Muscat, Oman: HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, presented awards to the winning teams of the national “Ideas Makers – Hamat” programme, affiliated with the Oman Investment Authority, at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre. The ceremony was held as part of the “Together Forward” forum. The Hamat…
King Charles has made his first public statement regarding allegations linked to his brother, Prince Andrew, in the ongoing Epstein scandal, saying Buckingham Palace is ready to support law enforcement if approached. A Palace spokesperson said: “The King has made clear, in words and through unprecedented actions, his profound concern at allegations which continue to…
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions during a closed-door deposition before the US House Oversight Committee on Monday. Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking in a Texas prison, appeared virtually. Republican Committee Chairman James Comer said that, “as expected,” Maxwell invoked her Fifth Amendment right…
Juan Pablo Guanipa, one of Venezuela’s most prominent opposition politicians, has been detained by security forces just hours after his release from nearly nine months in prison. The arrest has raised questions about the country’s political transition following Nicolás Maduro’s removal from power. Guanipa, a close ally of Nobel laureate María Corina Machado, had been…
The sentencing of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and publisher Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison has drawn international condemnation from the United Kingdom, the United Nations, the European Union, and human rights groups. Critics say the conviction is politically motivated and underscores the shrinking space for dissent in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Yvette Cooper,…
Russian authorities have confirmed the arrest and extradition of a man suspected of shooting Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, a senior officer in Russia’s military intelligence, in Moscow last week. The suspect, a Russian citizen in his 60s named Lyubomir Korba, was apprehended in Dubai and transferred to Russian custody on Sunday, officials said. The attack…
India survived an early scare to defeat the United States by 29 runs in the opening match of the T20 World Cup at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Posting 161 for nine, India’s innings was powered by a blistering 84 from 49 balls by Suryakumar Yadav, which proved decisive against a spirited American side that briefly threatened…
António José Seguro, the centre-left Socialist candidate, is widely expected to defeat far-right populist André Ventura in Portugal’s presidential runoff, in a contest seen as a test of the country’s tolerance for populist politics. Recent polls indicate Seguro could secure roughly twice as many votes as Ventura in the head-to-head matchup. The two candidates advanced…
Donald Trump has shifted responsibility to a staff member after a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama was briefly shared on his social media account, while insisting he would not apologise for the incident. The Trump racist video, which was later deleted, showed the former president and first lady portrayed as cartoon apes set…
The National Security Agency intercepted a phone call between two foreign intelligence figures that included discussion of a person close to Donald Trump, according to an attorney representing a whistleblower briefed on the matter. The highly classified NSA foreign intelligence call was flagged last spring and later brought to the attention of the director of…
