LONDON: London police on Tuesday arrested Swedish activist Greta Thunberg at a demonstration in support of pro-Palestinian hunger strikers, Palestinian activist groups said. Thunberg's arrest makes her the highest-profile person to be detained by police since the government banned the Palestine Action group under anti-terror laws. "Greta Thunberg was arrested under the Terrorism Act at …
Lahore: Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has directed Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi of his party to prepare for a street movement against "Asim Law", in an apparent reference to Chief of Defence Forces Asim Munir. Khan, 73, who has been in jail since August 2023, faces multiple cases launched against him since …
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Tuesday expressed grave concern over attacks on its diplomatic missions in India and summoned the Indian High Commissioner to protest incidents in New Delhi and Siliguri, according to a statement from the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry. “Bangladesh condemns such acts of premeditated violence or intimidation against diplomatic establishments, which not only endanger the …
US President Donald Trump said Monday that people who "innocently met" Jeffrey Epstein in the past risked having their reputations ruined by the release of the investigative files on the convicted sex offender. Trump, in his first comments since the Justice Department began releasing the files on Friday, also dismissed the furor over Epstein as …
REDDING, Calif: Heavy rain and flash flooding soaked roads in northern California, leading to water rescues from vehicles and homes and at least one confirmed death, authorities said Monday. In Redding, a city at the northern end of the Central Valley, one motorist died after calling 911 while trapped in their vehicle as it filled …
The leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Monday that the United States won't take over Greenland and demanded respect for their territorial integrity after President Donald Trump announced the appointment of a special envoy to the semi-autonomous territory . Trump's announcement on Sunday that Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry would be the envoy prompted a new …
Dhaka: Unidentified gunmen on Monday shot in the head Motaleb Shikder, a second leader of Bangladesh's violent student-led 2004 uprising. The attack took place in southwestern Khulna city, days after the killing of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi. "The Khulna Division head of NCP (National Citizen Party) and central coordinator of the party's workers …
Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has stirred controversy by claiming that Islamabad received “divine help” during its military confrontation with India in May, following New Delhi’s strikes on terror infrastructure under Operation Sindoor. Munir made the remarks earlier this month while addressing the National Ulema Conference in Islamabad, where he also …
Power was restored Sunday morning to the bulk of the 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco impacted by a massive outage on Saturday that caused major disruptions in the city. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said its crews had restored electricity to about 110,000 customers as of 7 a.m. PST and were working to …
Colombo : Sri Lankan radio service that was once popular across India as just 'Radio Ceylon' and popularised 'Binaca Geetmala,' a one of its kind weekly countdown show of Hindi film songs, turned 100 this week. Sri Lankan radio service was officially launched on December 16, 1925. It was the first commercial short-wave station in …
