Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro hospitalised with abdominal pain

The medical team assisting Bolsonaro at Rio Grande Hospital said that his condition was stable and there was no indication for surgery. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalised Friday morning (April 11, 2025) with abdominal pain while travelling in northeastern Brazil, his political party said. The pain was related … Read more

Bomb goes off outside Hellenic Train offices in Athens, no injuries

Policemen close the road after a suspected bomb explosion outside of the Hellenic Train offices the company that runs Greece’s railway, the second building on the right, in Athens, Greece, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) | Photo Credit: Petros Giannakouris An explosion occurred outside the offices of Hellenic Train in Athens, Greek police … Read more

Gaza rescuers say family of 10 killed in Israel strike

Dozens of Israeli air strikes on Gaza have killed “only women and children” after a ceasefire collapsed last month, the U.N. said, as an Israeli attack in the territory’s south killed a family of 10 on Friday (April 11, 2025). A U.N. rights office report also warned that expanding Israeli evacuation orders were resulting in … Read more

Police demolish minarets of Ahmadi worship places in Pakistan’s Punjab province

Police in Pakistan demolished and raided two Ahmadi worship places and demolished their minarets. File | Photo Credit: AFP Police in Pakistan demolished and raided two Ahmadi worship places and demolished their minarets in the country’s Punjab province, an organisation representing the minority community said on Friday (April 11, 2025). Both worship places are located … Read more

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announces $5.1 billion spending cuts

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Department of Defense will cut $5.1 billion in “wasteful” spending, including on climate and diversity initiatives, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to slash government spending, tasking Elon Musk with leading the so-called Department of … Read more

SAARC Development Fund should do more work, experts say amid USAID cuts

Representative image | Photo Credit: SASEC website In the backdrop of massive cuts in the U.S. Agency for International Development funding of projects in South Asia and the dwindling presence of other western development agencies, focus is now shifting to the regional and national development funds that are active in South Asian region. Out of the several … Read more