by South Asian Star | Oct 4, 2025 | World
Police in Georgia used water cannons and pepper spray on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace, as the South Caucasus country held a municipal election boycotted by the main opposition blocs amid a sweeping crackdown on...
by South Asian Star | Oct 4, 2025 | World
It’s been two weeks since a Liberal government official said the controversial Irish hip-hop group Kneecap was barred from entering Canada, and it remains unclear if the group is truly banned — or if the official went “rogue,” as some critics have questioned....
by South Asian Star | Oct 3, 2025 | World
For a time, people called 2019 “the year of the protest,” as civil unrest flooded streets from Hong Kong to Egypt. Before that, it was 2011, marked by Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring’s pro-democracy uprisings in the Middle East.But now, with...
by South Asian Star | Oct 3, 2025 | World
Russian President Vladimir Putin swiped back on Thursday at U.S. President Donald Trump for calling Russia a “paper tiger”, suggesting NATO might be one and warning the United States that if it supplied Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine it would trigger a dangerous new...
by South Asian Star | Oct 2, 2025 | World
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday the federal government is still holding out hope the two countries can reach a deal on punishing American tariffs before the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) comes up for a review next year.Speaking to the...
by South Asian Star | Oct 2, 2025 | World
Federal Conservatives say they want the Liberal government to clearly explain whether the controversial Irish hip-hop group Kneecap is barred from entering Canada or not as questions swirl about the case. Liberal MP Vince Gasparro, the parliamentary secretary for...
