Last Updated:March 20, 2025, 23:49 IST The US Embassy in South Africa got a list of nearly 70,000 white South Africans seeking refugee status under Trump’s plan, including Afrikaners facing racial discrimination. White South Africans demonstrate in support of US President Donald Trump in front of the US embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. (IMAGE: AP
Following two days of sometimes violent protests, Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo has withdrawn a decree which would have made car insurance compulsory in the Central American nation. Under the new law, owners of cars, lorries, buses and motorbikes would have been required to take out insurance to cover harm caused to others in the event
A U.K.-France-led “coalition of the willing” is bringing together senior military officers from across the globe to devise a plan for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine. France and the U.K. are the only two countries in the coalition that have said they would be willing to send troops, but Canada, Australia, Finland and other European
Last Updated:March 19, 2025, 23:58 IST The Ukrainian President further said that Kyiv is ready to pause strikes on Russian energy and civilian infrastructure. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy meets Donald Trump at White House. (Image: AP) In a telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday said that he has accepted
Donald Trump’s plan to ban transgender troops from serving in the military has been dealt a crippling blow. US District Judge Ana Reyes described the plan as ‘unabashedly demeaning’ in a fiery 76-page written decision declaring the administration cannot enforce the ban. The policy was due to come into effect later this month and would
Last Updated:March 19, 2025, 08:57 IST NTPC shares are in focus following the company’s announcement to issue unsecured, non-convertible debentures (NCDs) worth Rs 4,000 crore NTPC Shares Shares of state-owned power giant NTPC Ltd are in the spotlight on Wednesday following the company’s announcement to issue unsecured, non-convertible debentures (NCDs) worth Rs 4,000 crore on
America’s once highflying stock markets are stumbling, and their counterparts in Europe are faring much better. Shares in European companies have comfortably outperformed the S&P 500 in recent months, as President Trump’s trade war has prompted investors to revisit their assumptions. Officials in Brussels say that the rally could be even bigger. The European Commission,
Last Updated:March 16, 2025, 23:54 IST In a video statement, Netanyahu said that he had long lost his confidence in Bar and that trust in the head of the domestic security service was especially crucial at a time of war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | File Image/Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told
The Chinese government and the Communist Party jointly issued a lengthy list of planned initiatives on Sunday to get people to spend more, in yet another move by Beijing to offset potential harm from its escalating economic warfare with Washington. The road map for economic stimulus included larger pensions, better medical benefits and higher wages
A SpaceX capsule carrying a new crew has docked at the International Space Station (ISS), paving the way for astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to come home. The pair were due to be on the ISS for only eight days, but because of technical issues with the experimental spacecraft they arrived on, they have