Washington: US billionaire and key Donald Trump ally Elon Musk called Britain’s premier Keir Starmer “utterly despicable” in an escalating row over child rape crimes in northern England. Musk attacked the prime minister on X, writing that “…Starmer repeatedly ignored the pleas of vast numbers of little girls and their parents, in order to secure political…
San Francisco: Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing its digital assistant Siri of listening in on users’ private conversations. The proposed settlement detailed in a court filing accessed on Thursday came with Apple holding firm that it did nothing wrong. “Apple has at all times denied and continues to deny…
Kyiv, Ukraine: Overnight, Russia initiated numerous attacks on Ukraine, with the Ukrainian air force reporting a total of 40 enemy air attack incidents on Saturday. The air force successfully neutralized eight missiles and noted that the assault included various weapons such as cruise, ballistic, and anti-aircraft missiles, along with the deployment of drones. The Ukrainian…
Vatican City: Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge of the office that oversees the world’s Catholic religious orders. Sister Simona Brambilla, 59, will lead the Vatican’s Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. She replaces Cardinal Joao…
Actor Alec Baldwin sued New Mexico prosecutors and sheriff’s office officials on Thursday alleging a “malicious” prosecution against him for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The action against special prosecutor Kari Morrissey and others is among at least a dozen civil lawsuits filed over…
Islamabad: A German diplomat, serving as the Second Secretary at the country’s embassy in Pakistan, was found dead in his apartment in Islamabad, police confirmed on Monday. Thomas Fielder was living in his flat in Karakoram Heights located in the Diplomatic Enclave of Islamabad. The place lies within the limits of the Secretariat Police Station. Fielder’s…
Washington: As many as 65,960 Indians officially became US citizens, making India the second-largest source country for new citizens in America after Mexico, according to a latest Congressional report. An estimated 46 million foreign-born persons resided in the United States in 2022, approximately 14 per cent of the total US population of 333 million, according to…
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Nairobi, Kenya: At least three people were killed and more than 270 injured in a massive fire when a truck laden with gas exploded in the Kenyan capital, police said Friday. Firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control by around 9:00 am (0600 GMT), more than nine hours after it erupted, according to an AFP…