The New York police have initiated a hate crime investigation against Stuart Seldowitz, a former Obama administration adviser, following disturbing incidents captured on video. Seldowitz, 64, a routine customer at a street cart on 83rd Street and 2nd Avenue, New York, near his Upper East Side residence, was filmed hurling Islamophobic abuse at a food
Over a month after two Swedish citizens were killed during a terror attack in Brussels, Belgium will maintain terrorist threat level 3 for now, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. Belgium’s Coordination Body for Threat Assessment (OCAD) decided that threat level 3, which has been in place since
Four soldiers have been killed in India-administered Kashmir during ongoing clashes with suspected rebels in the disputed Himalayan territory, security officials said. The army said on Thursday that an “intense firefight” broke out Wednesday after troops pursued militants into the dense forests of Kalakote in southern Kashmir. “The terrorists have been injured and surrounded,” the
The ceremonial splendour of a state visit was deployed to welcome South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. King Charles and Queen Camilla greeted the president and his wife at the Horse Guards Parade in London. The royal couple and their guests had a carriage procession along the Mall, lined with South Korean flags, before going
At least 37 people have died in a stampede during an army recruitment drive at a stadium in Congo-Brazzaville, the government has said. Some people tried to force their way through stadium’s gates in the capital, Brazzaville, causing the stampede, residents have been quoted as saying. Last week, the army announced plans to recruit about
The UK faces another five years of high interest rates to stem rising prices, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The group expects the UK to have the highest inflation of any G7 economy in 2023 and 2024. What is the IMF? The IMF is an international organisation with 190 member countries. They work together
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has suspended with immediate effect all international travel for himself and his government in a bid to save money. The measure follows a huge devaluation of the currency as Malawi secures a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to boost its ailing economy. Mr Chakwera has also ordered all ministers
Taiwan’s two main opposition parties appeared to be on the brink of announcing their shotgun wedding – the leader of one would run for president in January’s election; the leader of the other would be his running mate. Saturday’s unexpected deal would have shaken up the winner-takes-all race, posing the first real challenge to the
Brazil has recorded its hottest-ever temperature – 44.8C (112.6F) – as parts of the country endure a stifling heatwave. The record was hit on Sunday in the town of Araçuaí, in Brazil’s south-eastern state of Minas Gerais. The unprecedented weather has been attributed to the El Niño phenomenon and climate change. Forecasters say some of
A camera has captured footage of the 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India’s Uttarakhand state for the first time in nine days. The video was filmed using an endoscopic camera that was slipped inside a new pipe drilled into the tunnel on Monday. Rescuers also used the pipe to give the workers their
