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Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland alarms Denmark, NATO allies despite calls for dialogue The House could vote this week to override a veto Trump issued last month canceling water projects in Colorado and Utah. PHOTO:REUTERS President Donald Trump is exploring how to take control of Greenland, and using the US military is “always an … Read more
Trump to redirect crude supplies from China as Washington tightens grip on Venezuelan energy sector Venezuela oil. Photo: AFP (file) Caracas and Washington have reached a deal to export up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude to the United States, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, a flagship negotiation that would divert supplies … Read more
Lebanon. Photo: AFP (file) BEIRUT: Israeli strikes on south Lebanon killed two people on Tuesday as Israel said it targeted Hezbollah operatives, a day before a new meeting of the committee monitoring a year-long ceasefire. Israel has intensified its strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon in recent days, saying it has struck targets from both … Read more
She is tired of seeing fake IDs in her feed and her own pictures being used to rip people off Bushra Ansari has had enough of what she calls ‘cheap pages’ employing ‘cheap tactics’ and using her pictures to run fake accounts and impersonating her while asking the public for money in the name of … Read more
Alvin Hellerstein, the 92-year-old US judge. Photo: file New York Alvin Hellerstein, the 92-year-old US judge handling the case against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, has presided over a number of notable trials during his decades on the bench. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, made their first appearance in Hellerstein’s Manhattan courtroom on Monday, … Read more
Video goes viral on TikTok containing content offensive to Muslim sentiments, police arrest two youths Authorities have imposed a curfew in Birgunj, a city in southern Nepal bordering India, after tensions flared between Hindu and Muslim groups following the vandalism of a mosque over the weekend. Curfew orders issued by the Parsa District Administration ban … Read more
The development deepens the confrontation over the tanker formerly known as the Bella 1, which the United States wants to seize but which Russia has sought to protect.
tomb raider. photos: file Amazon Prime Video has officially unveiled key cast members for its upcoming Tomb Raider TV series, a live-action adaptation of the iconic video game franchise that will star Sophie Turner as the legendary adventurer Lara Croft. The newly announced ensemble brings together veteran actors and rising talents in roles both familiar … Read more
. Authorities used tear gas to disperse the protest in Tehran. Photo: AFP PARIS: Iranian security forces fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators at the Tehran bazaar on Tuesday, as an NGO said more than two dozen people had been killed in a crackdown on the most significant protests to hit the Islamic republic in … Read more
[Policies meant to lure importers to Hainan, a resort island off China’s coast, signal an opening up, Beijing says. One expert calls it a “bait and switch.”