Moscow: Ahead of talks with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed readiness to part with the frozen Russian assets for rebuilding war-torn Ukraine after a peace deal struck between the two former Soviet republics. In his televised remarks at the meeting of the Russian Security Council…
Moscow: With US President Donald Trump’s demand to acquire Greenland putting Denmark on the edge and rocking the unity of NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is not concerned about the issue. “What happens to Greenland is none of our business,” Putin said in his televised remarks at the national Security Council meeting late…
Davos: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has great respect for his “friend” Prime Minister Narendra Modi and they are going to have a good trade deal, according to a media report. “I have great respect for your Prime Minister. He’s a fantastic man and a friend of mine. We are going to…
Davos: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the US will not use force to take Greenland and stressed that only America can protect the mineral-rich island, which is at the centre of escalating geopolitical tensions with Europe. Speaking at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, Trump also said that the US is booming,…
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday, the Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday. Amid reports of “highly constructive” two-hour-long negotiations between Russian Special Envoy on Ukraine Kirill Dmitriyev in Davos with Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jarred Kushner on Tuesday, the US envoy…
New York/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance are expecting their fourth child, a boy, in late July. “We’re very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy. Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming…
Beijing: China on Tuesday said it has received an invitation from the US to join President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza, but declined to say whether it will join the initiative. China has received the US’ invitation, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said when asked about China’s position on the establishment of the…
Kabul: Seven people were killed in an explosion outside a Chinese restaurant in Kabul’s Shahr-e-Naw, home to foreigners, on Monday, hospital authorities said. “An explosion occurred in a hotel on Gulfaroshi Street in Shahr-e-Naw, the fourth district of Kabul city, causing casualties,” AFP quoted Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran as saying. He further said the…
Massachusetts (US): After a sharp uptick in flu cases in mid-December 2025, flu activity across the US and Canada remains high. Although cases are trending downward in Canada as of Jan. 9, 2026, the season has yet to peak in the US, according to data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. As an…
Madrid: Spain on Monday reeled from a collision between two high-speed trains in the southern region of Andalusia that killed 21 people and injured more than 70, with the prime minister lamenting a “night of deep pain”. The disaster struck on Sunday evening when a service travelling from Malaga to Madrid derailed near Adamuz, crossing…
