The US has imposed a new round of sanctions on Cuban officials and companies, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says. Nine state-owned mining, metal and building firms, the Ministry of Construction and officials connected to a Cuban-based international institute have been named in the latest tranche of economic sanctions. In a statement, Rubio accused various…
Conor Kennedy, the son of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the grandson of the late US senator Robert F. Kennedy, is back in the spotlight for a reason far removed from his famous family or his brief romance with Taylor Swift.The 32-year-old has been placed on Russia’s international wanted list after a…
Navy leadership is discussing renaming a Navy aircraft carrier after President Donald Trump, according to two U.S. officials. The ship, which is still under construction, has been set to be named the USS Doris Miller in honor of an enlisted sailor who famously staffed an anti-aircraft gun during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during…
A Swiss tourist has been sentenced to one year in prison for insulting a sacred religious event on Indonesia’s holiday island of Bali. In a now-removed video, Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, had filmed himself walking to an empty beach during the Hindu holiday of Nyepi, describing the scene as “crazy”. He was arrested in March…
Two Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been found guilty of inciting others to subvert state power under the city’s controversial national security law. Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, face a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail after being convicted under the China-introduced…
Quote of the day by Sadhguru (Photo: @SadhguruJV/ X) We often measure love by the proximity of the person, by how near they are, sitting next to us.We say, “I love you,” and assume that if that person leaves, the love will fade or disappear. But what if love is not really about the other…
President Donald Trump and his former fixer Michael Cohen are putting their contentious past behind them. Trump on Thursday joined Cohen, who has testified against him in Congress and in court, for an interview on Cohen’s radio show. The appearance, via phone, marked a new chapter in the pair’s fraught relationship after years of feuding…
Nearly six months after US President Donald Trump vowed a swift victory over Iran, the conflict appears to be at a standstill, with prospects of a military victory or negotiated settlement growing dimmer. To break the deadlock, Trump has vowed an “economic D-Day” under which any country that does business with Iran would face “tremendous”…
On August 18, 2026, Gayatri was named a recipient of the prestigious Arjuna Award. Indian badminton player Gayatri Gopichand has added another major milestone to her career. On August 18, 2026, Gayatri was named a recipient of the prestigious Arjuna Award, alongside her women’s doubles partner Treesa Jolly. While she is currently playing at the…
More than a hundred Army soldiers in Georgia this year are being offered a four-day pass to play the eagerly awaited video game “Grand Theft Auto VI” on one condition: they re-enlist. That’s the deal available to 130 members of the 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, ahead of the game’s mid-November release, a…