Why U.S. President Donald Trump wants Intel’s CEO to resign | Explained

Why U.S. President Donald Trump wants Intel’s CEO to resign | Explained

The story so far: On Thursday (August 7, 2025), U.S. President Donald Trump singled out Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan on the right-wing social media platform Truth Social, posting, “The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately. There is no other solution to this problem. Thank you for your attention to this problem!” … Read more

Pakistani forces kill 33 militants in overnight operation near Afghan border

Pakistani forces kill 33 militants in overnight operation near Afghan border

Pakistan Army soldiers stand at a tunnel where the Jaffar Express train was attacked by separatist militants, in Bolan, Balochistan, Pakistan, March 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistani security forces killed 33 militants who attempted to enter the insurgency-hit southwest from neighbouring Afghanistan, the military said on Friday (August 8, 2025). The military said … Read more

EU, U.K. ask Israel to reconsider escalation in Gaza as Germany suspends some arms exports to Israel

EU, U.K. ask Israel to reconsider escalation in Gaza as Germany suspends some arms exports to Israel

Palestinians inspect the site of a morning Israeli strike on a house, in Gaza City, August 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters European governments, on Friday (August 8, 2025), pushed back against the Israeli cabinet’s approval of a plan to take over Gaza City. The U.K. and E.U. called for Tel Aviv to “reconsider” its … Read more

Germany suspends arms exports to Israel for use in Gaza

Germany suspends arms exports to Israel for use in Gaza

Germany will halt the export of military equipment to Israel that could be used in the Gaza Strip, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday (August 8, 2025), reacting to Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City. The arms export freeze marks a drastic change of course for Germany, which has long been one of … Read more

China welcomes PM Modi’s planned visit to attend SCO Summit

China welcomes PM Modi's planned visit to attend SCO Summit

China on Friday (August 8, 2025) welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned visit to the Tianjin Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to be held later this month, describing the event as “a gathering of solidarity, friendship and fruitful results.” Mr. Modi is expected to travel to China later this month, after a gap … Read more

Rajmohan Gandhi, Martin Luther King III call for ending Gaza crisis, return of hostages

Rajmohan Gandhi, Martin Luther King III call for ending Gaza crisis, return of hostages

A protester is detained during a rally against the hunger crisis in Gaza in New York City, U.S.A. | Photo Credit: Reuters Historian Rajmohan Gandhi, Editor-in-Chief of rights forum ‘We are one humanity’ and human rights activist, Martin Luther King III, on Thursday (August 7, 2025), called for an end to the human suffering in … Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump orders increased federal law enforcement presence in Washington to ‘make DC safe again’

U.S. President Donald Trump orders increased federal law enforcement presence in Washington to ‘make DC safe again’

White House said that there will be increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital to combat crime for at least the next week, amid President Donald Trump’s suggestions that his administration could fully take over running the city. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The White House said on Thursday (August 7, 2025) … Read more

U.N. asks Israel to immediately halt plan to control Gaza

U.N. asks Israel to immediately halt plan to control Gaza

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Volker Turk during a press conference at the U.N. Headquarters in Geneva. File | Photo Credit: AP U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk on Friday (August 8, 2025) said that “the Israeli Government’s plan for a complete military takeover of the occupied Gaza Strip must be immediately halted”. … Read more