France is facing further political chaos after the country’s latest prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, resigned after just 26 days in the role. Hours after quitting, Lecornu accepted a request from French President Emmanuel Macron to work on a plan for the “stability for the country” by Wednesday evening. That unexpected twist capped a day of…
KABUL (International Desk) – The Afghan government has taken a firm stance against reports suggesting that the United States is seeking control of Bagram Airbase, declaring that the facility will “under no circumstances” be handed over to Washington. In an official statement, government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid urged the U.S. to honor the Doha Agreement, which…
NEW DELHI (International Desk) – A dramatic scene unfolded inside India’s Supreme Court when an elderly man hurled a shoe at Chief Justice B.R. Gavai during court proceedings on Monday. Security personnel immediately detained the attacker. According to Indian media, the incident occurred just as the Chief Justice began hearing the day’s first case. The…
TEL AVIV (International Desk) – Israel has deported 171 activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, who were detained while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza as part of the Global Samoud Flotilla mission. According to Israel’s Foreign Ministry, the deported individuals were flown to Greece and Slovakia, while 138 others remain in Israeli…
Simon AtkinsonSydney and Tiffany Wertheimer Reuters Erin Patterson will be in her 80s when she becomes eligible for parole under her current sentence Prosecutors in Australia have filed an appeal against the sentence of mushroom murderer Erin Patterson, saying it was “manifestly inadequate”. Last month Patterson, 51, was jailed for life with no chance of…
New Zealand’s government has paid Samoa 10m Samoan Tala (NZD 6m; £2.6m) after one of its naval ships crashed into a reef in Samoan waters before catching fire and sinking last year. HMNZS Manawanui started leaking oil into the ocean after it sank, with reports of sea turtles dying and slicks appearing on nearby Samoan…
LONDON (International Desk) — A mosque in the southern coastal town of Peacehaven was set on fire while worshippers were present inside, in what police are treating as a suspected hate crime. According to local reports, two people were inside the mosque when the blaze broke out. Emergency services quickly responded and managed to bring…
New Delhi (International Desk) — The Delhi High Court has scheduled the hearing on November 10, 2025, for the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) petition seeking to convert the life imprisonment of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik into a death sentence. According to court documents, the NIA filed the appeal against the…
US President Donald Trump has sent troops from California to Oregon after a court denied his attempt to deploy the National Guard in Portland. The deployment circumvents a judge’s order blocking the deployment by instead using National Guard soldiers already serving in Los Angeles. California Governor Gavin Newsom vowed to file a lawsuit over the…
US President Donald Trump has urged everyone involved in efforts to end the Gaza war to “move fast” as mediators are set to meet in Egypt on Monday for indirect peace talks between Hamas and Israel. The talks come after Hamas agreed to some parts of a 20-point US peace plan, including freeing hostages and…
