US Vice-President JD Vance says Greenland is “critical” for the defence of the US and the world against possible Russian or Chinese missile attacks – and that Europe and Denmark have “not done a good job” in securing the area. Vance told Fox News that they had not only under-invested in Greenland’s defences, but also…
EPA The deal is expected to expand the number of victims who can seek compensation Spain’s Roman Catholic Church has reached an agreement with the government to compensate victims of sexual abuse by members of the clergy. The accord follows complaints that religious leaders had failed to tackle the issue adequately. It means the government…
The Lebanese army says it has taken over security in the south of the country, which for decades had been dominated by the Iranian-backed movement Hezbollah, amid fears that Israel could escalate its military offensive against the group. Lebanon has been under intense international pressure, particularly from the US, to disarm Hezbollah, a powerful militia…
کوئٹہ: وزیراعظم پاکستان محمد شہباز شریف نے وزیراعلیٰ بلوچستان میر سرفراز بگٹی کی قیادت میں صوبائی حکومت کے اقدامات کو سراہتے ہوئے وفاق کی جانب سے بھرپور تعاون کا اعادہ کیا ہے۔ وزیراعظم نے خاص طور پر صوبے میں امن و امان کے قیام اور انتظامی اصلاحات کی تعریف کی۔ اجلاس کے دوران وزیراعظم کو…
Renee Nicole Good Renee Nicole Good was an award-winning poet The woman shot dead by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis has been identified as Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who had just moved to the city. She was a prize-winning poet and a hobby guitarist, who was there as a legal…
Watch: Video appears to show part of Yayang Church being taken down An influential Protestant church in China says prominent leaders were arrested in what appears to be a growing crackdown on the underground church movement. Nine people were detained on Tuesday after police raided their homes and the church office in Chengdu, the Early…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a royal commission, the country’s most powerful form of independent inquiry, into last month’s shooting at Bondi Beach. The attack targeting a Jewish festival left 15 people dead, making it one of the deadliest in the country’s history. Albanese had previously argued that reforms on gun ownership and…
President Donald Trump has called for US defence spending to be increased to $1.5tn (£1.1tn) in 2027 for what he called “these very troubled and dangerous times”. That would be more than 50% higher than this year’s $901bn budget, which was approved by Congress in December. “This will allow us to build the “Dream Military”…
US President Donald Trump and his officials are “actively” discussing a potential offer to buy the Danish territory of Greenland, the White House has confirmed. It is “something that’s currently being actively discussed by the president and his national security team”, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday. Both Greenland and Denmark have…
By Muhammad Saleem | Islamabad, PakistanISLAMABAD: The National Dialogue Committee conference has called for the release of political workers and the withdrawal of cases against them to facilitate meaningful negotiations between the government and opposition.According to the conference communiqué, a government-appointed committee should be formed by the Prime Minister, the President, and former Prime Minister…
