Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling party has won parliamentary elections, preliminary results showed yesterday, cementing the nation’s Westward tilt after threats from Moscow and claims of Russian interference. Pashinyan has sought to loosen the ex-Soviet republic’s dependence on Mosco
‘BIG MISTAKE’? Diego Garcia’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean makes it a military installation of significant importance to the US, a US official said
The White House is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, the Telegraph reported on Sunday. US officials have drawn up a proposal to bypass the UK and make their own deal to take control of Diego Garcia, the report said. The plan is among several options being drafted by the Wh
A patrol boat recovered the bodies of 10 people after a fishing vessel rescued 48 migrants from a craft that capsized near Malta, the Italian coast guard said on Sunday. The coast guard said in a statement that it was still searching an area approximately 84km southeast of Malta where the migrant ve
US President Donald Trump lasted through probing questions about his Iran war strategy and repeated weather disruptions during an interview with US broadcaster NBC — but angrily stormed out when confronted over his unfounded claims of election fraud. “You’re a one-sided, crooked network. Sorry. Let’
Business in the front, party in the back. A packed Danish crowd on Saturday celebrated the much-maligned but enduring mullet hairstyle, defined by very short hair at the front and longer hair at the back. Denmark’s raucous Mullet Championship, presented on an outdoor stage in central Copenhagen, att
The Nigerian army on Sunday said that it freed 360 people abducted by Boko Haram in southern Borno, in the northeastern part of the country. The operation was conducted in the Mandara mountains which form a part of the militant group’s stronghold, the army said in a statement. It resulted in the rel
The Japanese city of Utsunomiya yesterday suspended all 94 of the primary and middle schools that it operates after its first-ever bear sighting, a municipal official said. The city of 500,000 residents about 100km north of Tokyo said the bear was first seen in a residential area near a park on Satu
People dressed as “the Tramp” pose for a photograph next to the Manoir de Ban, the final residence of English film director and actor Charlie Chaplin, during an event in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland, on Sunday, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Chaplin’s World museum, which was created on t
ANTI-MIGRANT RHETORIC: Hegseth’s comments echoed the argument of the Trump administration that mass migration represents a danger to European civilization
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Europe to counter what he termed an “invasion” of its coastline by migration, as he marked the 82nd anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings in France. Hegseth also called on European countries to do more to contribute to their own defense
Israeli forces on Friday evening killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby and wounded his parents in the Tel Rumeida area south of the West Bank city of Hebron, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The ministry identified the infant as Sam Fahd Abu Haikal and said he died at the scene, while hi
DARK HISTORY: A high percentage of Germans think their grandparents tried to help those persecuted by the Nazi regime, but the real figure is less than 1%, a historian said
Many German families have faced the uncomfortable question: What did grandpa do during World War II? Now, the answer might be just a few clicks away — but it might not be what they wanted to hear. In March, the US National Archives posted online the digital scans of about 12 million membership cards
A standoff missile, capable of attacking from outside an enemy’s range, was unveiled to the press for the first time at the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force’s Higashi Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture on Sunday. About 2,100 personnel participated in the Fuji Firepower Exercise, a large liv
Rescuers on Saturday called off their search for two men trapped in a semi-submerged cave in Laos for more than two weeks, as the site became unstable and survival hopes faded. Seven villagers became trapped in the cave in central Xaysomboun Province on May 20 when flash floods blocked their exit as
North Korea’s nuclear weapons program is “absolutely non-negotiable,” the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong-un said in a statement carried by state media yesterday ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平). Pyongyang has long insisted on its right to a nuclear weapon and ballistic miss
A shouting protester is reflected in the glasses of a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent outside Delaney Hall, which is being used as an ICE detention center, in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday.
ECONOMIC CRISIS? Asked about Russia’s economic woes, Putin paraphrased the US writer Mark Twain, saying that ‘rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ruled out meeting his Ukrainian counterpart any time soon, a day after Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for a sit-down between the leaders to end the four-year war. Speaking at an economic forum in his home city of Saint Petersburg, Putin said he saw “no point” i
THE REVENANT: ‘I didn’t eat anything for the first two days. Then I began chewing ice. It hurt my teeth. I chewed the ice hard,’ Dawa Sherpa said
A Nepalese mountaineer who survived nearly a week on Mount Everest said he “chewed ice” to stay alive as he recovered in a hospital after a miraculous rescue that stunned the climbing community. Dawa Sherpa, 57, disappeared in brutal conditions on the upper slopes of the world’s tallest mountain on
As Armenia holds nationwide elections today, experts say Russia has orchestrated an aggressive disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting the country’s prime minister, who has sought closer ties with the EU. Armenia is formally allied with Moscow, but has built ties with Brussels amid frustration
Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Friday demanded an explanation from Israel’s ambassador to France after he admitted on French TV that his country was behind a 2023 attack on reporters in Lebanon. A Reuters journalist was killed and two AFP reporters were seriously wounded when they came under fire in
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