Saturday | 26th April 2025 Pope Francis, the humble pontiff whose commitment to inclusiveness, modesty, and mercy defined his 12-year papacy, was laid to rest Saturday in a service he had purposefully simplified. Hundreds of thousands of mourners, along with dozens of world leaders and dignitaries, filled St. Peter’s Square in Rome for the funeral. […]
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Monday | April 14, 2025 US stocks surged Monday morning as investors cheered the Trump administration’s move to exempt smartphones, computers, and other electronics imported from China from new tariffs. The announcement sparked renewed confidence in the tech sector and broader equity markets, even as uncertainty over US trade policy continued to loom. The Dow
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Saturday | April 5, 2025 This week, a French court found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling millions of euros in European Union funds and barred her from holding political office for five years — a ruling that removes the leading contender from the 2027 presidential race and has outraged her supporters. The
Saturday | March 22, 2025 Former US President Donald Trump has said he believes Vladimir Putin wants peace. However, Ukraine and its European allies remain unconvinced. Even Putin himself has claimed he wants peace, yet when given the chance to sign a peace agreement, he declined. But what Putin truly desires goes far beyond peace.
Friday March 14, 2025 The year is 1947 and the world is continuing its long crawl out of the shadows of war. You’re thrilled. After decades in Australia and building a small fortune, you finally have the chance to visit your relatives back in England. Qantas, Australia’s national airline, has just introduced its first fully
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March 09, 2025 Syria is once again gripped by violence, with reports indicating that hundreds of people, including many civilians, have been killed. Experts are calling it the worst assault since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government in December. On March 6, fighters linked to the ousted leader Assad launched a deadly attack on
Sunday | March 02, 2025 New Delhi — Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have immersed themselves in sacred waters, undeterred by concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, as the world’s largest religious gathering concluded on Wednesday in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Over the past 45 days, more than 620 million people—over a
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Monday | February 24, 2025 Karachi – Jet fighters soared over a packed stadium in southern Pakistan, painting the sky with the green and white of the national flag, adding a dramatic flourish to a long-awaited sporting spectacle. The National Stadium in Karachi erupted with cheers as the two teams took the field, marking the
Sunday | February 16, 2025 At least 18 people were killed in a tragic crowd crush at New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday night as thousands of passengers scrambled to board overcrowded trains heading toward the Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious gathering, according to local media reports citing police officials. The stampede occurred
Friday | 07 Feb 2025 | 09:50PM KUALA LUMPUR: Details regarding the members of an informal advisory group for Malaysia’s chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have surfaced gradually since Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim first disclosed nearly two months ago that former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra would lead the team. Analysts told