TEHRAN, March 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Iran has confirmed that it has sent a response to a letter from US President Donald Trump, who had called for nuclear talks and warned of potential military action if Iran refuses. This was revealed by Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, on Thursday. “Our official response includes a letter […]

TOKYO, March 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Capital punishment in Japan is once again under scrutiny following the awarding of $1.4 million in compensation to Iwao Hakamada, the world’s longest-serving death row prisoner. Hakamada was acquitted in a retrial last year after spending over 45 years on death row. The case has cast a spotlight on […]

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2025 – US authorities arrested an alleged leader of the Salvadoran gang MS-13 in Virginia on Thursday, marking a significant step in the ongoing crackdown on organised criminal groups, according to the Trump administration. The suspect, identified by US Justice Department officials as 24-year-old Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, has been charged with […]

MIAMI, March 28, 2025 – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio cautioned on Thursday that it is premature to expect high-level talks with Russia as the United States continues to assess Moscow’s response to efforts aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Responding to a question about the possibility of higher-level discussions following indirect US-led […]

CANBERRA, March 28, 2025 – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that the country will hold its general election on May 3, 2025. The election is set to be a decisive contest focused on issues such as climate action, nuclear energy, and the surging housing market. Albanese’s centre-left Labor party, which assumed office in […]

BANGKOK, 28 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Thai authorities have apprehended a French fugitive on the holiday island of Phuket in connection with a violent prison escape that freed notorious drug kingpin Mohamed Amra, also known as “The Fly”. Adonis Correa, 24, was arrested on Wednesday as part of an extensive international manhunt that has so […]

MIAMI, 28 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to intensifying diplomatic efforts to end the war in Sudan, following fresh violence, including clashes in the capital, Khartoum. Speaking to reporters on his flight home to Miami after a visit to the Caribbean, Rubio emphasised that the United […]

NEW YORK, 28 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – The latest image generator integrated into OpenAI’s ChatGPT has sparked a viral trend online, with users generating AI-created images in the distinctive style of Studio Ghibli, the renowned Japanese animation studio behind classics such as My Neighbour Totoro and Princess Mononoke. The surge in these AI-generated images—so widespread […]