Category: Politics

 U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday to shore up the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that has teetered over the past few days following a burst of deadly violence and questions over how to move forward with the plan for cementing a long-term peace. Also Tuesday, Israel said it has identified the body of a...

Keir Starmer: “Wishing Hindus, Jains and Sikhs across Britain a joyful and peaceful Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas. “Earlier this month I lit a diya in Mumbai as a symbol of devotion, joy, and renewed bonds. “As we celebrate this Festival of Lights, let’s keep building a Britain where everyone can look ahead with hope.”

Construction crews began demolishing portions of the White House’s East Wing, constructed in 1942, on October 20, 2025, to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom for state events, funded privately by President Donald Trump and donors at a cost of $250 million. “I am pleased to announce that ground has been broken on the White House grounds...

Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right. Takaichi replaces Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the Liberal Democratic Party’s disastrous election loss in...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: “Ukraine has never sought war. We agreed to an unconditional ceasefire, looked for opportunities for peace, and repeatedly offered the world ways to stop the strikes in the sky, on land, and at sea. “But it is Russia that continually obstructs this process – manipulating, dragging out negotiations, terrorizing our people with...

U.S former President Barack Obama: “it will be a hub for change — a place for people from all over the world to come together, get inspired, and take what they learn back to their own communities.”