Category Politics

Italian authorities said they were transferring 40 migrants who did not have permission to stay in the country to Italian detention centres in Albania. This appears to be the first time that a European Union state has sent rejected migrants…

A helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed upside down into the Hudson River between Manhattan and the New Jersey shore on Thursday, killing all six people on board, officials and witnesses said, The New York Times reported. The New…

Diego Maradona should not have had surgery two weeks before his death because it was not a serious problem, a court has heard in a negligence case that led to his death. After analysing Maradona’s brain CT scan presented during…

U.S. stock markets fell sharply on Thursday, giving up much of their historic gains from the previous day as President Donald Trump’s trade war continues to threaten economic performance. The S&P 500 fell 3.5%, capping a 9.5% gain on Wednesday…

New Zealand lawmakers have dealt a crushing defeat to a challenged bill that would have redefined the country’s founding treaty between Maori tribes and the British Crown. The Treaty of Waitangi Principles Bill was defeated in parliament in Wellington on…

The European Union’s executive Commission has announced a 90-day pause on retaliatory measures against new U.S. tariffs, to align with President Donald Trump’s temporary pause on his sweeping new tariffs and to create space for a negotiated deal. European Commission…

The UN report said Taliban morality police detained men and their barbers for inappropriate hairstyles, and others for missing prayers at mosques during Ramadan. This happened six months after the introduction of laws regulating the behavior of citizens in the…

Asian stock markets fell sharply overnight and investors braced for even deeper losses in New York as the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements entered a second week. Asian shares broadly fell to new lows after Mr Trump…

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of the fiercest battles of World War II took place 80 years ago. The visit was the first for Naruhito…

Jay North, who played the title role of the mischievous boy on the TV series Dennis the Menace for four seasons starting in 1959, has died aged 73. North died Sunday at his home in Lake Butler, Florida, after a…