‘PRIORITY’: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US president’s preferred option is to buy Greenland from Denmark and there are no imminent invasion plans
US President Donald Trump is discussing options to take control of Greenland, the White House said on Tuesday, upping tensions that Denmark warns could destroy NATO.Trump has stepped up his designs on the mineral-rich, self-governing Danish territory in the arctic since the US military seized Venezu
A Craigslist advertisement later revealed to be a prank said that a daycare center in Minneapolis’ Ventura Village neighborhood was hiring 20 child actors for three days to pose as attendees while US authorities investigate a series of alleged fraud schemes at Minnesota daycare centers run by Somali
The Alaska Airlines pilot who has been universally praised as a hero for safely landing a jet after a door plug panel flew off shortly after takeoff is suing Boeing because he believes the plane maker wrongly tried to blame him and the rest of the crew.Captain Brandon Fisher was commended by the hea
SOUTH KOREADiplomatic backing soughtPresident Lee Jae-myung in Shanghai yesterday said that he had urged Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) to help him curb Pyongyang’s nuclear program and suggested a freeze in exchange for “compensation” was possible. Lee on Monday met with Xi in Beijing. “I would
A float moves down a street in Pasto, Colombia, on Tuesday amid the Black and White Carnival, which is recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.
HEZBOLLAH, HAMAS TARGETS: The house targeted in al-Manara belonged to Sharhabil Sayed, a Hamas leader who was killed by Israel in 2024, the NNA reported
The Israeli military on Monday launched strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, Lebanese state media reported, after warning it would hit what it called Hezbollah and Hamas targets in four villages.It was the first such warning issued by the Israeli military this year, as Israel continues to strike
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday replaced the head of the security service, continuing a top-level reshuffle ahead of a trip to Paris where he hoped to finalize agreements with allies on how to ensure that Russia does not repeat its invasion if a peace agreement is signed.Zelenskiy
Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of teenage diarist Anne Frank and a tireless educator about the horrors of the Holocaust, has died. She was 96.The Anne Frank Trust UK, of which Schloss was honorary president, said she died on Saturday in London, where she lived.Britain’s King Charles
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) tool Grok on Monday faced a growing international backlash for generating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors, with the EU joining the condemnation and Britain warning of an investigation.Complaints of abuse flooded the Internet after the rollout of an “
COSTLY CONSEQUENCES: Mohammad Abu Taleb said trips to repair his artificial leg and attend checkups cost about US$80 — a burden that his family cannot afford
In the dense hill forests along Bangladesh’s border with war-torn Myanmar, villagers are losing limbs to landmines, casualties of a conflict not of their making.Ali Hossain, 40, was collecting firewood early last year when a blast shattered his life.“I went into the jungle with fellow villagers. Sud
The death toll in violence surrounding protests in Iran has risen to at least 35 people, activists said yesterday, as the demonstrations showed no signs of stopping.The figure came from the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which said more than 1,200 people have been detained in the prote
‘DISRESPECTFUL’: Katie Miller, the wife of Trump’s most influential adviser, drew ire by posting an image of Greenland in the colors of the US flag, captioning it ‘SOON’
US President Donald Trump on Sunday doubled down on his claim that Greenland should become part of the US, despite calls by the Danish prime minister to stop “threatening” the territory.Washington’s military intervention in Venezuela has reignited fears for Greenland, which Trump has repeatedly said
Russia early yesterday bombarded Ukraine, killing two people in the Kyiv region, authorities said on the eve of a diplomatic summit in France.A nationwide siren was issued just after midnight, while Ukraine’s military said air defenses were operating in several places.In the capital, a private medic
PERILOUS JOURNEY: Over just a matter of days last month, about 1,600 Afghans who were at risk of perishing due to the cold weather were rescued in the mountains
Habibullah set off from his home in western Afghanistan determined to find work in Iran, only for the 15-year-old to freeze to death while walking across the mountainous frontier.“He was forced to go, to bring food for the family,” his mother, Mah Jan, said at her mud home in Ghunjan village.“We hav
New regulations come into force yesterday in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for so-called junk foods, in what the government calls a “world-leading action” to tackle childhood obesity.The ban — targeting ads for products high in fat, salt or sugar — is expected to remove up to 7.2 bil
The battle against fake news in Finland starts in pre-school classrooms.For decades, the Nordic nation has woven media literacy, including the ability to analyze different kinds of media and recognize disinformation, into its national curriculum for students as young as 3 years old.The coursework is
Police in Berlin on Sunday said that they suspected a far-left group of being behind an arson attack that has left tens of thousands of homes in the German capital without power.Early on Saturday morning, several high-voltage power cables were spotted in flames on a bridge near a power plant in the
ANGER: US-based activists reported protests at 174 locations across the country, with at least 582 arrested and 15 killed, while Khamenei said the protesters were ‘paid’
Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday said that “rioters must be put in their place” after a week of protests that have shaken the Islamic Republic, likely giving security forces a green light to aggressively put down the demonstrations.The first comments by 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei come as vi
NEGLIGENCE? Swiss authorities are pressing charges of manslaughter, bodily harm and arson by negligence, while the owners said that all safety norms were followed
The managers of the Swiss ski resort bar where dozens died during a fire at a New Year’s celebration are under investigation for negligent manslaughter, authorities said on Saturday.French couple Jacques and Jessica Moretti owned and managed Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, which was crammed w
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