Beijing on Saturday sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil and for steep tariffs of 50–100% on Chinese imports, calling such demands “unilateral” and warning they would deepen global economic friction. Trump told allies that halting purchases of Russian energy would help choke off Moscow’s revenue and … Read more
A mass anti-immigration rally billed as “Unite the Kingdom” drew well over 100,000 people to central London on Saturday and descended into violent clashes with police as a small number of attendees broke from the approved route and confronted officers and counter-protesters. Organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, the demonstration moved toward Whitehall where a … Read more
Governments and industry are racing to build homegrown production of rare-earth magnets — vital components for electric-vehicle motors, wind turbines and defence systems — unveiling a string of incentive plans and public-private deals intended to break long-standing reliance on China. India said it is preparing fiscal incentives and other targeted support to kick-start domestic magnet … Read more
Seoul/Beijing — South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to be positioning his daughter, widely identified as Kim Ju-ae, as his likely successor — a move underlined, the agency said, by what it described as carefully orchestrated efforts by North Korean staff to remove traces of the … Read more
Canberra — The Australian government confirmed on Tuesday that the permanent Migration Program will remain set at 185,000 places for the 2025–26 program year, maintaining the same planning level and settings as the 2024–25 program, the Home Affairs minister said. The decision follows consultations with state and territory governments, which recommended keeping both the size … Read more
San Francisco — Baiju Prafulkumar Bhatt, the 40-year-old Indian-American co-founder of the commission-free trading app Robinhood, has been named among the 10 youngest members of the Forbes 400 list after the publication estimated his net worth at about $6 billion. Bhatt’s rise is rooted in a classic immigrant-American story: the son of Gujarati immigrants who … Read more
London — President Donald J. Trump has accepted an invitation from King Charles to make an unprecedented second state visit to the United Kingdom from Sept. 17 to Sept. 19, Buckingham Palace confirmed, setting the scene for high-level meetings and diplomatic pageantry rarely accorded twice to the same American leader. The palace itinerary shows the … Read more
Abu Dhabi/Dubai — The United Arab Emirates offers a “Golden Visa” scheme that grants long-term residency to exceptional students and recent graduates as part of a broader drive to attract and retain talent for its knowledge-driven economy. The programme spans several categories and is administered through federal and emirate-level authorities, with benefits that include long-term … Read more
A major modelling study published this year warns that rising temperatures will cause a sharp rise in temperature-related deaths across Europe, with heat-related fatalities far outstripping any lives saved by milder winters — amounting to as many as 2.3 million additional deaths across 854 European cities by 2099 if greenhouse-gas emissions continue on current trajectories. … Read more
Strasbourg — The European Parliament on Thursday refused a request from far-right lawmakers to hold a minute’s silence for Charlie Kirk, the U.S. conservative activist who was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University, provoking loud protests and heated exchanges in the hemicycle. The call for a tribute was raised by Swedish MEP Charlie … Read more