Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir — Forty-year-old Ruksana wails as she looks at her home, a desolate one-storey structure stripped of windows and doors next to the raging Tawi river in Jammu’s rundown neighbourhood of Gujar Nagar. A coarse coating of mud drips down the outer walls of the house. “My husband is handicapped, and I have built this home by working at people’s homes,” she wails. “I could only...

Roger Wicker, head of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, says trip is focused on security ties with island. Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025 Two senior Republican senators known for their strong advocacy on Taiwan have arrived in the island’s capital, Taipei, to discuss security amid a rising military threat from China. US Senator Roger Wicker, chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, and Senator...

Microsoft says the terminations followed serious breaches of company policies amid claims that its software is used by Israeli army in Gaza. Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025 Microsoft has fired four employees who participated in protests on company premises over the firm’s ties to Israel, including two who took part in a sit-in this week at the office of the company’s president. Anna Hattle and Riki...