In a bold speech on Thursday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte revealed a plan that could shake up the priorities of European governments. Speaking at a meeting in Brussels, Rutte argued that European countries need to stop focusing so much on social welfare and instead pour more money into their military.
Elon Musk’s charitable foundation, which is supposed to give away a certain amount of money every year, has been facing some serious issues. Reports say that the foundation hasn’t been giving away as much as it should, according to the IRS rules, and instead, Musk has been sending millions of
A senior US diplomat has made a bold demand that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro should step down and let a new leader take over after the controversial July election. Francisco Palmieri, the head of the Venezuelan Affairs Unit at the US embassy in Colombia, says Maduro must recognize his opponent
For the past few weeks, something strange has been happening in the skies above New Jersey. Since November 18, state officials have reported seeing large drones flying every night. These drones are as big as six feet across, and they appear to be working together in a way that doesn’t
Niger has just made a shocking move by suspending the BBC’s programming in the country. The Nigerien government says the British broadcaster is spreading false information that could cause serious problems, including destabilizing the country. Niger, located in West Africa, has been struggling for years with a dangerous jihadist insurgency,
18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju has just become the youngest chess world champion ever. He defeated the reigning champion, Ding Liren, in a thrilling final held in Singapore, leaving chess fans around the world in awe. The tournament was intense, with Gukesh already being the youngest player in the competition. But his
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Rosneft has struck a massive deal with India’s private oil refiner Reliance Industries. This agreement, worth an eye-popping $13 billion annually, will see Rosneft supplying nearly 500,000 barrels of crude oil every single day to Reliance, making it the biggest oil deal ever between the two
Delhi, India’s bustling capital, was thrown into chaos after a series of bomb threats were emailed to several prominent schools and the country’s central bank. This is the second time in a week that such threats have shaken the city, leading to mass evacuations and heightened security measures. Threats to
In 1962, after a brief and intense war with India, China captured thousands of Indian soldiers. Among them were 700 Gorkha soldiers from Nepal, who were treated better than the others. China did this to show that Nepal and China were “brothers.” In fact, China even offered to send the
