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December 2, 2025 10:24 AM

Sons of Pakistan’s jailed Imran Khan voice fears for his safety

The sons of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan fear authorities are concealing "something irreversible" about his condition after more than three weeks with no evidence that he is still alive, one of them said. As court-ordered prison visits stay blocked and rumours swirl about poss...

November 29, 2025 4:44 PM

Pope removes shoes but doesn’t pray on visit to Istanbul’s Blue Mosque

Pope Leo visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday, removing his shoes in a sign of respect but not appearing to pray in his first visit as leader of the Catholic Church to a Muslim place of worship during his four-day visit to Turkey. The first U.S. pope bowed slightly before entering the mosque ...

November 25, 2025 10:47 AM

PM Modi holds roadshow ahead of flag-hoisting ceremony at Ayodhya Ram Temple

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a roadshow in Ayodhya ahead of the flag-hoisting ceremony at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, where he will hoist the sacred saffron flag atop the temple's 191-foot-high shikhara. Hundreds of devotees welcomed the Prime Minister with a tricolour in their hand...

November 20, 2025 3:56 PM

Spanish court orders Meta to pay $550 mln to digital media companies

A Spanish court has ordered that the multinational tech company Meta pay 479 million euros ($552 million) to Spanish digital media outlets for unfair competition practices and infringement of EU data protection regulation. Madrid's Commercial Court said on Thursday the compensation, to be paid out ...

November 20, 2025 11:32 AM

Brazil’s Lula makes diplomatic push for early climate deal at COP30 summit

Brazil's president was meeting with key negotiators at the COP30 summit on Wednesday as part of a drive to land an early deal on some of the most divisive issues in the global climate talks, including fossil fuels and climate finance. The two-week U.N. summit in the Amazon city of Belem ha...

November 14, 2025 1:28 PM

Trump threatens tariffs on Spain over refusal to boost NATO defense spending

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened trade penalties, including tariffs, against Spain, saying he is unhappy with its refusal to raise defense spending to 5% and calling the move disrespectful to NATO. "I'm very unhappy with Spain. They're the only country that didn't raise their number up ...