Reluctant at First, Trump Officials Intervened in South Asia as Nuclear Fears Grew

Reluctant at First, Trump Officials Intervened in South Asia as Nuclear Fears Grew

As a conflict between India and Pakistan escalated, Vice President JD Vance told Fox News on Thursday that it was “fundamentally none of our business.” The United States could counsel both sides to back away, he suggested, but this was not America’s fight. Yet within 24 hours, Mr. Vance and Marco Rubio, in his first … Read more

‘The Futurist Cookbook’ Gets an Update, One New York Meal at a Time

‘The Futurist Cookbook’ Gets an Update, One New York Meal at a Time

This article is part of our Design special section about how food inspires designers to make and do surprising things. In 2019, the artist Allan Wexler moved from the Manhattan brownstone where he had lived with his wife and collaborator, Ellen, for 40 years. While packing up, he uncovered a black bicycle among the detritus … Read more

Margot Friedländer, Holocaust Survivor Who Found Her Voice, Dies at 103

Margot Friedländer, Holocaust Survivor Who Found Her Voice, Dies at 103

Margot Friedländer, a Holocaust survivor who spent more than 60 years in exile (as she saw it) in New York City before returning to Germany in 2010 and finding her voice as a champion of Holocaust remembrance — work that made her a celebrity to young Germans and landed her on the cover of German … Read more

Happy Mother’s Day 2025: 70+ heartfelt wishes, WhatsApp messages, Facebook status and quotes to share with your mother | Today News

Happy Mother’s Day 2025: 70+ heartfelt wishes, WhatsApp messages, Facebook status and quotes to share with your mother | Today News

Happy Mother’s Day 2025: A day dedicated to honouring the incredible, selfless love, strength, and sacrifices of mothers, Mother’s Day is truly a special occasion. In fact, every day is Mother’s Day — but each year, on the second Sunday of May, it is observed all over the world as a heartfelt reminder to celebrate … Read more

33 killed in Sudan strikes blamed on paramilitary RSF

33 killed in Sudan strikes blamed on paramilitary RSF

At least 33 people have been killed in Sudan in attacks blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at war with the Army since April 2023, first responders said Saturday. The attacks came after six straight days of RSF drone strikes on the Army-led government’s wartime capital Port Sudan damaged key infrastructure including the power … Read more

Once-Powerful NSC Is Sidelined by Trump as Rubio Takes the Helm

Once-Powerful NSC Is Sidelined by Trump as Rubio Takes the Helm

Donald Trump is taking his time naming a permanent replacement for his National Security Adviser. But he’s already sent a clear message: the job once held by figures like Henry Kissinger and Zbigniew Brzezinski won’t matter in his administration nearly as much.  Even before he removed Mike Waltz from the post on May 1, the … Read more

Survey for new railway line in Sikkim sanctioned

Survey for new railway line in Sikkim sanctioned

In this image posted by @RailMinIndia via X on April 16, 2025, a bridge that erected as part of the Sivok-Rangpo Rail Project, in Sikkim. Eight out of 13 major bridges have now been completed. | Photo Credit: X@RailMinIndia via PTI GUWAHATI The Ministry of Railways has sanctioned a final location survey for a new … Read more

Rockstar says GTA 6 trailer 2 is 50% gameplay, but fans are wondering where it is – The Times of India

Rockstar says GTA 6 trailer 2 is 50% gameplay, but fans are wondering where it is – The Times of India

Rockstar Games‘ second trailer of Grand Theft Auto VI has created renewed excitement surrounding the delayed game, flaunting breathtaking visuals and a melodramatic atmosphere leading up to its 2026 release. According to the studio, the trailer was filmed fully in-game using a PlayStation 5 and features an even ratio of gameplay to cutscenes. But players … Read more

Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League banned by Bangladesh’s interim government – Times of India

Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League banned by Bangladesh’s interim government – Times of India

Bangladesh’s interim government on Saturday banned the Awami League, the party once led by deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The decision was taken under the country’s anti-terrorism law and is expected to be formalised through a gazette notification on the next working day.The statement from Muhammad Yunus’s office described the action as a “statement of the … Read more

Earthquake Rocks Parts of Tennessee and Georgia

Earthquake Rocks Parts of Tennessee and Georgia

Residents in Tennessee and Georgia were jolted on Saturday morning by an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake had its epicenter just outside of Greenback, Tenn., a town of about 1,000 people, but was felt as far away as Atlanta. Shortly after the quake, people in … Read more