Pakistan will not get water from rivers over which India has rights, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, upping the rhetoric in a standoff over water access triggered by a deadly attack in IIOJK. Pakistan’s chief legal officer, in an interview with Reuters, responded that Islamabad remained willing to discuss water sharing between […]
An Indian soldier was killed on Thursday during heavy clashes with freedom fighters in Indian-Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the army said, reporting that a “fierce gunfight” was ongoing. The soldier had “sustained grievous injuries in the exchange of fire” and had died “despite best medical efforts”, the Indian army’s White Knight Corps said. The […]
Bangladesh’s interim leader, who took over after a mass uprising last year, has threatened to resign if parties do not give him their backing, a political ally and sources in his office said Thursday. The South Asian nation of some 170 million people has been in political turmoil since a student-led revolt forced then-prime minister […]
International tensions over anti-Semitism erupted on Thursday after two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead at a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted “free Palestine” as he was arrested. Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Saar blamed European criticism of his country’s stepped-up Gaza offensive, claiming “a direct line connecting anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli incitement […]
A member of Irish rap group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offence for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag at a London concert, police said on Wednesday. Liam O’Hanna, 27, known by his stage name Mo Chara, is accused of showing support for the Lebanese militant group, who are proscribed by British authorities, during […]
Pakistani actor Zara Noor Abbas left fans speechless this week after posting a soul-stirring Kathak performance with her mother, veteran actor Asma Abbas. Set in what appears to be the breezy verandah of their home, the video is filmed with Noor Jahan and Farida Khanum’s Sajan Laagi Tori Lagan Mann Ma in the background; an […]
Actor Nicola Coughlan has publicly voiced her outrage over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, using her Instagram Stories to draw stark comparisons between media coverage of global tragedies. The Irish actor, known for her roles in Derry Girls and Bridgerton, posed a powerful question to her followers: “If the headline read: 14,000 British babies will […]
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has “recovered” from his years in detention, his wife told AFP, as a new documentary about him premiered at the Cannes film festival on Wednesday. Assange is at the world’s biggest film festival to promote The Six Billion Dollar Man by American director Eugene Jarecki but is not yet speaking publicly. […]
Oasis fans attending the band’s upcoming UK reunion concerts could spend more than £1 billion ($1.3 billion) combined on tickets and outgoings such as transportation and accommodation, Barclays bank estimated Wednesday. The study found each fan would spend an average of around £766 to attend one of the British rock group’s 17 sold-out UK concerts […]
On May 15, 2025, a fire broke out at the historic Nottoway Plantation, now known as Nottoway Resort, in White Castle, Louisiana. The blaze began around 2:00 p.m. in the mansion’s south wing, quickly engulfing the 53,000-square-foot estate. Despite efforts by more than 40 firefighters, the iconic antebellum structure was completely destroyed. No injuries were […]