Suga of BTS responded to an internet fan who begged him to speak in English with a ‘very savage’ reaction. The rapper’s reaction has been dubbed the ‘Taehyung impact’ by fans. Suga, a member of BTS, met with his fans after his show in Rosemont, Illinois. On Sunday, Suga held a live session on Weverse … Read more
Archaeologists uncovered the remains of a 19th-century quarantine hospital and cemetery drowned in the waters near the Dry Tortugas National Park in the Florida Keys. The hospital on a now-submerged island was used to treat yellow fever victims at the fort between 1890 and 1900. Also discovered was an 1861 headstone from the Fort Jefferson … Read more
According to TASS, Russia’s ex-president Dmitry Medvedev declared that Moscow has no alternative but to physically destroy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “and his clique.” His words followed Ukraine’s drone raid on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin residence. “After today’s terrorist attack,” Medvedev said on his Telegram channel, “there are no options left other than the … Read more
Erling Haaland has broken the Premier League goal-scoring record for the most goals scored in a single season. The Manchester City striker became the first player in EPL history to score 35 goals in a single season with a superb lobbed finish 70 minutes into Wednesday’s 3-0 triumph over West Ham. Nathan Ake had … Read more
Following his divorce from first wife Cindy Silva in November 1994, the 68-year-old actor and director, best known for his roles in Yellowstone and Dances with Wolves, has ended his second marriage. Mr. Costner and Ms. Baumgartner met in 1998 and married on the actor’s ranch in Colorado in 2004.The couple is now requesting shared … Read more
Maria Sakkari and Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the Madrid Open women’s singles semi-finals. Before rallying, both players dropped their first sets. World number two Sabalenka defeated Egypt’s Mayar Sherif 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 at Manolo Santana. The 2023 Australian Open winner has a 27-4 win-loss record in 2023. Sakkari of Greece will face her, who defeated … Read more
New York: India at the United Nations General Assembly has said that UNSC must be made more representative of developing nations, including from Africa. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Security Council Ambassador R Ravindra made the remarks at the first meeting of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of ‘Equitable … Read more
Seoul: North Korea on Saturday denounced U.S. pledges of battle tanks to Ukraine, claiming Washington was “further crossing the red line” to win hegemony by proxy war, state media KCNA reported. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, made the remarks in a statement carried by KCNA, saying that North Korea … Read more
Kyiv: Ukraine will launch an international campaign to prevent Russian athletes from being allowed to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday. Sports Minister Vadim Guttsait earlier said Ukraine would not rule out boycotting the Games if Russian and Belarusian athletes took part. They have been banned in some sports … Read more
Washington: US President Joe Biden declared himself “outraged and deeply pained” Friday by newly released footage showing the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man from Memphis. “The footage that was released this evening will leave people justifiably outraged,” Biden said in a statement, urging protesters to remain peaceful. “Those who seek … Read more
Washington: It seems at first like a garden-variety arrest for a traffic violation. But police videos released Friday of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols end with Memphis police officers kick-stomping and kneeling on the Black 29-year-old as he weakens from beatings. Bodycam footage shows Nichols on the ground, plaintively calling out three times: “Mom!” … Read more
New Delhi: A security assessment by Indian police in the Himalayan region of Ladakh says there could be more clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along their contested frontier there as Beijing ramps up military infrastructure in the region. At least 24 soldiers were killed when the armies of the Asian giants clashed in Ladakh, … Read more
Washington: The discovery of classified documents at the homes of Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Mike Pence has rekindled a debate about an old habit of the US government — slapping millions of documents every year with labels of ‘secret’, ‘top secret’ and other confidential designations. Nuclear secrets, names of spies, diplomatic cables: governments everywhere … Read more
Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo wrote in a book published Tuesday that India and Pakistan came close to nuclear war in 2019 and that US intervention prevented escalation. “I do not think the world properly knows just how close the India-Pakistan rivalry came to spilling over into a nuclear conflagration in February 2019,” … Read more
Berlin: The United States was expected to announce as soon as Wednesday that it will send heavy tanks to Ukraine, and Germany has decided to do the same, sources said, a reversal that Kyiv has said would reshape its war with Russia. Hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy turned 45 on Wednesday, he pressed allies … Read more