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The US Department of Labor has proposed a significant increase to the minimum wages employers must pay foreign hires under H-1B and related programmes, saying the move is needed to better protect US workers and prevent...
Taipei — Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported that it detected 12 sorties of Chinese military aircraft, five naval vessels and one official ship operating around Taiwan’s territorial waters up until 6 a.m....
As he pushes to force Iran into concessions, President Donald Trump issued what many interpreted as another threat of mass destruction — this time with nuclear overtones. The comment came amid renewed fighting and a...
Russia held its most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years on May 9, curtailing its usual military display amid fears of attacks tied to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The annual Red Square event, which commemorates the...
New Delhi — An Indian sailor has died and several crewmembers were injured after a wooden dhow caught fire and capsized near the Strait of Hormuz, government sources said. The incident occurred on Friday and was...
The US Department of Labor has proposed raising the minimum pay used to hire workers on H‑1B and related visas by roughly 20–33%, a change the administration says is meant to stop foreign hires from undercutting US...
Colombo — One of Sri Lanka’s most senior Buddhist monks, Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested Friday night on allegations of sexually abusing a minor, police said. Hemarathana, the chief priest of a...
A viral runway of four-legged fashion stars has social media declaring there’s a better show than the Met Gala: the Pet Gala. Shared by Instagram account Mochi The Doxie, the video captures an elaborate pet fashion...
Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Pakistan's military spokesperson, drew online criticism after questioning why Indian officers addressed the media in English during a briefing on Operation Sindoor. The...
Chattogram, Bangladesh — May 9, 2026: Commander Siddharth Chaudhary, Commanding Officer of INS Sunayna, met with Commodore Ahamed Amin Abdullah BSP, PSC, the Officiating Chairman of the Chattogram Port Authority, during...
At a Europe Day reception in New Delhi, EU Ambassador to India Hervé Delphin described the event as a celebration of deeper ties and shared values between the European Union and India. He said the two partners are...
Tehran, May 9 (ANI) — According to MarineTraffic data cited by RT, no commercial vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours. Before the outbreak of the US‑Iran war, the waterway typically saw an average...
