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Ex-aide says Netanyahu tasked him with making a plan to evade responsibility for Oct. 7 attack

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- A former close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that immediately following the October 2023 Hamas attack that triggered Israel's two-year war in Gaza, the Israeli l... Read More


Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks immediate release from prison in appeals argument

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- Lawyers for hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs urged a federal appeals court in New York late Tuesday to order his immediate release from prison and reverse his conviction on prost... Read More


Shehnaaz Gill: I truly believe an artist is nothing without their audience

India, Dec. 24 -- She is on schedule- to the minute. All eyes turn as our cover star as she walks into the studio in effortless black casuals. She's on a business call, discussing work with crisp prec... Read More


The impossible economics of making things: why locally made goods can't compete with imports, By Olumide Awoyemi

Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- Walk into any policy discussion on Nigerian manufacturing, and you'll hear the same refrain: local producers need protection from imports. Poultry farmers want tariffs on frozen ch... Read More


'Solving one crisis by deepening another': Critics question Tanzania's decision to tax imported vehicles and fund its HIV response

India, Dec. 24 -- 10 am, before the city fully wakes, Kevin Mwinuka is already on his feet. He arranges fruits on a wooden stall inches from the road in Mbagala, one of Dar es Salaam's most congested ... Read More


Chick-fil-A chicken causing stomach issues, claim social media users - Has there been a change to quality standards?

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- American fast food chain Chick-fil-A has long built a reputation around its chicken servings, but a recent change has seemingly sparked controversy among its loyal customers. Po... Read More


Bengaluru woman arrested for robbing wedding guests: How former teacher became a thief

India, Dec. 24 -- Police in Basavanagudi, Bengaluru have taken into custody a 46-year-old woman accused of carrying out a series of thefts at wedding venues by blending in as a family member of the br... Read More


"Doesn't feel good to talk about it": Kate Hudson on turning down 'Spider-Man' role

Washington DC, Dec. 24 -- Hollywood actor Kate Hudson has revealed that she turned down the role of Mary Jane Watson in the 2002 blockbuster 'Spider-Man', admitting that the decision is something that... Read More


US judge rejects business group's challenge to Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee

Sri Lanka, Dec. 24 -- A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge by the largest U.S. business lobby group to President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign wor... Read More


Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launches statewide type-1 diabetes programme from Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar, Dec. 24 -- Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has expressed the resolve of the State Government to establish a holistic treatment system to ensure that not a single child suffering from Type-... Read More