Syrian forces withdrew from Aleppo and other strategic towns in Idlib and Hama provinces as rebel fighters launched a major offensive this week against the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Assad’s long-time allies Iran and Russia also failed to see the attack coming, prompting the Russian Air Force Friday (Nov 29) to launch an aerial offensive against Syrian…
Ireland began voting Friday in a closely-fought general election with the incumbent coalition neck-and-neck with opposition party Sinn Fein after a campaign marked by rancour over housing and cost-of-living crises. Polls opened at 0700 GMT and will close at 2200 GMT as voters choose new members of the 174-seat lower chamber of parliament, the Dail, in…
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday (Nov 25) said that the death sentences should be issued against Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, instead of arrest warrants. Meanwhile, in India’s Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh, three people died and around two dozen other people were injured after violence…
Xpeng, the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, is positioning itself for a potential industry milestone, with President Brian Gu confidently projecting the company will reach break-even point towards the end of 2025. This ambitious goal could potentially make Xpeng the first Chinese automaker to achieve profitability primarily through pure electric vehicle sales. In an interview, Gu…
A suicide attack in northwest Pakistan killed 10 soldiers Tuesday, an intelligence source told AFP after a separate clash less than a day earlier left eight dead in the same region bordering Afghanistan. “A suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the checkpoint, after which his accomplices opened fire,” an intelligence official said of the attack…
A fire erupted overnight in a retirement home in the northeastern Spanish town of Villafranca de Ebro killing at least 10 people, the emergency services said on Friday. They did not provide further details in a post on X but Spanish media said there were 82 people inside when the blaze broke out at around…
The West should not think or assume that China is lagging behind the US and Europe on technological developments, Microsoft’s president and vice-chairman warned according to a detailed report by CNBC. US and China tensions in the past few years have centered on the battle between the two nations for technological supremacy, resulting in several…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday (Nov 12) that Iran’s third attack on Israel “would simply cripple Iran’s economy.” In the second video in which he is speaking in English, Netanyahu took to X to address the “people of Iran.” “A few weeks ago, I spoke directly to the people of Iran. Millions…
The silent majority who were frustrated with the wars and high inflation voted Donald Trump to power, an eminent Indian American Republican leader has said exuding confidence that it would be a successful second term. On November 6, Trump was elected the US president for a second term in one of the greatest political comebacks…
A New York state judge on Tuesday (Nov. 12) delayed proceedings of US President-elect Donald Trump in the hush money trial case. Meanwhile, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby stepped down after facing huge pressure to quit over his failure to ensure a proper investigation into an abuse scandal. Click on the headlines to read more A…