TikTok, the viral short-form video app that has become a global cultural phenomenon, is once again at the center of a political storm in the United States. On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that lays the groundwork for a controversial deal transferring control of TikTok’s U.S. operations into the hands of some…
South Asia’s monsoon rains have long been a lifeline, feeding agriculture, replenishing rivers, and sustaining over a billion people across India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. But in recent years, that lifeline has begun to look increasingly fragile. The same seasonal rains that once symbolized renewal now often bring devastation, flooding cities, destroying crops,…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has intensified its search for a Nigerian national accused of committing multiple financial crimes in the United States more than two decades ago. The agency announced a $10,000 reward for credible information leading to the capture of Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, a 56-year-old suspect wanted in connection with an elaborate…
Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas used his address to the United Nations General Assembly to send a decisive message about the future of Palestine. Speaking by video link after being denied a visa by the United States, the 89-year-old leader declared that Hamas would have no future political role in governing Palestine, while appealing to…
American fighter jets scrambled this week to confront a group of Russian military aircraft that entered the Air Defense Identification Zone off the coast of Alaska, the latest in a series of aerial encounters underscoring rising hostilities between Moscow and Washington. According to U.S. defense officials, the incident involved long-range Tu-95 strategic bombers escorted by…
A drone explosion near a Ukrainian nuclear power plant has reignited international fears of a potential disaster as the war with Russia grinds on. The detonation, which occurred within close range of the South Ukraine nuclear facility in Mykolaiv region, prompted urgent warnings from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog about the risks posed by repeated…
The latest move by Donald Trump has thrown American politics into sharp contention once again as the president signed a sweeping memorandum on what he termed the threat of leftwing domestic terrorism. The directive, framed as a comprehensive strategy to dismantle networks of political violence, has ignited immediate outrage among civil liberties groups, activists, and…
