People watch through the rails of the gate of a hospital where the bodies of Palestinians killed in the Israeli strikes are kept, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip October 10, 2023. — Reuters Raging conflicts, disasters and worsening climate change displaced tens of millions of people within their own countries last year, a new record, monitors said Tuesday, AFP …
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Pentagon halts healthcare for transgender troops as Trump’s ban takes effect
An US flag is pictured on the arm of a soldier of the US 2nd Cavalry Regiment as gear is prepared for deployment to Romania at Rose Barracks in Vilseck, Germany, February 9, 2022. — Reuters WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is halting gender-affirming healthcare for transgender troops as it moves to implement President Donald Trump’s plan to remove them from the …
Read More »Riyadh unveils AI venture HUMAIN ahead of Trump’s arrival
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not pictured) at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, July 26, 2022. — Reuters RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has announced a new artificial intelligence company called HUMAIN, just before US President Donald Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia. The company central to Riyadh’s strategy and investments is part of the …
Read More »Trump signals possible sanctions relief for Syria
US President Donald Trump looks on as he gives remarks outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 8, 2025. — Reuters US President Donald Trump said Monday he was considering offering sanctions relief to Syria as it seeks to rebuild after a grinding decade-plus civil war, AFP reported. “We are going to have to …
Read More »Trump administration revokes temporary protections for Afghans
A day after US forces completed its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, refugees board a bus taking them to a processing center upon their arrival at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, US, September 1, 2021. — Reuters US President Donald Trump’s administration moved Monday to end legal protections that temporarily shielded Afghans from being deported, citing an improved security situation …
Read More »India-Pakistan DGMOs Eye Peace, Troop Pullback – SUCH TV
The director generals of military operations (DGMOs) of Pakistan and India held talks over the hotline and agreed that both sides would consider immediate measures to ensure troops reduction from borders and forward areas, the Indian military said on Monday. The Indian military said it discussed issues related to the commitment that both sides must not fire a single shot …
Read More »WATCH: ‘World’s largest’ Chinese aircraft completes compliance flight tests
World’s largest civil amphibious aircraft AG600, independently developed by China, taking off in this undated photo. — South China Morning Post/File The world’s largest civil amphibious aircraft AG600, independently developed by China, successfully complete all compliance flight tests in the ground takeoff and landing in crosswind conditions, according to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). The AG600 is the …
Read More »Indian extremists target their country’s own Karachi Bakery
The screenshot shows extremists at a Karachi Bakery outlet in Hyderabad. — Indian media Members of the ruling extremist BJP vandalised a Karachi Bakery outlet in Hyderabad, demanding the owners to rename the establishment, according to Telangana police, following tensions between Pakistan and India. Indian Express reported that the police mentioned that the vandalism took place at 3pm on Saturday. …
Read More »US and China reach deal to slash trade tariffs
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer attend a news conference after trade talks with China in Geneva, Switzerland, May 12, 2025. — Reuters Bessent says tariffs would come down by over 100 percentage points to 10%. Both countries represented their national interest very well: Bessent Tariff dispute brings nearly $600 billion in two-way …
Read More »Hindutva trolls target senior Indian journalist after appeal to stop war
Indian journalist Arfa Khanum Sherwani can be seen in this screengrab taken from a video. — Screengrab/Instagram/@arfakhanum Arfa Khanum Sherwani, an award-winning Indian journalist and senior editor of The Wire, has become a victim of online harassment after her personal contact information was allegedly leaked, triggering a wave of threatening and abusive messages. Sherwani took to X to voice her …
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