At the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, a Russian MP came up to me. “Are you going to bomb Iran?” he asked. “I’m not planning to bomb anyone!” I replied. “I mean you, the British…” “Don’t you mean Donald Trump?” “He’s told what to do by Britain,” the man smiled. “And by the deep state.”…
Report claims video sharing platform plans new app to US app stores on September 5 Popular video sharing platform TikTok is building a new version of its app for users in the United States ahead of a planned sale of the app to a group of investors, The Information reported citing unnamed sources. This development comes as…
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys co-founder who masterminded the group’s wild popularity and soundtracked the California dream, has died, his family announced Wednesday. He was 82. The statement on Instagram did not give a cause. Wilson was placed under a legal conservatorship last year due to a “major neurocognitive disorder.” “We are at a loss…
The Ministry of Interior on Thursday announced that it planned to take strict action against elements spreading religious hate on social media as part of a security plan ahead of the month of Muharram. The government has ramped up security efforts in the past few weeks as the first month of the Islamic calendar inches…
Report, issued by AAIB, does not offer any conclusions or apportion blame for June 12 disaster Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said early Saturday. The…
The United States and China have agreed on a framework to implement their trade truce, officials on both sides said Wednesday, after concluding two days of talks in London to defuse tensions and ease export restrictions that threaten to disrupt global manufacturing. American and Chinese negotiators agreed “in principle” to a framework on how to implement the…
The UK food watchdog has warned people with allergies not to buy imported Dubai chocolate if they have any doubts about ingredients because of different labelling standards. The Food Standards Agency’s chief scientific advisor said shoppers should stick to “trusted” retailers in the UK as the products they sell are more likely to be made…
Protracted dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan dates back to the late 1980s The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan met in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, reviving efforts to reach a final peace agreement after decades of conflict rooted in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President…
Japan typically experiences around 1,500 jolts every year Dozens of residents have evacuated remote islands in southern Japan that have been shaken by nearly 1,600 quakes in recent weeks, the local mayor said Monday. There has been no major physical damage on hardest-hit Akuseki island, even after a 5.1-magnitude quake that struck overnight, said Genichiro…
LONDON: Sana Mir, former captain of Pakistan’s women’s cricket team and a newly inducted ICC Hall of Famer, was given the honour of ringing the bell at Lord’s on Thursday, marking the start of day two of the World Test Championship (WTC) final between Australia and South Africa. The ceremonial bell ringing, a cherished tradition…
