WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty in a US court in Saipan on Wednesday, AFP reporters said, in a plea bargain that will leave him a free man after years of legal drama. The 52-year-old admitted to a single count of conspiracy to obtain and disseminate national defence information in the courtroom in the Northern…
several years of fast-rising consumer prices, though inflation has slowed considerably in recent months and the jobless rate has been below 4% for more than two years. The Republican had a more significant edge – 44% to 31% – on immigration. Immigrants made up 13.9% of the country in 2022, the highest share in over…
 Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday issued instructions to the police to initiate strict action against illegal pubs in the state and bulldoze all structures violating building rules. “I have given directions to initiate strict action against illegal pubs and bulldoze all structures that are against the building rules,” Eknath Shinde told reporters here….
Ukraine and Russia have exchanged 90 prisoners of war each in the biggest swap between the two warring sides in almost five months, officials said Tuesday. Moscow and Kyiv have carried out over 50 prisoner exchanges since Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ago, despite ongoing hostilities and both sides accusing each other of…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerje’s Trinamool Congress has remained the shaky spot in the united Opposition front over the election of the Speaker. The party, which started the day with the complaint that they were not consulted about fielding a candidate, ended it by expressing its disapproval of the Congress decision and keeping the…
A judge eased a gag order on Tuesday that was imposed on Donald Trump during his criminal trial which saw him convicted of 34 counts, according to a court filing. Judge Juan Merchan imposed the limited gag order ahead of the trial, restricting Trump from commenting publicly on jurors, witnesses, prosecutors and court staff, later…
North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea on Wednesday, the South Korean military said, according to the Yonhap news agency. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch but gave no details, saying an analysis is under way. The office of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed on X that…
Today’s a big day in Nagaland’s political history. The first-ever urban local body elections with 33 per cent reservation for women will be held today. There is however no election in eastern Nagaland region due to a poll boycott called by the ENPO. Urban local body elections with women’s reservation had been a thorny issue…
 A majority of the justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court are in favor of decriminalizing the possession of marijuana for personal consumption, following a crucial vote on Tuesday. “The position is clear that no user of any drug can be considered a criminal,” said Justice Dias Toffoli, the sixth judge on the 11-member top court to…
Ladakh has achieved a 97% literacy rate following the implementation of the ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram scheme, making it a fully “functionally literate” administrative unit. At a function conducted at Sindhu Sanskritik Kendra (SSK) in Leh, the lieutenant governor of Ladakh, BD Mishra, stated that the accomplishment is indicative of the administration’s dedication…