United States President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he has authorised the CIA to carry out secret operations in Venezuela. The New York Times first disclosed the directive, quoting US officials who privately said the administration’s strategy is focused on removing President Nicolas Maduro from power. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list…
Will Donald Trump get to solve a ninth conflict soon, the one between Pakistan and the Taliban, and add another “peace trophy” to his cabinet? As tensions simmer over a fragile ceasefire with the Taliban in Afghanistan, Pakistan has turned to the US President to help ease tensions. The appeal by Pakistani defence minister Khawaja…
Reuters Putin and Trump met in person at a US base in Alaska in August 2025 US President Donald Trump says “great progress” was made during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, with the pair agreeing to face-to-face talks in Hungary. He said the call, the first with Putin since mid-August,…
Central bankers and financial delegates have gathered in Washington, DC this week for the annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings, which conclude on Saturday. Discussions this week have focused on global economic headwinds, as the IMF warns of signs of distress following US trade tariffs and protectionism. The IMF is widely seen…
India asserted that it was an old practice of Pakistan to blame its neighbours for its internal failures, rejecting the Pakistani defence minister’s charge that the Afghan Taliban was “fighting a proxy war” on behalf of New Delhi. In his weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India was closely monitoring the situation as…
At least four people have been killed and nine injured following an explosion targeting a government-owned bus in eastern Syria, according to the state news agency SANA. The explosive device detonated while the bus, belonging to the Syrian Ministry of Energy, was travelling on a highway connecting Deir Az Zor and al-Mayadin, SANA reported in…
Kapil Sharma’s popular cafe in Surrey, Canada, Kap’s Cafe, has come under attack for the third time, with a gunman opening fire in a brazen act captured on video on Thursday. The latest incident has been claimed by associates of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, with Kulveer Sidhu and Goldy Dhillon taking responsibility in a social media…
The proposal, which forms part of the ‘European Drone Defence Initiative’, is one of several flagship EU projects to prepare the bloc for a potential attack from Moscow. Published On 16 Oct 202516 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The European Commission is in discussions to adopt a new counter-drone…
India on Thursday rejected outright US President Donald Trump’s claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with him, assuring that New Delhi would stop buying Russian oil. There was no phone call between the two leaders yesterday, the government said on Thursday. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in a media briefing…
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has survived two confidence motions, just days after he appointed his new government in time to submit a draft budget to parliament in a bid to end the political turmoil that has gripped the country for months. A motion sponsored by Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its allies…