The suspect has not been formally charged, police said. Image for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A 17-year-old opened fire and wounded three people in a shooting at New York City’s Times Square early Saturday (August 9, 2025), the New York Police Department said. The shooting occurred around 1:20 a.m. ET (0520 GMT) following … Read more
Students walk past Royce Hall at the University of California, Los Angeles, campus in Los Angeles. File | Photo Credit: AP The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, a White House official said Friday (August 8, 2025). The person was not authorised to speak publicly about … Read more
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated his urgent appeal for “a permanent ceasefire, unimpeded humanitarian access across Gaza, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.” File | Photo Credit: AP United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that Israel’s decision to take control of Gaza City marks a “dangerous escalation” that could worsen the … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday (August 9, 2025) warned that “decisions without Ukraine” would not bring peace and ruled out ceding territory to Russia. “Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier,” he said on social media, as U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stands alongside Gen. Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, during a major national defence announcement event at CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario, Canada, on August 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday (August 9, 2025) announced a multi-billion-dollar military spending package, affirming his … Read more
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval with Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov during a meeting in Russia, on August 9, 2025. Photo: X/@RusEmbIndia via PTI Photo National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held talks with Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov in Moscow on bilateral military-technical ties and implementation of joint projects in strategic … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump repeated the claim that he got “things settled” between India and Pakistan following the four-day military conflict between the two countries that could have turned into a “nuclear conflict”. Speaking at the White House on Friday (August 8, 2025), Mr. Trump also claimed that five or six planes “got shot down” … Read more
Israel’s decision to intensify its 22-month war with Hamas by taking over Gaza City has stirred fears for Palestinian civilians and Israeli hostages still held in Gaza, and renewed international pressure for an end to the conflict. Also Read | U.N. asks Israel to immediately halt plan to control Gaza Israel’s air and ground war … Read more
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The man who oversees the U.S. military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote. The extraordinary repost on X from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, made on Thursday night, illustrates a connection … Read more
Gwinnett County Police SWAT team members walk inside the scene of a shooting near the campuses of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A suspected shooter near the campuses of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University is … Read more
