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Protesting Spanish farmers drive hundreds of tractors to Madrid
Convoys of tractors disrupted traffic around the Spanish capital on Wednesday as farmers protesting against what they see as excessive red tape and insufficient…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un receives car as gift from Russian…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a car from Russia's President Vladimir Putin as a gift "for his personal use", official media reported on Tuesday,…
Israel declares Brazil’s president persona non grata after…
JERUSALEM- Israel on Monday declared Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva persona non grata after describing the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip as a…
‘Vladimir Putin killed my husband,’ alleges Alexei Navalny’s widow
By HT News Desk |
The widow of Russian lawyer and Putin critic Alexei Navalny has accused the Russian President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband. In a…
South Korea develops new drone interceptors
South Korea is set to unveil a groundbreaking system designed to intercept drones at distances of up to 30 km using a tube-launched, unmanned aerial system.…
Thailand’s billionaire ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra freed on parole…
Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand's billionaire ex-PM, released from detention after 16 years in exile.
Despite being in exile, Thaksin remained politically…
Hezbollah strikes Israel in retaliation for deadly day
Hezbollah has fired rockets at a northern Israeli town in a “preliminary response” to the killing of 10 civilians in southern Lebanon, the deadliest day for…
Germany now world’s third-largest economy, as Japan slips into recession
Germany is now the world's third-largest economy, after Japan unexpectedly slipped into recession.
Japan's economy shrank by an unexpected 0.4 percent in the…
Large Russian warship destroyed in Black Sea, Ukraine says
By Taz Ali
Ukrainian forces have destroyed a large Russian landing ship in the Black Sea off the coast of occupied Crimea, Kyiv’s military said.
Ukraine’s…
PEC condemns Myanmar junta for murdering reporter
Geneva, 12 February 2024: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, has condemned the murder of Myanmar journalist Ko Myat…