Prince Harry is said to have given Prince William some cheeky advice when he shared his intention of wanting to propose to Kate Middleton. Royal expert Ingrid Seward said that William had told his brother about him wanting to pop the question in Kenya. “Once he had finally decided, the first person he told was Harry,” she said. “His brother …

Kate Middleton did not let the opportunity to honour Princess Diana pass during her wedding to Prince William. The Duchess attached a blue ribbon to her dress for good luck. In a similar fashion the late princess too had sewn a blue ribbon to her wedding gown which she wore to her 1981 marriage to Prince Charles. Prince William too …

MIAMI: A private school in Florida has decided to bar teachers who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 from coming into contact with students, arguing against all evidence that the educators pose a health risk. Critics have held up the move by the Centner Academy as a particularly glaring example of the dangers of misinformation as the US works to get …

NEW DELHI: Authorities in the Indian capital ordered a luxury hotel to be converted into a Covid-19 health facility for the exclusive use of high court judges and their families, drawing outrage in a city that has no hospital beds or life-saving oxygen for hundreds of people. The local government said in a public notice on Monday night that it …

MOSCOW: Russia has imposed a $12.1 million fine on Apple for “abusing” its dominant position in the market by giving preference to its own applications, a government regulator said on Tuesday. The move comes as Russia ratchets up pressure against Western tech companies, with authorities aiming to bring the Russian segment of the internet under state control. It also comes …

BANGKOK: Ethnic Karen guerillas said they captured a Myanmar army base on Tuesday near the border with Thailand, representing a morale-boosting action for those opposing the military’s takeover of the country’s civilian government in February. Myanmar’s military staged air strikes several hours later on villages in territory controlled by the Karen forces, said a guerilla spokesman, a senior Thai official …

TEHRAN: Iran’s government said on Tuesday an investigation had been ordered into leaked audio of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif bemoaning the military’s influence, after its emergence stirred controversy ahead of presidential elections. President Hassan Rouhani ordered the probe to identify who leaked the “stolen” three-hour recording that has sparked anger among conservatives. Rouhani’s moderate government has sought to downplay …

JERUSALEM: An international rights watchdog accused Israel on Tuesday of pursuing policies of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians — and against its own Arab minority — that amount to crimes against humanity. New York-based Human Rights Watch published a 213-page report which, it said, was not aimed at comparing Israel with apartheid-era South Africa but rather at assessing “whether specific …

India’s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, the country’s deadliest day, as shortages of oxygen, medical supplies and hospital staff compounded a record number of new infections. The second wave of infections has seen at least 300,000 people test positive each day for the past week, overwhelming healthcare facilities and crematoriums and fuelling an increasingly urgent international response. The …

There is no military solution to the conflicts in Afghanistan,  US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Tuesday. Khalilzad believes peace is still possible in Afghanistan as Washington has started to withdraw its remaining troops. The United States on Tuesday ordered non-essential staff to leave its Kabul embassy, citing increased …