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New Yorkers still possess more wealth than any other metropolis in the world, even with all the talk of a big-money flight from the city. This wealth exceeds $3 trillion. According to Henley & Partners, an immigration consultant, New York has about 350,000 millionaires, the highest of any city and a 48% increase over the … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin will be sworn in at a spectacular ceremony in the Kremlin on Tuesday, beginning a record-breaking fifth term with greater power than ever before. The 71-year-old Kremlin head has dominated Russia since the turn of the century, obtaining a new six-year term in March after winning presidential elections with no opposition. … Read more
On Tuesday, the Israeli army announced that it had taken “operational control” of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, and that forces were examining the area. “Last night, IDF (army) troops managed to establish operational control of the Gazan side of the (Rafah) crossing,” the major entrance point for … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping awoke in Paris on Monday on his first visit to the region in five years, with trade and Russia’s war with Ukraine on the agenda in talks with France’s Emmanuel Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. In a statement released on his arrival, Xi praised ties between the … Read more
President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to hold nuclear weapons drills involving the navy and troops based near Ukraine, the defence ministry said Monday. Putin has upped his nuclear rhetoric since the Ukraine conflict began, warning in his address to the nation in February there was a “real” risk of nuclear war. “During … Read more
US President Joe Biden recently came under fire for calling India, Japan, Russia, and China “xenophobic” nations while talking about the US’ reputation for welcoming immigrants. Now that has led many to ask what exactly “xenophobia” means. Xenophobia means to have a fear of or hate people from other cultures or countries. It often stems from not understanding or being unfamiliar with those … Read more
The arrest of three gangsters—Kamalpreet Singh, Karanpreet Singh and Karan Brar—by Canadian Police for alleged killing of Bhindranwale Tiger Force (BTF) terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar reveals that the trio had links with criminal gangs in Haryana and Punjab. Despite not having proper documents, the alleged contract killers were living on temporary visas, raising serious doubts … Read more
Students and faculty members in Mexico, Canada, France, and other countries are now pushing their educational institutions to divest from firms benefitting from Israel’s conflict in Gaza, following a surge of pro-Palestine rallies and encampments that engulfed numerous US universities. This comes two days after the New York Police stormed Columbia University, cleared the pro-Palestine … Read more
US President Joe Biden has called India, China, Japan and Russia “xenophobic” and said it was “xenophobia” that was hurting the economic growth of these countries. Biden made remarks suggesting countries, including India, didn’t accept migrants. “One of the reasons why our economy’s growing is because of you and many others. Why? Because we welcome … Read more
Donald Trump sat in a New York courtroom Monday watching history unfold, a glum witness to his own turn as the first US president to face criminal prosecution. Most court proceedings are deliberate, scripted and glacial — tedious for any observer to sit through, let alone a brash real estate mogul used to getting what … Read more
US President Joe Biden roasted his predecessor and political rival, Donald Trump and poked fun at his age at the annual dinner for Washington’s political and media elites, saying “I am a grown man running against a six-year-old”. The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner on Saturday night provided the platform for Biden, 81, to … Read more
Hind Rajab, a six-year-old girl from Gaza, became an enduring symbol of the horrors of the Palestine-Israel conflict when her calls for help went unanswered as a Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance dispatched to rescue her was destroyed, killing two paramedics, earlier this year. Who was Hind Rajab? She died alongside members of her … Read more
Loud chants of pro-Khalistan slogans were heard being shouted in front of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and opposition leader Pierre Poilievre during the Khalsa Day celebrations in Toronto. This occurs in the context of a recent upsurge in anti-Indian prejudice in Canada. As PM Trudeau was about to take the stage for his address … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top US diplomat Antony Blinken that the world’s two biggest economies should be “partners, not rivals”, but that there were a “number of issues” to be resolved in their relations. Meeting Blinken in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, Xi said the two countries had “made some positive … Read more
All democracies have to ensure the “right balance” between freedom of expression and public safety and order, India on Thursday said as US authorities arrested hundreds of people during pro-Palestine protests at major universities. In a veiled dig at various wings of the US administration that have been critical of the human rights and political … Read more