Category: International

Sanaa: The death toll from the recent US airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, has risen to three, with several others injured, according to medical sources and health authorities reported by Xinhua. The airstrikes targeted the Al-Nahdayn area late Wednesday night, impacting a region surrounded by densely populated residential neighborhoods. Shrapnel from the strikes damaged numerous homes and shattered windows, resulting in three.

Shanghai: China’s currency has fallen to its lowest point against the US dollar in over a year and a half on Tuesday, following the central bank’s decision to set a weaker-than-expected reference rate amidst escalating trade tensions with the United States, according to Nikkei Asia. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC)’s latest action indicates a potential shift.

Washington: Kash Patel has reportedly been removed from his position as the interim head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) by the Trump administration, with Dan Driscoll, the Secretary of the Army, taking over the role, according to a report by the Washington Post on Thursday. The report cites two sources familiar with the decision regarding Patel’s removal..

India's biggest airline, IndiGo, overtook US-based Delta Airlines to become the world's most valuable airline with a market capitalisation of $23.24 billion for a brief period, according to Bloomberg data.

The US markets closed up by 12% on April 9. Asian markets are also up by 10%. Indian markets are closed today due to Mahavir Jayanti holiday.

According to the MND, out of the 11 aircraft sorties, 9 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwestern and eastern Air Defence Identification Zones (ADIZ).

Saleh, the nephew of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, commands the elite National Resistance Forces, also known as the Guards of the Republic, stationed along Yemen's western coast near the strategic Red Sea port city of Hodeidah

On Huckabee's confirmation as the new Israeli Envoy, Trump said that he would be "fantastic" in his new position.

Sources revealed that Rana, a Canadian-American citizen of Pakistani origin, is expected to land in New Delhi later in the day.

Washington DC: Amid the ongoing tariff war between the US and China that had been rattling the global markets, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) announced an immediate increase in tariffs on China to 125 per cent. The move by the US President came following a retaliatory move by China, where it increased.