The United States and its allies failed to agree on supplying coveted German battle tanks to Ukraine as Russia issued veiled threats the war could escalate in Europe. NATO and defence leaders from about 50 countries met at the American Ramstein Air Base in Germany […]
A United States judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after the prominent Republican removed an elected official from office over his stance on abortion and transgender rights. Robert Hinkle, a federal judge for the northern district of Florida, ruled on Friday […]
France will boost military spending by more than one-third in the coming years, President Emmanuel Macron said, as he unveiled ambitions to transform the French army to deal with the great “perils” of this century. Acknowledging the end of the “peace dividend” of the post-Cold […]
The Indian government is proposing tough measures to clamp down on what it considers fake news. Proposals include giving a state-run agency the power to decide what is false and what is not. But critics say it gives the government new powers of censorship – […]
A United States jury continues to deliberate on whether four members of the far-right militia group known as the Oath Keepers committed the crime of “seditious conspiracy” during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. During closing arguments on Wednesday, federal prosecutor Louis […]
Reliance Industries Ltd on Friday reported a bigger-than-expected drop in quarterly profit as India’s biggest company by market valuation took a hit from the government’s windfall tax on fuel exports. The taxes were levied on exports of petrol, diesel and aviation fuels midway last year, […]
A court in Spain has ordered the Brazilian footballer Dani Alves to be remanded in custody after he was arrested over a sexual assault allegation. A Barcelona judge took the step after questioning the 39-year-old player regarding “events that allegedly took place at a nightclub,” […]
Google’s parent Alphabet Inc is cutting about 12,000 jobs, or 6 percent of its workforce, it said in a staff memo Friday, as the technology sector reels from layoffs and companies stake their futures on artificial intelligence (AI). Alphabet’s shares were up nearly 3 percent […]
A drone attack hit a US-led coalition base in southern Syria, the US military’s Central Command has said. “Three one-way attack drones attacked the al-Tanf Garrison in Syria,” a CENTCOM statement said on Friday. Two of the drones were shot down by the coalition, but […]
United States Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen has reaffirmed her country’s commitment to deepening relations and trade with Africa during a visit to Senegal, amid competition across the continent from China and Russia. “The United States is all in on Africa, and all in […]
