US President Donald Trump has threatened Russia with high tariffs and tougher sanctions if it fails to end the Ukraine war. “If we don’t make a deal soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of taxes, tariffs, and sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various More
A new, rapidly-spreading wildfire has broken out in Los Angeles County, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate an area already devastated by destructive blazes, the BBC reported on Thursday. The Hughes Fire ignited on Wednesday afternoon about 45 miles northwest of Los Angeles, near Castaic Lake, in a mountainous region that borders several residential neighborhoods More
At least 10 people were killed and 31 others injured as a fire broke out at a hotel in one of Türkiye’s renowned tourist destinations, on Tuesday morning. Türkiye Today reported the fire erupted in the hotel’s restaurant area and quickly engulfed the entire building in Bolu’s Kartalkaya Ski Resort. Emergency teams, including firefighters and More
The Palestinian Civil Defence agency estimates there are 10,000 bodies under destroyed structures across the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday. Palestinians have recovered dozens of bodies buried under the rubble in Gaza and are searching for thousands more as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to hold for a second day. Medical More
Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders hours after officially becoming the 47th president of the United States, CNN reported. The signed actions include an immigration crackdown as well as the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organisation. One of President Donald Trump’s first executive actions formally established More
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says sustainable humanitarian aid to Gaza would be increased. “I welcome the start of the implementation of the ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza,” Guterres stated in a post on X. He offered the UN’s willingness to assist, saying: “We stand ready to support this implementation & scale up the delivery More
Israel has released the first batch of 90 Palestinian security prisoners in exchange for three hostages in the West Bank, a media report said on Monday. A ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Israel and Hamas was signed last week with the mediation of the United States, Egypt and Qatar. On Saturday, the Israeli security More
The long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza came into effect after a delay of nearly three hours on Sunday, the BBC reported. After months of talks, brokered by Egypt, Qatar and the US, the three-stage ceasefire agreement was achieved last week. The ceasefire, originally due to start at 08:30 (06:30 GMT) on Sunday, was delayed last-minute after More
TikTok has officially gone offline in the United States, a media report said on Sunday. TikTok went offline in the US on Saturday night, less than two hours before a ban was slated to go into effect, CNN reported. The broadcaster said the extraordinary blackout prevented access to one of the world’s most popular social More
At least 70 people have been killed and dozens wounded as a result of a fuel tanker truck explosion in northern Nigeria, a media report said on Sunday. The tanker overturned and spilled its contents in the Suleja area of North Central Niger state on Saturday, Reuters reported. It exploded moments after people began scooping More
