President Biden pardoned two Chinese spies and the relative of a high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party, who was caught with tens of thousands of images of child pornography on his computer last month in a prisoner swap between the two countries that was made public Thursday when the three received clemencies. Yanjun Xu and Ji Chaoqun, who were both convicted of espionage, were granted clemency last month, along…

A former football star has become the President of Georgia as the ruling party consolidates its grip on power. Ex-Premier League and Manchester City striker, Mikheil Kavelashvili, 53, easily won the vote given the Georgian Dream party’s control of a 300-seat electoral college that replaced direct presidential elections in 2017. Georgian Dream retained control of parliament in the South Caucasus nation in an election on October 26 that the opposition…

South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law earlier this month. On Saturday, the country’s National Assembly voted by 204 to 85 to impeach Yoon and suspend his powers and duties, the Associated Press reported. The motion required the support of two-thirds of lawmakers to pass. Yoon had survived a first impeachment vote last Saturday after most of his…

A man previously sought in connection to the death of a professional welterweight boxer in the Bronx on New Year’s Eve in 2006 was arrested and charged with murder on Friday, the NYPD said. Ahmet Gashi, 42, of Kosovo, Serbia, allegedly ran over prizefighter, Kemal Kolenovic, then 28, with a Mitsubishi SUV outside a bar on Belmont Avenue in the Fordham section of the Bronx, according to police. Kolenovic, who…

French President, Emmanuel Macron has appointed François Bayrou as Prime Minister. This comes after an unprecedented parliamentary vote to depose the previous government last week. Bayrou, 73, is a well-known personality in French politics and an important member of Macron’s centrist alliance. His political background is regarded as important in efforts to restore stability in a split National Assembly. Bayrou, who was recently cleared of allegations of misappropriation of European…

Bashar Assad told almost no one about his intention to flee Syria when he realized his regime was collapsing. He hid his escape from his aides, associates, and even his family. Hours before he fled to Moscow, the president promised, at a meeting at the Defense Ministry attended by about 30 senior military and security officials, that Russian aid was on the way – and called on the forces on…

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Mumbai office became the focus of a security scare on Friday after receiving a bomb threat via email. The email, written in Russian, was sent to the official account of RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, warning of plans to target the central bank. The Mumbai Police quickly sprang into action, registering a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and initiating an investigation. The threat…

The Tata Group has marked a significant milestone in the aviation industry, recording an impressive 20% increase in total airline seat capacity across domestic and international markets. According to data shared by the group, which now controls Air India following its merger with Vistara, total seat capacity has risen from 64.03 million in 2023 to a remarkable 76.72 million in 2024. The Tatas also operate Air India Express, which recently…

After a volatile session on Friday, the benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, ended with gains of nearly 1 per cent, concluding a winning streak of four consecutive weeks the longest such streak since July this year. The Sensex, after plunging 1,207 points, managed to stage a robust recovery to end the session up 843 points, or 1.04 per cent, at 82,133. The Nifty 50 also posted a gain of 220 points,…

In a major development for the global aerospace and defense industry, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan have announced the launch of a groundbreaking joint venture aimed at creating a next-generation supersonic fighter jet. The advanced aircraft is set to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon, one of the most prominent combat jets in the world, by 2035. The venture brings together three industry leaders Britain’s BAE Systems, Italy’s Leonardo, and Japan’s…

The leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has stated that she identifies more with her Yoruba heritage than with Nigeria as a whole. Badenoch spoke in an interview with The Spectator, where she expressed that she feels little connection to northern Nigeria, which she described as a “haven for Islamism and Boko Haram.” She said, “I find it interesting that everybody defines me as being Nigerian. I…

Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Friday, said Russia’s overnight aerial assault on Ukraine included 93 missiles and over 200 drones targeting its power grid. In a statement released on X, Zelensky said the Ukrainian air force was able to shoot down 81 missiles, adding that one of the missiles belonged to North Korea. Zelensky, who described it as “one of the largest strikes targeting our energy infrastructure,” called on the…