South Korean acting President Choi Sang-mok. File | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok called on Friday(March 14, 2025) for the nation to respect and accept any decision, ahead of a Constitutional Court’s ruling on the impeachment of leader Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law order. Mr. Choi also said … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump meets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (March 14, 2025) reiterated his desire to annex the autonomous territory of Greenland from Denmark in the interest of “international … Read more
Wall Street’s sell-off hit a new low Thursday (March 14, 2025) after President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war dragged the S&P 500 more than 10% below its record, which was set just last month. A 10% drop is a big enough deal that professional investors have a name for it – a “correction” – … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out. In emergency applications filed at the high court on Thursday (March 13, 2025), the administration asked the justices to narrow court orders entered … Read more
A view shows a damaged site, after Israel carried out an air strike on the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, as reported by Syria’s state news agency, in Damascus, Syria March 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the Israeli Air Force conducted a strike in Damascus on Thursday, with the … Read more
Ethiopians holding national flags protest against what they say is interference by outsiders in the country’s internal affairs and against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the party of Tigray’s fugitive leaders, at a rally organised by the city administration in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Saturday (Oct. 22, 2022. File | Photo Credit: … Read more
Debris is seen on a car following an earthquake north of Naples, Italy, Thursday (March 13, 2025). | Photo Credit: AP “The southern Italian city of Naples was struck by a 4.4-magnitude quake early Thursday (March 13, 2025) that caused only minor damage and sent 11 people to the hospital, the most serious suffering contusions … Read more
Duterte stands accused of the crime against humanity of murder over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups said killed tens of thousands of people File | Photo Credit: AP Rodrigo Duterte’s first appearance at the International Criminal Court has been set for Friday, the court said, as the former Philippines … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters In the backdrop of the Indian Air Force (IAF) repatriating 549 Indian citizens who were employed in the scam call centres operating in Thai-Myanmar border, official sources here have indicated that there is a “possible” link between the call centres defrauding Indian citizens and the … Read more
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday (March 13, 2025) that he agrees in principle with a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine but the terms need to be worked out, and he emphasized that it should pave the way to lasting peace. “So the idea … Read more