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Rescue operations are ongoing in Myanmar following a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that has claimed the lives of at least 1,700 people and caused extensive destruction. Thousands more have been injured, with many believed to be trapped beneath rubble. The country’s military government confirmed that approximately 3,400 individuals sustained injuries, while nearly 300 people remain missing. […]
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.7 in magnitude struck central Myanmar on Friday at 12.50 pm local time, followed by a 6.8-magnitude aftershock. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the epicentre was located 16km northwest of Sagaing at a depth of 10km. No casualties have been reported so far, and no tsunami warning has been […]
A US journalist was unintentionally added to a Signal group chat where senior American officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, discussed planned strikes against Yemen’s Huthi rebels, the White House confirmed on Monday. President Donald Trump announced the strikes on March 15, but The Atlantic magazine’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg disclosed […]
United States President Donald Trump on Friday said he would personally cover the overtime pay for astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who returned to Earth this week after spending nine months in space. Wilmore and Williams had initially embarked on what was meant to be an eight-day mission. However, after their spacecraft malfunctioned, they […]
Pakistan has granted temporary permission to Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet provider, Starlink, to offer its services in the country. The announcement was made on Friday, with Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja confirming the decision. The temporary registration follows the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Shaza stated that Starlink had been […]
A French scientist on assignment for the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) was shockingly denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers at an airport dug through his phone and unearthed messages in which he blasted the Donald Trump administration, revealed a French minister. The incident occurred on March 9. This […]
At least 413 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed after the Israeli military launched extensive strikes on Hamas, ending a weeks-long deadlock over extending the ceasefire that had paused fighting in January. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the strikes following Hamas’s refusal to alter the ceasefire agreement. Netanyahu’s office said in a statement, […]
Immigration attorneys in the United States are reporting an increase in the number of green card holders, including Indian nationals, being subjected to secondary inspection and, in some cases, overnight detention at airports by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers. Some individuals have also been pressured to voluntarily surrender their green cards. Elderly Indian […]
In a significant step towards bringing NASA astronaut Sunita Williams back to Earth, SpaceX launched its Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The four members of Crew-10 will replace Butch Willmore and Sunita Williams, who are part of Crew-9. The four new astronauts, Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos, Takuya Onishi of JAXA, and Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers […]
A hydraulic system issue forced SpaceX to postpone the planned launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The delay further extends the unexpectedly long stay of US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been in orbit for nine months following a trip on Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft. NASA now aims […]
Rabbi Alam, a close aide of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and vice president of the United States Awami League, stated on Wednesday that Hasina will return to the country as Prime Minister. Speaking to a news agency, Alam also criticised Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor of Bangladesh’s interim government, urging him to “go back […]
The Pakistani military ended a 30-hour operation to rescue train passengers taken hostage by a rebel group in Balochistan. The attack was reportedly carried out by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist group seeking Balochistan’s secession from Pakistan. The military confirmed that 21 civilians and four security personnel were killed during the incident. According […]
The European Commission has announced it will implement “swift and proportionate countermeasures” on US imports into the European Union in response to the tariffs imposed by the United States on EU steel and aluminium imports. The European Commission expressed regret over the US decision, describing the tariffs as “unjustified, disruptive to transatlantic trade, and harmful […]
Pakistan remains in the grip of a tense situation as militants from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) have taken hundreds of passengers hostage after hijacking the Jaffar Express in the Balochistan province. At the time this article goes live on Vibes of India, security forces are engaged in a large-scale operation to rescue the passengers who were traveling […]
A passenger train carrying around 500 people was hijacked by insurgents in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Tuesday. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it had taken 182 hostages and killed 11 Pakistani military personnel. The separatist group warned of executing all hostages if security forces did not withdraw. Government […]
China has accused the United States of using the fentanyl crisis as a “flimsy excuse” to justify increasing tariffs on Chinese imports, warning that Beijing is prepared to “fight till the end” in any trade conflict. The remarks were made by Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian in response to a question from a news […]
United States President Donald Trump has suspended, with immediate effect, the delivery of all American military aid to Ukraine, affecting over $1 billion in arms and ammunition. The decision follows a series of meetings at the White House between Trump and his senior national security aides, a senior administration official said on Monday. According to […]
Two weeks ago, US President Donald Trump sacked the first African American Chairman of the US Military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General C.Q. Brown. Trump’s professed rationale for removing the highest-ranking military officer in the US was to eliminate Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) programmes of which the General was an advocate. Brown […]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stated that the United Kingdom, France, and Ukraine have agreed to work on a ceasefire proposal to present to the United States. Speaking to a news outlet on Sunday, Starmer said he believes US President Donald Trump wants a durable peace in Ukraine and reiterated that US security guarantees […]
In a dramatic turn of events just hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy entered the Oval Office for a highly anticipated meeting with President Donald Trump on Saturday, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham issued a blunt warning to the Ukrainian leader. “Don’t take the bait,” Graham advised Zelenskyy, cautioning him against engaging in a heated […]
