01/22/202522 January 2025 German Defense Minister emphasizes Europe’s growing role amid US policy changes German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius speaks with DW chief political correspondent Nina Haase during his visit to Lithuania. In 2023, Pistorius signed a roadmap for the permanent deployment of Bundeswehr brigades in the Baltic nation. German brigades in Lithuania will be … Read more
Bangkok- Hundreds of same-sex couples are set to tie the knot in Thailand on Thursday as it becomes the largest country in Asia ever to allow same-sex marriage. A mass LGBTQ+ wedding in the capital has been organized by campaign group Bangkok Pride with city authorities, with hundreds of marriage registrations expected to take place … Read more
Solar power overtook coal as a source of electricity in the European Union (EU) for the first time in 2024, according to a report released on Thursday by climate think tank Ember. Solar power has become the EU’s fastest growing energy source, contributing 11% of its supply. Overall, strong growth in solar and wind has … Read more
The United States is expected to reduce funding to UN agencies that do not align with the Trump administration’s “America First” policy, and newly sworn-in Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated his foreign policy priorities and Met Asian colleagues. Now that Donald Trump has returned to the White House, a look at America’s future policy … Read more
Snow, sleet and Arctic winds have plunged the Deep South region of the United States into an unusually deep freeze, closing airports, highways, schools and government offices in usually sunny Southern states. After blanketing Texas and the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snowfall, the major winter storm moved east on Wednesday, hitting Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, … Read more
Last Updated:January 23, 2025, 00:04 IST S Jaishankar America News: Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington. During this, he expressed his concern about the delay in getting American visas to Indians. ,read more Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar also expressed concern over the delay in visas … Read more
A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewable energy, a report Thursday said, amid a growing gap between the bloc’s push for clean energy and the new US administration’s pursuit of more fossil fuels. There is another hint. Nearly three-quarters of the EU’s electricity does not emit planet-warming … Read more
A rumor spread that a moving train caught fire in western India, killing at least 12 people. Some passengers jumped from the train due to the alleged fire and were hit by another train. It occurred in the state of Maharashtra, between Maheji and Pardhade stations, about 410 kilometers (255 mi) north-east of India’s financial … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up his campaign against diversity programs, pressuring the private sector to join the initiative and telling government employees in offices that run such programs that they will be placed on paid leave. On his first day in office, Trump issued a series of executive orders to dismantle diversity, … Read more
The first few days of US President Donald Trump’s tenure were very busy. He has signed more than 100 executive orders, giving directions that the President can give to federal agencies and departments without consulting Congress. Many of them were related to LGBTQ+ rights. During his inaugural address, Trump announced that under his leadership the … Read more