KYIV: Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the status of the war and needs of troops on Thursday, the day after Russia accused Ukraine‘s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters on the annexed Crimean Peninsula. Zelenskyy said that Stoltenberg…
BEIJING: China is renewing its criticism of this weekend’s summit among the leaders of the US, Japan and South Korea, saying no country should “seek its own security at the expense of the security interests of others and of regional peace and stability.” “The international community has its own judgment as to who is creating…
NEW DELHI: Samit Dravid is still in the early stages of his cricketing journey, and while he has shown promise, his future in the sport will depend on how he develops and handles the pressures that come with being the son of a cricketing legend – Rahul Dravid.Although still young, Samit has gained attention in…
NEW DELHI: US President Joe Biden made a lighthearted jab at his age and former President Donald Trump at a media dinner in Washington. Biden, 81, joked, “One candidate’s too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other guy’s me.” This quip came as Biden addressed the Gridiron Club for the first time as…
A group of Indian-Americans has launched a website DesiPresident.com celebrating Kamala Harris‘s candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. The website, “Kamala Ke Saath”, pushes for community engagement and support for Harris, whose mother immigrated from Chennai and father from Jamaica.“The coming months are filled with excitement and promise as we rally together to make history.Your…
Meghan Markle feels regretful about how her departure from the Royal family unfolded four years ago, said Royal expert Kinsey Schofield.Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, left royal life in 2020, causing a significant and ongoing rift.Schofield told Fox News that Meghan regrets some of her statements, which were not received as she had hoped…
AMSTERDAM: A 32-year-old student was arrested after a “targeted” shooting rampage in the Dutch city of Rotterdam left three people dead on Thursday, CNN reported citing local authorities.According to police spokesman Fred Westerbeke, the shooting first erupted in a private home on the city’s Heiman Dullaert square.The suspected gunman fatally shot a 39-year-old woman and…
British foreign secretary James Cleverly is due to visit China at the end of this month, two sources familiar with the matter said, a long-awaited trip seeking to stabilise a turbulent relationship that has sunk to its lowest point in decades. The foreign ministries of both countries did not immediately respond to requests for comment….
NEW DELHI: For the first time since quitting tennis two years ago, Serena Williams, the 23-time major winner, attended the US Open as a fan on Saturday, electrifying Flushing Meadows.Over her career, the six-time champion conquered New York, and in the third round of the 2022 event, she played her final match against Australian Ajla…
BAY ST. LOUIS: Eleven people were injured when a bus carrying University of South Carolina students blew a tire and hit a concrete barrier in Mississippi. Mississippi state troopers said the driver and a student were critically injured and taken by helicopter to hospitals after the crash Friday, while nine other students were taken by…
