Los Angeles, May 11 (IANS) Filmmaker Pedro Almodovar recently has lashed out at the Oscars for being blatantly apolitical this year. He also said that the USA has ceased to be a democracy. Pedro Almodovar has come out swinging against Trump before, notably in 2025 while receiving the Chaplin Award at Lincoln Center in New York City, reports ‘Variety’.The filmmaker referred to Trump at the time by saying America was “ruled by a narcissistic authority, who doesn’t respect human rights.” …
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Seoul, May 4 (IANS) An explosion followed by fire was reported on a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. South Korea is verifying reports of a possible attack on a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, officials said Monday. “The consular affairs bureau is verifying information that a South Korean vessel came under attack. We have preliminarily confirmed that there are no casualties among our nationals,” a foreign ministry official said.The ministry is also working to determine th…
Brussels, May 2 (IANS) The European Union (EU) will “keep options open” to protect its interests if the United States takes measures inconsistent with the joint statement between the two sides signed last year on reciprocal, fair and balanced trade, a European Commission spokesperson told Xinhua.”We remain fully committed to a predictable, mutually beneficial transatlantic relationship. Should the US take measures inconsistent with the Joint Statement, we will keep our options open to protect EU…
Washington, May 2 (IANS) The Pentagon is planning to withdraw about 5,000 US troops from Germany, a senior defence official said.German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s recent remarks on the US war with Iran had been “inappropriate and unhelpful,” the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, was quoted by US media as saying.Earlier this week, Merz criticized the United States for its “planless” military engagement in Iran, saying that the United States “is being humiliated by the Iranian leader…
Kathmandu, May 1 (IANS) US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia, Sergio Gor began his political engagements on Friday by meeting Nepal’s Foreign Minister Sishir Khanal and Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle. Gor, who is also the US Ambassador to India, arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday evening and held meetings with Nepal’s government ministers on Friday. He is the highest-ranking US government official to visit Nepal since the new government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah was formed on Ma…
Jerusalem, April 24 (IANS) Trump is applying very strong pressure on Iran and Lebanon to achieve peace, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a video message released by the official X handle of the Israeli Prime Minister on Friday.”I promised you that we would change the face of the Middle East, and that is exactly what we are doing. First and foremost, in Iran: I have had an excellent conversation with President Trump. He is applying very strong pressure on Iran, both economically …
Ottawa, April 20 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada’s former strengths based on close ties with the United States have become “weaknesses” that require correction through global trade diversification.In a video address titled “Forward Guidance” posted on his social media, Carney provided an assessment of the current Canada-US relations, Xinhua news agency reported.”The US has fundamentally changed its approach to trade, raising its tariffs to levels last seen during the …
New York, April 2 (IANS) Britain’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called on Thursday for joint action to exert diplomatic and economic pressures to open the Strait of Hormuz, which has been “hijacked” by Iran. Speaking at the meeting of about 40 countries, including India, convened from London on the Strait, she said, “We have seen Iran hijack an international shipping route to hold the global economy hostage”.She condemned Iran’s reckless actions in the Strait that are “hitting globa…
Bengaluru, March 24 (IANS) A professor at a reputed private university in Bengaluru was suspended on Saturday for allegedly calling a Muslim student a “terrorist” multiple times during a classroom session, triggering widespread outrage among students, student organisations and society, after the video of the incident went viral on social media.The incident, which reportedly took place on March 24 at the university’s campus on Banashankari Ring Road, came to light after a video recorded by a st…
Islamabad, March 27 (IANS) Despite Islamabad’s attempt to position itself as mediator in the US-Iran conflict, Tehran returned Pakistan’s tanker and blocked its passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran also turned down proposals for talks, including the US ceasefire attempts, by dismissing Trump’s 15-point peace proposal. According to a report in India Narrative, the pushback of a Pakistani vessel and the Iranian envoy’s blunt rejection of Pakistan’s role in mediation reflect evolving region…