The US military spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troops (Photo: AP) The US military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what has been a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls.The financial incentives to reenlist in the Army,…
A person holds a sign during a march remembering George Floyd (AP) MINNEAPOLIS: Americans on Sunday mark five years since George Floyd was killed by a US police officer, as President Donald Trump backtracks on reforms designed to tackle racism.Floyd’s deadly arrest on May 25, 2020 helped launch the black lives matter movement into a…
A 48-year-old woman in China suffered a bone fracture simply by rolling over in bed as she had avoided sunlight for most of her life, fearing tanning. Medical tests later showed that the levels of vitamin D in her body were critically low. The woman, whose identity has not been disclosed, had shunned sun exposure…
In a historic shift that could mark the end of a centuries-old staple of American pocket change, the US Mint will stop producing new pennies once its current stock of blank coin discs runs out, a Treasury Department official told the Associated Press. The move follows a sharp spike in production costs — the Treasury…
Britain signed a deal on Thursday to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after a London judge overturned a last-minute injunction and cleared the way for an agreement the government says is vital to protect the nation’s security. The multibillion-dollar deal will allow Britain to retain control of the strategically important US-UK air…
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric is set to leave the club. (Getty Images) Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric said Thursday he would leave the Spanish giants after the Club World Cup this summer.“Everything in life has a start and an end… on Saturday I will play my last match at the Santiago Bernabeu,” said…
MUMBAI: IndusInd Bank reported a quarterly loss of Rs 2,236 crore for the three months ending March 2025, reversing a net profit of Rs 2,346 crore in the same period a year earlier. It was the bank’s first quarterly loss since March 2006.This disclosure follows the abrupt exits of its chief executive and his deputy…
Asteroid Vesta, once thought to be a protoplanet that had been left behind in its formation, is now the subject of a groundbreaking investigation of what may be a remnant of a far larger planet that was present in the early solar system. New research, spearheaded by scientists at Michigan State University and published in…
NEW DELHI: Elon Musk on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment to lead Tesla for at least the next five years, addressing investor concerns and political backlash during a video appearance at the Qatar Economic Forum hosted by Bloomberg. His remarks followed a recent trip to Doha as part of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East delegation.When…
GUWAHATI: Manipur’s Shirui Lily fest is set to return Tuesday after a two-year pause, signalling efforts toward peace in a state scarred by ethnic unrest.The fest, set from May 20-24, celebrates the state flower Shirui Lily found only in Shirui Hills of Tangkhul Naga-majority Ukhrul district. The fest marks the 75th anniversary of Lilium mackliniae‘s…