Pakistan faces an alarming rise in terrorist attacks in 2024, an annual report on Tuesday showed, as militants launched new deadly attacks in the north-west. An Islamabad-based research group said the figures make 2024 the deadliest in nine years for Pakistani security services. What do the figures look like? The Center for Research and Security … Read more
Washington: The survey results give an idea of the opinion of Americans amid the controversy over H-1B visas required for jobs for foreign citizens, including Indians, in America. According to the poll, 60% of American voters do not believe that America needs more H-1B visa holders. Probable voters are registered voters who have a certain … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron gave a traditional New Year’s Eve televised address on Tuesday in which he said that “the dissolution brought more divisions into the National Assembly than solutions for the French people,” a rare acknowledgment that his decision to call a snap elections in June and July led to the current political deadlock … Read more
The US military said its forces carried out several precision strikes in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen amid rising tensions in the region. A statement from US Central Command on Tuesday said the strikes hit Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, as well as other Houthi-controlled coastal locations. The strikes were carried out by US Navy ships on Monday … Read more
Russian gas exports to Europe via Ukraine are set to cease on New Year’s Day after the collapse of a key transit deal between Moscow and Kyiv. European officials are confident that alternative routes will prevent any shortage for consumers. Source link
Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday extended his record of personal insults against German politicians with a new post taking a dig at the country’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The comments by Musk, an ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, were a reference to Steinmeier speaking out against outside influence in his speech at the dissolution of … Read more
The websites of several French cities were taken down on Tuesday after being targeted by pro-Russian hackers. The NoName collective claimed the attacks, which they described as retaliation for French support for Ukraine. Source link
Geneva – Repeated Israeli attacks on Gaza’s hospitals and nearby operations have brought Gaza’s health care system to its knees, according to a report released Monday by the UN human rights office. The 19-page report found that “Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks” on and near hospitals has “destroyed most of Gaza’s hospitals”, leading to sustained … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other tech titans are warring with some of US President-elect Donald Trump’s staunchest supporters over immigration visas. Trump has backed Musk and praised the use of H-1B visas to bring skilled foreign workers to the United States, but the issue has become a flashpoint that is ruffling the feathers of … Read more
The world ushered in 2025 on Tuesday, with huge crowds waving goodbye to the old year that brought Olympic glory, a dramatic Donald Trump return and turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine. Sydney – the self-proclaimed “New Year’s capital of the world” – sprayed nine tons of fireworks from its famous Opera House and … Read more