COPENHAGEN — Denmark has urged former US President Donald Trump to stop making statements about taking control of Greenland, stressing that Washington has no legal or political right to annex the autonomous Danish territory.Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Greenland is not for sale and cannot be taken over by another country, responding to renewed…
BERN — Swiss authorities have identified all victims of a deadly fire that broke out during New Year’s celebrations at a bar in a popular alpine ski resort, officials said on Monday.More than half of those killed were under the age of 18, according to preliminary findings. Two of the victims were just 14 years…
Elon Musk–owned satellite internet company Starlink has announced it will provide free internet services for a limited period in Venezuela, according to international media reports.The announcement comes at a time when Venezuela is facing heightened political tensions, military operations, and widespread internet disruptions, with authorities reportedly restricting access to online platforms and telecommunications in several…
Getty Images The US carried out a number of air strikes against targets in Venezuela as an elite military unit made its was to Nicolás Maduro’s compound The Cuban government has said 32 of its nationals were killed during the US operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. It said the dead were members of…
Vanessa BuschschlüterLatin America editor, BBC News Online REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria Many of those who tuned in to US President Donald Trump’s news conference on Saturday were probably hoping to hear dramatic details of how US forces seized Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, in a pre-dawn raid. But arguably a more surprising moment came when Trump announced…
Denmark’s prime minister has told Donald Trump to “stop the threats” about taking over Greenland. Mette Frederiksen said “it makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland”, adding: “The US has no right to annex any of the three nations in the Danish kingdom”. Her remarks…
Tiffany Wertheimer, Makuochi Okaforand BBC Hausa Zakari Kontagora Bandits set fire to the village market and looted goods Armed men have violently stormed a village in Nigeria’s Niger state, killing at least 30 people and looting shops, state authorities have said. The attackers emerged from a forest near the village of Kasuwan-Daji on Saturday and…
By Muhammad Shahzad — Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: At least 10 people were killed and 1,169 others injured in 1,039 road traffic crashes reported across Punjab over the past 24 hours, according to the Emergency Services Department (ESD).In a statement, the ESD said Rescue 1122 teams responded to accidents in all 37 districts of the province. Of…
Getty Images When US forces conducted a night raid on the Venezuelan capital Caracas, they didn’t just drag President Nicolás Maduro from his compound and put him on a boat to New York – they took his wife too. Cilia Flores, 69, has long been seen as one of the most powerful figures in Venezuela,…
By Farzana Chaudhry — Chiniot, PakistanCHINIOT: Federal Minister for Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh said the Punjab government has ensured the availability of medicines across hospitals in the province, as part of efforts to improve healthcare services.The minister made the remarks during a visit to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Chiniot, where he inquired after the…
