Qatar PM Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani and Donald Trump (AP) US President Donald Trump hosted Qatar’s prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani for dinner in New York on Friday, days after an Israeli strike in Doha killed several Hamas officials. The meeting capped a day of high-level contacts between the Qatari…
An Indian-American entrepreneur, Baiju Bhatt, has been recognised among the 10 youngest billionaires in the United States on the 2025 Forbes 400 list. Co-founder of the innovative stock trading platform Robinhood, Bhatt is the only person of Indian origin in this elite group. At 40, he joins other notable young billionaires, including Meta founder Mark…
Prince Harry, King Charles reunite over tea; meet lasts less than an hour Britain’s Prince Harry on Wednesday met his father, King Charles III, at the monarch’s London home after over a year. Harry joined his father and had tea with him. Buckingham Palace confirmed that the father and son spent time together at Clarence…
Sama Kamel won Miss Egypt 2025 wearing a crystal-studded sky-blue gown, gold crown, and flowing satin cape/Image: Instagram Sama Kamel’s crowning as Miss Egypt 2025 turned heads both on and off stage. Her elegant appearance, symbolic styling, and rising social media presence have fueled a wave of public interest. From her choice of gown to…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for tougher sanctions on Russia after Moscow launched its largest aerial assault since the start of the war, striking government buildings and residential areas across the country. In a series of posts on X, Zelenskyy said international condemnation must be matched by concrete steps. “It is important that today we…
VLadimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un (AP image) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to China, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. No details have been provided yet on the exact timing of the meeting.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said…
The rare presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping at a parade in Beijing on Wednesday drew sharp criticism from the European Union, with its foreign policy chief warning that the show was “not just anti-Western optics” but a “direct challenge to the international…
Screengrab from the video after Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un concluded their meeting (Image: X/M_Simonyan) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged his full support to Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, stating that he was prepared to provide all possible assistance to Moscow during bilateral talks in Beijing.“If there is anything I can or must…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shook hands with Woo Won-shik, the speaker of South Korea’s National Assembly, on Wednesday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing Woo’s office.The handshake took place before the start of a military parade in China marking the anniversary of Japan’s formal surrender in World War Two.Yonhap said Woo was…
On the eve of April Fool’s Day in 1998, New York’s art world raised its glass to a ghost. In a SoHo loft, David Bowie read excerpts from a newly published biography, critics murmured gravely, and the city’s cultural elite toasted the rediscovery of Nat Tate — a tragic abstract expressionist who, the story went,…
