United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday condemned the reported killing of at least 40 people during an attack by armed gangs in a fishing village north of Haiti’s capital. Local outlets in Haiti reported that the assault took place Thursday night in the community of Labodrie, underscoring the continued spread of gang violence beyond…
It’s quite in tradition for the Bengali imagination to coin catchy limerick-like slogans that rhyme native words with English. But the latest one that’s flooding social media timelines looks set to have a long shelf life—even in its zestful goofiness, it snaps up an entire zeitgeist, at least within the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). “Akashey…
From the ashes of the once-close bromance between US President Donald Trump and Tesla chief Elon Musk has risen a firestorm, ignited by Musk’s revelation that Trump’s name appears in the Jeffrey Epstein files. The flames have since spread across the US, fuelling claims by Trump’s biographer, Michael Wolff, that Epstein may have even played…
More than 100 large aid and rights groups on Wednesday called for governments to take action as hunger spreads in Gaza, including by demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire and the lifting of all restrictions on the flow of humanitarian aid. In a statement signed by 111 organisations, including Mercy Corps, the Norwegian Refugee Council…
Layoffs across the United States are expected to intensify this month, with nearly 95 employers planning job cuts in July, according to data from WARNTracker.com, cited by ET. The mass layoffs span a wide range of industries including tech, retail, healthcare, delivery, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing, with thousands of jobs on the line.Companies are required to…
US troops deployed in Los Angeles are authorised to detain people until police can arrest them, their commanding officer said on Wednesday, as hundreds of Marines prepared to move into the city as it entered a sixth day of protests. Protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration raids have spread from California to other US cities,…
Smoke from wildfires burning in Canada spread across nearly one-third of the United States on Wednesday, according to forecasters. Most areas didn’t face serious air quality issues, but some parts of New England, New York state, and the Midwest faced unhealthy conditions. The haze, which brought hazardous levels of particulate pollution to Minnesota a day…
Health officials in Hong Kong and Singapore have warned about a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases as a new wave is spreading across many parts of Asia, Bloomberg reported. Albert Au, the head of the Communicable Disease Branch at Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection, told local media that Covid-19 activity in the city is…
LUCKNOW: On World Water Day 2025, the State Clean Ganga Mission-Uttar Pradesh and the District Ganga Committee, Lucknow, organised a day-long program to promote water conservation and cleanliness. The event, held in two sessions—morning and evening—aimed to raise awareness about protecting water resources and maintaining the purity of the Gomti River.The morning session at Mankameshwar…
As President Trump addressed Congress last week, he veered off script to attack a sensitive topic, the CHIPS Act, a bipartisan law aimed at making the United States less reliant on Asia for semiconductors. Republican lawmakers had sought and received reassurances over the past few months that the Trump administration would support the program Congress…