FILE – Israeli far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures after election exit poll results are released at his party’s headquarters in Jerusalem on Nov. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Oren Ziv, File) France announced that it has banned Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country after he released videos appearing to mock and intimidate pro-Palestinian…
Billboards showing a turbaned man with a ‘no entry’ sign, put up by a candidate in upcoming local body elections in Taiwan, have unsettled the small but growing Indian community on the island – and drawn a sharp rebuke from one of the country’s most senior officials.The hoardings were put up about a fortnight ago…
Sikh organisations across the UK have issued a public statement urging people not to associate the Sikh faith with the ongoing murder trial linked to the death of 18-year-old University of Southampton student Henry Nowak.The statement, released by the British Sikh Federation , expressed condolences to Nowak’s family and described the incident as inconsistent with…
At least 24 people were killed and more than 50 injured after a powerful explosion targeted a train carrying military personnel near Chaman Phatak railway station in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Sunday, authorities said.The blast took place near the railway track in Quetta and caused partial damage to a train, while at least 10 vehicles…
The United States and Iran are close to signing a proposed agreement that would extend the current ceasefire for 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allow Iran to resume oil exports while negotiations continue on Tehran’s nuclear programme, as per US media outlet Axios.According to the report, the draft memorandum of understanding (MOU)…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday reacted to the recent shooting near the “most cherished structure” and hailed the Secret Service and law enforcement agencies for their “swift and professional” action that led to the killing of the 21-year-old suspect.Trump also recalled another high-profile security breach that took place just a month ago during the…
The interiors of apartments in a damaged residential building are exposed following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Russia launched a massive overnight missile and drone assault on Kyiv early Sunday, striking residential areas, a school and commercial buildings across the Ukrainian capital, days after Moscow vowed…
Taiwan’s ministry of national defence said it detected four sorties of Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels operating around the island until 6 am local time on Sunday.The ministry said three of the four aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s southwestern and southeastern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).In…
Iran has agreed in principle to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium as part of a proposed agreement with the United States aimed at ending the ongoing conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by The New York Times.Citing two US officials, the report said Tehran has made a…
STARBASE: SpaceX completed a largely successful test flight of its next-generation Starship rocket on Friday, deploying a clutch of mock satellites and executing a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean in a high-stakes debut of the newly upgraded vehicle as Elon Musk’s company prepares to go public.The latest uncrewed launch of Starship – designed to…