Authorities in the United States have arrested two suspected Chinese government agents in connection with an alleged plot by Beijing against the exiled anti-communist Falun Gong spiritual movement. China banned Falun Gong, based broadly around meditation, in 1999 after 10,000 members appeared at the central leadership compound in Beijing in silent protest. The group has called for people to…
Russia has dismissed criticism from US President Joe Biden over Moscow’s deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, saying Washington for decades has done the same throughout Europe. Russia said on Thursday it was pushing ahead with the first deployment of such weapons outside its borders since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, and…
Two football teams exiled from cities in war-battered eastern Ukraine play each other on Sunday in the safer western part of the country with the league title at stake. The showdown between Ukrainian Premier League leaders Shakhtar Donetsk and second-place Dnipro-1 at Arena Lviv can be decisive in a football season that is finishing on…
A man was detained for flying a ‘suspicious’ drone in the restricted zone near Hazratganj intersection in Lucknow late on Friday night, police officials said on Saturday. They said Lucknow joint commissioner of police (JCP), law and order, Upendra Agarwal had issued detailed guidelines over this for making it no drone zone around Hazratganj, Vidhan…
In the murky depths of the internet, where die-hard Donald Trump supporters congregate, a new scam has emerged, preying on their disappointment over the last presidential election. Internet scammers are selling “Trump Bucks,” adorned with images of the former president, and promoting them online as a golden opportunity to propel Trump’s 2024 bid while promising…
A group of around 35 nomads who were returning from Kashmir had set up camp close to a ravine,” rescue official Subah Khan said. At least 10 people were killed and 25 injured when an avalanche hit the Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan on Saturday, police said. According to the police, 10 people, including three women…
Rafael Nadal announced last week that he will not be able to defend his French Open crown this year after failing to recover from the injury he suffered in Australian Open in January. Since the shock second-round exit at Melbourne Park, during which he had injured his left hip, Nadal stayed out of action before missing the entire French…
The co-worker told police that Olalde said “he had killed his family because they were cannibals, and they were going to eat him,” the affidavit states. An 18-year-old teenager was apprehended in United States’ Texas, for the tragic killings of his own family members. Cesar Olalde claimed that he carried out the killings, as he…
San Francisco’s retail landscape takes a hit as Old Navy and other major stores shut their doors. Old Navy, a well-established retailer in San Francisco for the past 30 years, is the latest casualty in the city’s growing list of store closures. The Market Street location, situated just three miles away from Old Navy’s corporate…
In a move that has left many scratching their heads, Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida recently took on the role of a fill-in host on Newsmax TV’s Greg Kelly Reports. Gaetz, who appeared on the show not as a guest but as the host, began the program by addressing viewers and clarifying that he…
