masjid and lodged a First Information Report (FIR) after a Shia procession in central Kashmir observed Al-Quds Day, to express support for Palestine. Chanting pro-Palestine slogans, hundreds of … Read more
Damaged buildings caused by an earthquake is seen on March 28, 2025, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. | Photo Credit: The Myanmar Military True News Information Team via AP A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused extensive damage in that country and also shook neighbouring Thailand … Read more
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. File. | Photo Credit: AP Iran has sent a response to a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump that called for nuclear talks and warned of possible military action if it refuses, its Foreign Minister said Thursday. “This official response includes a letter in which our position regarding the current … Read more
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladeshi police said on Friday (March 28, 2025) they had filed a new criminal case against ousted premier Sheikh Hasina over an alleged plot to overthrow the government that replaced her. Ms. Hasina is currently exiled in neighbouring India, her autocratic regime’s biggest patron and … Read more
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Israel on Friday (March 28, 2025) launched an attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war in November. Associated Press reporters in … Read more
India and the visiting U.S. officials have decided to hold a wrap-up session on Saturday (March 29, 2025) morning to conclude the three-day talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement, government sources said. They said the discussions are at a “very” early stage. A team of U.S. officials, headed by Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for … Read more
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Philippine Secretary of Defense Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint press conference at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Philippines, Friday, March 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday (March 28, 2025) that the Trump administration … Read more
Pro-monarchy demonstrators during a protest demanding the restoration of the monarchy in Nepal, in Kathmandu on March 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI A television cameraman was among two people who died on Friday (March 28, 2025) when supporters of Nepal‘s former king clashed with police during a rally in the capital to demand the … Read more