U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday (February 16, 2025) fully endorsed Israel’s war aims in the Gaza Strip, saying Hamas “must be eradicated” and throwing the future of the shaky ceasefire into further doubt. Mr. Rubio met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem at the start of a regional tour, where … Read more
M23 rebel troops arrive at the Rusizi border post, joining the Congolese city of Bukavu with Cyangugu in Rwanda, on February 16, 2025, in Cyangugu, Rwanda. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Rwanda-backed rebels reached the centre of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday (February 16, 2025) morning and took control of the South Kivu … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu during a joint press briefing at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem, on February 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel and the United States are both determined to thwart Iran’s nuclear ambitions and its “aggression” in West Asia, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu … Read more
Sixteen people were killed and 45 others injured in two separate road accidents in Pakistan’s Sindh province, according to police. In the first accident, five people were killed and 10 others were injured when the van they were travelling in collided with a trailer near Qazi Ahmed town of Sindh’s Shaheed Benazirabad District on Saturday, … Read more
Amit Malviya. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The BJP on Sunday (February 16, 2025) claimed that a U.S.-funded programme, now cancelled, linked to voter turnout in India is a pointer to the previous Congress-led UPA government allegedly enabling infiltration of Indian institutions by forces opposed to the country’s interests. BJP’s IT department head Amit … Read more
EAM Jaishankar with Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi | Photo Credit: X/@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday (February 16, 2025) held wide-ranging discussions with his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi on bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and energy security. Mr. Jaishankar is in the Omani capital to attend the 8th Indian Ocean Conference. Delighted to meet … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump chose Elon Musk to head the new Department of Government Efficiency. File. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency led by billionaire Elon Musk has announced a series of expenditure cuts, including $21 million allocated for “voter turnout in India.” U.S. President Donald Trump chose Mr. Musk to … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar. | Photo Credit: X/@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar in Germany and discussed several important matters, including the situation in West Asia and President Donald Trump’s vision of connecting Asia, Europe, and the U.S. through Israel. The two leaders … Read more
People look into a cordoned off area where a 23-year-old man stabbed several people in the southern Austria city of Villach, on Feb. 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A 23-year-old man stabbed six passersby in southern Austria on Saturday in what police said was a random attack that left a 14-year-old dead and five … Read more
While U.S. President Trump said he abides by court rulings, his advisers have attacked judges on social media and called for their impeachment. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Echoing France’s Napoleon Bonaparte, U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday (February 15, 2025) took to social media to signal continued resistance to limits on his executive authority … Read more