As the war in the Middle East entered its second month, efforts to de-escalate and push for peace gathered pace, with Pakistan attempting to position itself as a key diplomatic player. However, an Israeli envoy firmly dismissed Islamabad’s role, instead expressing a clear preference for India as a “better mediator.”Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, special envoy at Israel’s … Read more
Saint Lucia, located in the Eastern Caribbean, is a very special island because it is the only independent country in the world to be named after a woman. Official records from the Government of Saint Lucia confirm the nation was named in honour of Saint Lucy of Syracuse, who was martyred in the 4th century. … Read more
US President Donald Trump early Tuesday escalated his rhetoric and messaging around America’s military campaign against Iran, highlighting the scale of strikes carried out under Operation Epic Fury reportedly by B2 bunker busters. He shared a social media post showing Iran’s Isfahan site engulfed in flames.Earlier, Trump had warned that Iran’s energy infrastructure could be … Read more
Iran struck a fully loaded crude oil tanker anchored off Dubai’s port on Monday, setting it on fire and damaging its hull, Kuwait’s state news agency reported, citing Kuwait Petroleum Corp. The company also warned of a possible oil spill. The incident appears to be the latest in a series of attacks on commercial shipping … Read more
Despite unrelenting US and Israeli airstrikes, Iran has launched almost 1,200 ballistic missiles and 4,000 rudimentary Shahed cruise missiles at Gulf countries since the war began, according to those countries’ official reports, which are not comprehensive.Ballistic missile defence calls for firing at least twice at each target, given the doctrine of shoot-shoot-look, in which crews … Read more
At an ornate building in the heart of Islamabad, Pakistan’s most powerful leaders gathered in Jan to welcome a special visitor: Zachary Witkoff, chief executive officer of World Liberty Financial, the crypto platform co-founded by US President Donald Trump.The prestigious guest list made the event look more like a state visit than a ceremony for … Read more
Over 50 years after Apollo’s last mission, NASA is now just 48 hours away from bringing humans back to the moon with Artemis II. This historic 10-day mission marks the first crewed launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft as it takes four pioneering astronauts around the moon. In this … Read more
The US Army has launched an investigation after military helicopters were seen flying unusually close to musician Kid Rock’s Tennessee home.The incident involved at least two AH-64 Apache helicopters from the Army’s 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, which were on a training mission when they veered near the singer’s property in Whites Creek, outside Nashville. Videos … Read more
Second Lady Usha Vance reveals how she decided to go for a fourth child. Second Lady Usha Vance will become the first person to give birth while her husband is Vice President since the 1870s. But she said she was not aware of this data before she got pregnant with Usha and JD Vance’s fourth … Read more
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has hit back at criticism of a controversial new ballroom project after reports claimed there are design flaws in Trump’s expensive project. The backlash follows fresh scrutiny of US President Donald Trump’s proposed White House ballroom, a massive expansion project estimated to cost between $300 million and $400 million. … Read more