Washington: President Joe Biden announced that he was raising the maximum number of refugees allowed into the United States this year to 62,500 -- up from the 15,000 cap imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump. The change follows backlash from allies over Biden’s earlier decision to

London: Domian Holbrook , a friend of Meghan Markle, had used inappropriate  language against  the British royal family on Twitter. Holbrook , who is a TV critic, mocked the royal family  after actor Patrick J Adams defended his Suits co-star when the Duchess of Sussex was

Washington: From muddy streets in South Africa’s townships to cocktail parties at Davos -- Bill and Melinda Gates came as a pair. Together, they built a charitable empire through Bill’s technology company Microsoft and the massive non-profit they co-founded and co-chair, the Bill & Melinda Gates

Yangon: A leading Myanmar ethnic rebel army said it had shot down a military helicopter on Monday, a day after a renewed junta crackdown on anti-coup protests left at least five civilians dead. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) said it downed the helicopter gunship during fierce

New Delhi: One ministry knows not what the other is doing. Amid all the foreign aid that has come to aid India’s fight against Covid, questions now arise over the issue of lack of transparency. India media, like many other national and international news networks, has

Washington: The Pentagon downplayed the impact of attacks by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan over the weekend as US and allied forces began their withdrawal from the country. "What we ve seen are some small harassing attacks over the course of the weekend that have not had

Varanasi: The region around Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in the world for Hindus, is among the worst affected by the second wave of coronavirus sweeping India. Many angry citizens of the region, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, are now asking where their

United Nations: The President of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, has underscored the need for building partnerships between states, companies and civil society across the world to respond and recover from the devastating coronavirus crisis. “If ever there was need for

Berlin: German police said they had shut down “one of the biggest darknet child pornography platforms in the world” and arrested four of its members in a series of raids in mid-April. The platform, named as “Boystown”, had existed since 2019, counted over 400,000 members and