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Vivek Ramaswamy thanked US President Donald Trump for endorsing his bid to become Ohio’s next governor — but the response online showed how divided the Republican base remains over his candidacy.Ramaswamy posted a message on X soon after Trump’s endorsement, writing: “Thank you, Mr President, for securing our border & making America safer. Now it’s…

Fujairah enforces certified guides to boost mountain safety / Image credit: File The Emirate of Fujairah is rolling out a major regulatory change to professionalize and secure its bustling adventure tourism sector. Starting next season, the Fujairah Adventure Center has announced a strict new policy: no individual or group will be allowed to lead mountain…

Newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani became the centre of an internet debate after a video from his victory speech went viral. In the clip, Mamdani is seen raising his arm several times and waving to supporters. Some social media users claimed the movements resembled a Nazi salute, similar to the hand gesture…

File photo: A woman who fled el-Fasher, after Sudan’s paramilitary forces killed hundreds of people in the western Darfur region, rests at a camp in Tawila, Sudan. (Pictire credit: AP) Until Thursday, violence by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against Sudanese civilians was ongoing.However, on Thursday afternoon, the paramilitary group led by General Mohammed Hamdan…

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left), Uyghur activist protesting oppression (file – agencies) China’s influence over global academia came under sharp scrutiny this week after The Guardian revealed that Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) in the UK had suspended research into forced labour involving Uyghurs in China – a move later reversed after widespread criticism and legal…

In Chicago on Wednesday morning, the first children had just arrived at the Rayito de Sol early learning center, and staff members were getting ready for the day. Suddenly, agents from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), some wearing balaclavas pulled over their faces, stormed in and arrested one of the teachers. A father…

Turkey announced on Friday that it has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and several senior officials, accusing them of committing genocide during the war in Gaza.The Istanbul prosecutor’s office said in a statement that arrest warrants were issued for 37 individuals, though it did not release the full list. Those named…

Russia launched a large-scale assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, resulting in one fatality and causing power outages across multiple regions, according to Kyiv officials on Saturday.“The enemy is massively attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure again. Because of this, emergency power outages have been introduced in a number of regions of Ukraine,” Energy minister Svitlana Grynchuk said,…

NEW DELHI: The third round of peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan ended on Saturday without any agreement on tackling cross-border terrorism, with both sides trading blame for the collapse of negotiations. Afghanistan’s Taliban government accused Pakistan of adopting an “irresponsible and uncooperative” stance during the two-day talks held in Istanbul under the mediation of…

With the help of the United States and Israeli intelligence agencies, Mexican authorities thwarted an alleged plot by Iran to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico. On Friday, the US and Israeli officials accused Iran of plotting to kill Einat Kranz-Neiger, with Mexican authorities denying any knowledge of such a plot.The purported assassination attempt came…