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US President Donald Trump on Saturday hosted a group of Latin American and Caribbean leaders for what the White House called the “Shield of the Americas” summit, a gathering aimed at strengthening security cooperation and countering organised crime and migration in the Western Hemisphere.The meeting comes as the Trump administration seeks to reassert Washington’s influence…
For years, China tried to have it both ways in the Middle East. It wanted cheap Iranian oil without the burden of getting entangled with the Ayatollah regime. It wanted Gulf investment, Gulf markets, and Gulf goodwill, while also keeping ties to Tehran. It wanted America tied down in endless regional crises, but without the…
Every year on International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8, people across the world pause, sometimes briefly, sometimes meaningfully, to celebrate women. It’s a day filled with appreciation posts, heartfelt messages, inspiring quotes, and small gestures of gratitude that tries to recognise, appreciate, the countless ways women shape our lives. But beyond the greetings and…
A week into the US-Israeli war against Iran, US president Donald Trump is facing a growing set of military, economic and political risks that could complicate efforts to convert early battlefield gains into a broader geopolitical victory. Despite major strikes on Iranian forces and the killing of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the crisis…
LUCKNOW: A harrowing scene unfolds as a distraught woman exclaims, “Bahut dar lag raha hai!” amidst the cacophony of missile sirens and her four-year-old daughter’s desperate tears. A family from Lucknow, stranded in Qatar, has shared a chilling video with loved ones back home, conveying the terror of being caught in a conflict zone.The woman’s…
Anduril CEO Palmer Luckey. Palmer Luckey, the founder of defense technology company Anduril has now shared his thoughts on the question of who should control the use of artificial intelligence. According to a report by Fortune, Luckey made his stance clear and said that the governments, not corporations should decide how AI is deployed in…
During his reality TV days when he hosted The Apprentice, Donald Trump loved using the phrase: You are fired. It was his catchphrase, synonymous with other Trumpisms: gilded gold designs that look like they belong in the Ottoman Empire, membership of the WWE Hall of Fame, stream-of-consciousness speeches that hint at logorrhoea, taking credit for…
ALAPPUZHA: A probe has been launched after human body parts were found under a train coach on Saturday, police said.According to the Alappuzha Railway Police, a human right arm and a toe were found lodged on an iron bracket beneath the auxiliary reservoir tank of the S-5 coach of the Alappuzha–Dhanbad Express.The body parts were…
NEW DELHI: The row over venue change in President Droupadi Murmu‘s Santal event escalated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi slamming the TMC government in the state, claiming that they were against tribal communities. Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee targeted the BJP for “using” the President to “malign” the state, advising Murmu to “not indulge in…
LuLu airlifts Indian fresh produce into UAE to help keep supermarket shelves stocked / Image: file As aviation disruptions ripple across parts of the Middle East, dedicated cargo flights are flying fresh fruits, vegetables and other perishable foods into the UAE to ensure supermarket shelves remain stocked. Retailers have begun arranging special shipments of produce…
