Colombian former President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced to 12 years house arrest for bribery

Colombian former President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced to 12 years house arrest for bribery

A man holds a placard that reads “Uribe must go to prison. Colombia demands justice” following former Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe’s criminal conviction and sentence of 12 years of house arrest, outside the Paloquemao judicial complex, in Bogota, Colombia, August 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday (August … Read more

U.S. deploying nuclear submarines in response to ‘provocative’ Russian comments: Trump

U.S. deploying nuclear submarines in response to ‘provocative’ Russian comments: Trump

President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (August 1, 2025) said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in regions near Russia in response to threats from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. “I have ordered two Nuclear … Read more

U.S. envoy visits distribution site in Gaza as humanitarian crisis worsens

U.S. envoy visits distribution site in Gaza as humanitarian crisis worsens

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff visited southern Gaza on Friday (August 1, 2025) amid international outrage over starvation, shortages and deadly chaos near aid distribution sites. With food scarce and parcels being airdropped, Mr. Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee toured one of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s distribution sites in … Read more

‘Balanced’, ‘forward-looking’: Pakistan hails 19% tariffs under U.S. trade deal

'Balanced', 'forward-looking': Pakistan hails 19% tariffs under U.S. trade deal

Pakistan on Friday (August 1, 2025) announced that the U.S. has imposed a 19% tariff on its exports and termed the step as a “balanced and forward-looking” move that enhances the country’s competitiveness in the American market. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Pakistan on Friday (August 1, 2025) announced that the U.S. has imposed a … Read more

Smithsonian museum removes Trump impeachment references: report

Smithsonian museum removes Trump impeachment references: report

President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: AP The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History removed a label referencing Donald Trump’s two impeachments last month following pressure from the White House, The Washington Post reported. Mr. Trump is the only American President to have been impeached twice — first in 2019 for abuse of power and … Read more

ISRO gearing up for next U.S. collaboration with BlueBird communications satellite launch after NISAR

ISRO gearing up for next U.S. collaboration with BlueBird communications satellite launch after NISAR

ISRO’s launch vehicle GSLV-F16 carrying the NISAR earth observation satellite lifts off from the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on July 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is hoping to launch the Block 2 BlueBird communications satellite, developed by the U.S.-based AST … Read more

EU Chief’s texts to pharma boss during pandemic were likely erased, say media reports

EU Chief's texts to pharma boss during pandemic were likely erased, say media reports

 Text messages exchanged between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and a pharmaceutical boss during the COVID-19 pandemic were seen by her top adviser and have likely been destroyed, the New York Times reported on Friday (August 1, 2025). | Photo Credit: AP Text messages exchanged between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen … Read more

South Korea’s jailed ex-leader Yoon resists questioning by taking off prison uniform

South Korea’s jailed ex-leader Yoon resists questioning by taking off prison uniform

South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol has again refused to attend questioning by investigators. File | Photo Credit: AP South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol again refused to attend questioning by investigators Friday (August 1, 2025), using a new method to resist: He took off his prison uniform and lay down on the … Read more