Police arrested a 19-year-old found hiding in a dormitory closet at Virginia State University on Saturday in connection with an overnight shooting on campus that left five people wounded, including one with critical injuries. Police arrested 19-year-old for shooting at Virginia State University in Ettrick, Virginia, that left five people wounded ((Facebook/Jon Burkett – WTVR…
Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella calls US President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday called on his US counterpart Donald Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation, which is reeling after a deadly earthquake. US tariffs on Colombian products rose from 10…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin he was “proud” of their countries’ strong ties, state media reported Sunday, after providing military support for Moscow’s war against Ukraine. North Korea’s Kim tells Putin he is ‘proud’ of strong ties: state media Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022,…
News world Iran And Oman Strike Landmark Deal To Secure Strait Of Hormuz—But Full Reopening Still Hinges On US Actions Last Updated:August 16, 2026, 05:34 IST Iranian officials emphasise that mapping shipping routes does not mean the narrow waterway will immediately reopen to unrestricted global traffic Tehran maintains that restoring full commercial navigation remains contingent…
United States President Donald tTrump had on Friday urged Americans to accept slightly higher gasoline prices as the US-Iran conflict continues. At a political rally in Garden City, New York, Trump said that paying “a tiny little bit more for your gasoline” would be worth the cost of ensuring “a very evil country” could not…
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 158 km (98.18 miles). The quake was at a depth of 158 km (98.18 miles). (Representational) The epicentre was located at Pematangsiantar, about 126 kilometres (78 miles) southeast of…
“I DON’T WANT to go out any more. I stay home most of the time, I want to leave Malaysia so badly.” So says Nur Sadek, a Rohingya refugee and community organiser who arrived in the country from Myanmar nearly five years ago. Mr Sadek shares messages from strangers threatening him with violence, some naming…
A top Iranian commander boasted Saturday that Tehran’s battlefield performance in the ongoing war with the United States proved that Islam leads the world. Iran’s war efforts over the last six months, which included lobbing missiles at US bases and allied infrastructure in the Gulf region, showed that “Islam can be made to rule the…
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said Indians “believe in Akhand Bharat” while claiming that the country’s Hindus would prefer to remain in Pakistan rather than move to India. Zardari said Pakistanis and Indians hold different views, while asserting that Hindus in Pakistan are free to practise their religion. (Reuters ) Speaking at an Independence…
Aug 15 (Reuters) – Russian troops have taken control of 19 settlements in southeastern Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions over their summer campaign, the Russian defence ministry said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry cited a report by Pyotr Bolgarev, commander of the eastern group of forces. It did not name the settlements. Separately,…