Democratic candidate for Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo debated their positions on Israel, experience in government and how they would handle President Donald Trump in a two-hour televised debate Thursday night. Andrew Cuomo, New York City mayoral candidate, left, and Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, shake hands during…
Local government elections in several Conservative-run counties may be postponed for a second consecutive year amid fears that Reform UK victories could disrupt Labour plans to overhaul local government. Council leaders in East and West Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Surrey are reportedly lobbying the Labour government to push back next May’s elections to…
By Marek Strzelecki and Anna Koper WARSAW (Reuters) -A Polish court on Friday ruled against handing over a Ukrainian suspect wanted by Germany in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions and ordered his immediate release from detention. Although Warsaw had said the decision over whether Volodymyr Z. should be transferred to Germany…
A team of Turkish disaster response specialists is stationed at the Egyptian border, awaiting Israeli authorisation to enter Gaza and help in search and recovery operations, a Turkish official told AFP on Friday. The 81-member team from Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) is equipped with specialised search-and-rescue tools, including life-detection devices and trained…
Bolton arrives at court to surrender to authorities on charges in classified information case GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — John Bolton has arrived at a federal courthouse to surrender to authorities on charges accusing him of sharing classified information. Bolton didn’t comment to reporters as he entered the courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Friday where he’s…
The son of Mango fashion tycoon Isak Andic is reportedly being probed as a suspect in the billionaire’s sudden cliff fall death some 10 months ago. Andic, the founder and owner of the global fashion empire, died after plunging from the cliff near Barcelona while hiking with his family last December. Despite cops initially indicating…
Paul SeddonPolitical reporter Getty Images The proposed new embassy at Royal Mint Court would be the biggest in Europe if it goes ahead China has warned the UK of “consequences” amid an escalating row over its delayed application to build a mega-embassy in London. It comes after the government confirmed it had pushed back a…
Last Updated:October 17, 2025, 19:15 IST According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the tremor originated at a depth of 10 kilometers. An image representing an earthquake (AP) An earthquake of magnitude 5.66 struck the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border on Friday, with a depth of 10 kilometer, reported the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). The…
A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck 47 kilometres north-northwest of Khandūd, Afghanistan, at 5:30 AM IST on Friday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The quake, occurring at a depth of 51 kilometres, was also felt in parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier on the same day, a 4.3-magnitude tremor shook areas 133…
News Desk 17 October 2025, 06:11 PM IST The quake, originating 47 km north-northwest of Khandūd at a depth of 51 km, struck at 05:30 IST Representational Image | Canva Kabul: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 47 kilometres north-northwest of Khandūd, Afghanistan, at 05:30 IST on Friday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The initial…