U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (August 14, 2025) again repeated his claim that he solved the conflict between India and Pakistan and said that the war could have turned nuclear. Also Read | Did Trump slap tariffs for not getting India-Pakistan ceasefire ‘credit’, asks Opposition … Read more
A day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel intends to take full control of the Gaza Strip, the country’s security cabinet, on August 8, approved a plan to seize control of Gaza City. Israel then stepped up its bombardment. While Israel continues to pound one of Palestine’s non-contiguous regions — Gaza — and … Read more
A file photo of the anti-government rally in Belgrade, Serbia. | Photo Credit: AP Clashes erupted at protests in Serbia between opponents and supporters of the government in an escalation of tensions following more than nine months of persistent demonstrations against populist President Aleksandar Vucic. Incidents first started on Tuesday evening (August 12, 2025) in … Read more
A combo picture of (from left) U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet one-on-one in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday (August 15, 2025) to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. This will … Read more
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a map that shows the E1 settlement project during a press conference near the settlement of Maale Adumim, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Thursday, August 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has approved plans for a settlement that would split East Jerusalem from … Read more
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan will establish a new military force to supervise its missile capabilities, the Prime Minister has said, after its worst conflict in decades with India. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the formation of the Rocket Force Command while addressing an Independence Day ceremony in Islamabad attended … Read more
This handout photo taken and released on August 14, 2025 by the Royal Thai Government shows Thailand’s Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa (R), China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C) and Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn (L) taking part in a meeting in Anning in China’s Yunnan province, on the sidelines of the 10th Mekong – Lancang … Read more
new video loaded: How Accessible Is Traveling by Amtrak? By Gabe Castro-Root, Leila Medina, Gabriel Blanco and Stephanie Swart•August 14, 2025 Many people with disabilities depend on Amtrak to travel across the country, but the journey can still present obstacles. Gabe Castro-Root outlines some of the challenges disabled passengers encounter while traveling. Recent episodes in … Read more
Cholera has claimed at least 40 lives in Sudan’s Darfur region over the last week as the country weathers its worst outbreak of the illness in years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday. The medical charity said the vast western region, which has been a major battleground over more than two years of fighting … Read more
The King David Hotel of Jerusalem is one of the landmarks of the contested city. Built with locally sourced pink limestone and opened in 1931 by Ezra Mosseri, a wealthy Egyptian Jewish banker, the hotel, overlooking the Old City that is holy for all three Abrahamic faiths, stands as a symbol of both Israel’s Jewish … Read more
