Kyiv: Ukraine believes North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russia’s army on the Kursk front line have been “withdrawn” after suffering heavy losses, a military spokesman told AFP on Friday. Western, South Korean and Ukrainian intelligence agencies say Pyongyang deployed more than 10,000 troops to support Russia’s forces fighting in its western Kursk region, where Ukraine … Read more
Jerusalem: Israel is set to release 183 prisoners on Saturday in the fourth hostage-prisoner exchange under the Gaza ceasefire deal, a Palestinian advocacy group said, more than doubling the previous reported figure. “The updated number of prisoners to be released tomorrow is 183,” said Palestinian Prisoners’ Club spokeswoman Amani Sarahneh on Friday, after previously announcing … Read more
Ottawa: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada’s response will be “forceful but reasonable” if US decide to impose 25 per cent tariffs as threatened by President Donald Trump, The Globe and Mail reported. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on its neighbour Canada and Mexico as early as Saturday. “If the president … Read more
Coldplay has broken the record for the highest attendance in a single tour, surpassing Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. The British rock band has sold over 10.3 million tickets as part of its Music of the Spheres World Tour which commenced in March 2022 with a show in Costa Rica. With over eight months remaining on … Read more
In a twist of fate that could only be described as ironic, a UK locksmith found himself locked out of his own van by one of his French bulldogs. 31-year-old Peter Macann, a resident of Dereham, Norfolk was on his way to a customer when he took a pit stop at a service station to … Read more
UFC Featherweight fighter Bryce Mitchell has caused a social media uproar after he praised Adolf Hitler by calling the Nazi leader a “good guy”. 30-year-old Mitchell, who is ranked 13th in the featherweight division was on the ArkanSanity Podcast where he made the controversial remarks, stating that Hitler only wanted to “purify” his country. “I … Read more
Washington: Congressional offices have been issued a warning against utilising DeepSeek, a Chinese chatbot that’s been making waves in the American AI market. The rapid evolution of AI technology has posed significant security and administrative challenges for Congress, prompting the House’s Chief Administrative Officer to take proactive measures. In a notice obtained by Axios, the … Read more
A Sam Altman-backed startup has raised nearly half a billion dollars as it aims to build the world’s first nuclear fusion power plant to solve the energy crunch issue. US-based Helion Energy received $425 million in Series F investment that included investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, SoftBank, and Vision Fund 2 with existing investors … Read more
NASA scientists have found an asteroid named 2024 YR4, which might collide with Earth in 2032, posing a 1-in-83 chance of impact. The asteroid, measuring around 130 to 300 feet across, is too small to threaten the extinction of humankind, but experts warn that it could cause massive destruction if it hits a major city. … Read more
Washington: The debate over birthright citizenship has been rekindled, with President Donald Trump at the forefront. Trump has consistently argued that this provision was originally intended to benefit the children of slaves, not to provide a blanket opportunity for individuals worldwide to claim US citizenship. “Birthright citizenship was, if you look back when this was … Read more
Errol Musk, the father of Elon Musk, has dismissed the Tesla CEO’s claims of a difficult and unhappy childhood. He said his son went to school in a Rolls-Royce and was well cared for during his early years. The statement came nearly two years after Elon Musk publicly described his childhood as neither wealthy nor … Read more
Washington: Asra Hussain Raza, the daughter of Indian immigrants, was among 67 people killed in a tragic midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner at Ronald Reagan National Airport in the US, according to a media report. The collision, deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 2001, happened when American Airlines Flight 5342 … Read more