World,Business & Commerce,Diplomachy
The United States and China are seeking to repair economic damage caused by a prolonged tariff war that sharply reduced trade between the world’s two largest economies. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing as both sides aim to stabilise strained rel...
World,WAR,Middle East
Israeli drone strikes hit three vehicles on the main highway south of Beirut on Wednesday, killing eight people, including a woman and her two children, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry.The Israeli military said it targeted Hezbollah facilities in several areas of southern Lebanon, hours a...
World,WAR
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday announced that RS-28 Sarmat, Russia's new intercontinental ballistic missile, was successfully test-launched and described it as the most powerful missile in the world.Putin said the nuclear-capable missile, also known in the West as “Satan II,&r...
World
French President Emmanuel Macron is facing backlash after he interrupted a panel at the Africa Forward Summit in Kenya to demand silence from the audience.Macron reportedly stormed the stage to rebuke audience members for what he called a “total lack of respect,” accusing them of disrupt...
World,Diplomachy
US President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for a highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, at a time when global tensions over war, trade and artificial intelligence are shaping the international agenda.Speaking to reporters before departing the White House, T...
World,Education & Research
The United States is experiencing what researchers describe as a “reading recession,” with student reading performance continuing to fall nationwide even as some districts show local improvements, according to a new analysis.At a classroom in Modesto, California, teacher Nancy Barajas us...
World,Business & Commerce,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas,WAR,Middle East
The global shipping industry is facing growing concerns over fuel shortages after the war involving Iran disrupted supplies of bunker fuel, the heavy oil used to power most cargo ships.The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for Middle Eastern oil exports, has sharply reduced supplies of bu...
Israel’s parliament on Monday approved a bill to establish a special tribunal to try Palestinians accused of taking part in the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, with the court empowered to impose the death penalty.The bill passed by a vote of 93-0 in the 120-member Knesset, reflecting broa...
World,ICT,Science & Technology
An experimental café in Sweden’s capital is drawing attention for putting an artificial intelligence system in charge of daily operations, while human baristas continue to serve customers.The café, launched by San Francisco-based startup Andon Labs, is being managed by an AI agen...
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump are set to hold a closely watched summit, with both sides describing their recent ties as relatively stable while acknowledging that major challenges remain.Despite expectations of continued dialogue, analysts say the meeting is unlikely to ...
A Turkish Airlines passenger jet caught fire while landing at Nepal’s main airport on Monday, forcing the closure of the airport, though all passengers were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported.The flight, arriving from Istanbul, landed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu...
“This is a new beginning, new era,” Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Chandrasekar Joseph Vijay told his supporters after taking oath as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday.Actor-turned-politician Vijay was sworn in as Chief Minister after securing a majority in the 234...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy warned it would launch a “heavy assault” on U.S. bases and vessels in the region if Iranian oil tankers or commercial ships come under attack, even as a fragile ceasefire between Tehran and Washington appears to be holding.The warning, reported...
US President Donald Trump announced Friday that Russia and Ukraine have accepted his proposal for a three-day ceasefire along with a large-scale prisoner exchange, describing the move as a possible turning point in the ongoing war.Both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Yuri Ushakov, a seni...
World,Healthcare
Spanish authorities are preparing to evacuate more than 140 passengers and crew members from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak as it approaches the Canary Islands. The Dutch-flagged vessel, the MV Hondius, is expected to arrive in Tenerife on Sunday, where strict health and safety meas...
U.S. forces disabled two more Iranian oil tankers on Friday after an overnight exchange of fire with Iranian troops in the Strait of Hormuz, while the UAE reported fresh Iranian missile and drone attacks.The developments have raised further doubts about the fragile ceasefire that the U.S. says remai...
Iran said Thursday it is examining a new US proposal aimed at ending the ongoing conflict, while US President Donald Trump warned Tehran of renewed military strikes if an agreement is not reached, including the reopening of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.Global markets reacted positive...
Pakistan on Thursday warned of a strong response to any future aggression as it marked the first anniversary of last year’s four-day military conflict with neighbouring India that pushed the two nuclear-armed rivals close to war before a US-brokered ceasefire ended the fighting.In a statement,...
World,Accident, Fire, Disaster
At least 16 people were killed and four others injured after a passenger bus collided head-on with a fuel tanker truck on Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Wednesday, officials said.The accident took place around midday on the Trans-Sumatra Highway in North Musi Rawas regency of South Sumatra prov...
Russia carried out dozens of overnight drone attacks on Ukraine, ignoring a unilateral ceasefire declared by Kyiv that came into effect at midnight, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday.According to Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Russian forces launched 108 drones and three missile...
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