Germany on Monday reintroduced electric car subsidies as it seeks to accelerate the transition to less polluting vehicles, drawing praise from industry groups but criticism from environmentalists who demanded greater efforts. Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe’s biggest auto market are growing but progress has been patchy, and the government and the struggling auto…
DAVOS: Donald Trump is expected to meet global business leaders in Davos on Wednesday, sources familiar with the matter said, as the U.S. President’s presence looms large over the annual gathering of the global elite in Switzerland. Business leaders, including CEOs in financial services, crypto, and consulting, were invited to a reception after Trump’s address…
BEIJING: Beijing demanded on Tuesday that Afghanistan protect Chinese citizens after a bombing at a restaurant in Kabul killed at least seven people, including a Chinese man. China, which shares a rugged 76-kilometre (47-mile) border with Afghanistan, has close ties with the Taliban government. “China has made urgent representations with the Afghan side, demanding that…
JERUSALEM: Israel demolished structures inside the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency’s East Jerusalem compound on Tuesday after seizing the site last year, in an act condemned by the agency as a violation of international law. Surrounded by Israeli forces, bulldozers razed several large buildings and other smaller structures inside the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s…
JERUSALEM: Israel has received an invitation from the United States to join President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters. It was not immediately clear if Israel had accepted the invitation. The prime minister’s office did not respond to a request for comment….
BEIJING:At the China-Pakistan International TVET-Industrial Education Cooperation and Exchange Seminar last week, Vincent Que, CEO of the China Global Professional and Technical Certification Center (CGPTC), and Ms. Gulmina Bilal Ahmad, Chairperson of the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) of Pakistan, formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of their respective organizations. The…
US President Donald Trump has escalated tensions with NATO allies, demanding U.S. control over Greenland in a stark letter to Norway’s Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre. The President explicitly linked his aggressive foreign policy shift to Norway snubbing him for the Nobel Peace Prize. In the message to the Prime Minister, obtained by PBS News,…
A deadly explosion hit a central Kabul hotel on Monday, city police and the Afghan government said, killing of several people was also reported in the blast. “An explosion occurred in a hotel in on Gulfaroshi Street in Shahr-e-Naw, the fourth district of Kabul city, causing casualties,” police spokesman Khalid Zadran said without detailing the…
Fatal accident leaves 100 injured, with 25 in serious condition, reports state broadcaster Train driver among dead, emergency protocols activated nationwide. Rail operator suspends services between Madrid and Andalusia. Rescue teams evacuate passengers, some remain trapped inside. A high-speed train derailed and smashed into another oncoming train in southern Spain on Sunday, pushing the second…
Lucknow: An IndiGo Airlines flight from Delhi to Bagdogra was diverted to Lucknow Airport after a bomb threat, prompting an emergency landing at 9:17 am. All 222 passengers and crew were safely evacuated. According to Beyond the Time News, a handwritten note saying “Plane mein bomb” was found, and bomb disposal squads are conducting checks….