New York: US President Donald Trump stirred up fresh outrage on social media Monday with a tweet mocking an impassioned speech made by 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg at the UN climate summit in New York. Her voice shaking with emotion in an address that was the defining moment of the summit, Thunberg accused world leaders […]
Read MoreUnited Nations: US President Donald Trump aired one of his oldest grievances at the United Nations on Monday: that it’s unfair he never got the Nobel peace prize. “I would get a Nobel prize for a lot of things, if they give it out fairly, which they don’t,” he complained. Trump went on to raise […]
Read MoreUnited Nations (US): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated a call for “flexibility” from the EU in Brexit talks during a meeting with Council President Donald Tusk in New York on Monday that failed to yield a breakthrough. Johnson and Tusk met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly as Britain races towards its […]
Read MoreKabul: At least 24 civilians were killed Monday during a raid conducted by Afghan special forces on Taliban hideouts in the southern Helmand province, provincial officials said. Abdul Majed Akhund, deputy provincial councilman, said that initial reports showed 24 civilians were killed, but the number “possibly would rise” when a final toll was available. Attahullah […]
Read MoreMumbai: Describing his speech as “inspiring”, several Bollywood celebrities, including Karan Johar, Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan, took to Twitter on Monday to praise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address at the Howdy Modi event in Houston. About 50,000 people of the Indian-American community attended the event on Sunday that was jointly addressed by Prime Minister […]
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