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President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.The signing ceremony came just ho...
China has introduced a new K-visa program aimed at attracting skilled professionals in science and technology, in a move seen as a direct challenge to the United States’ dominance in recruiting global tech talent.For Indian IT expert Vaishnavi Srinivasagopalan, who has worked in both India and...
Overnight Ukrainian attacks knocked out power and heating in two large Russian cities close to the Ukrainian border, regional officials said Sunday, as both sides continue targeting each other’s energy infrastructure amid stalled peace efforts.A drone strike caused temporary blackouts and disr...
The death toll in Gaza has climbed to over 69,000 since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health authorities said Saturday, as Israel and Palestinian militants carried out another exchange of remains under the fragile ceasefire agreement.The latest increase in deaths comes as more bodies are r...
A boat believed to be carrying around 300 migrants from Myanmar capsized in the Indian Ocean last week near the maritime border between Thailand and Malaysia, leaving at least one person dead, 10 rescued, and many still missing, officials said Sunday.Authorities said the exact location and time of t...
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in the United States on Saturday for an official visit, during which Washington aims to enlist Damascus in the global coalition against ISIL, also known as ISIS, state media reported.Al-Sharaa’s arrival coincided with Syria’s Ministry of Interior ...
Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the strongest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, began lashing the country’s northeastern coast Sunday, knocking out power and forcing mass evacuations just days after another deadly storm killed more than 200 people.With a massive 1,600-kilometer-wide band o...
World,Travel & Tourism
U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,500 flights over the weekend as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) continued to scale back air traffic operations amid the ongoing government shutdown, officials said Saturday.The agency’s reduced capacity order — aimed at coping with unpaid and ...
Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Istanbul have ended without any agreement, with both sides accusing each other of derailing negotiations meant to ease border tensions and maintain a fragile ceasefire, officials said Saturday.Tensions have flared in recent weeks after deadly border cl...
Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan held in Istanbul have ended without any agreement, as both sides blamed each other for the breakdown of negotiations aimed at easing border tensions and maintaining a fragile ceasefire, officials said Saturday.Tensions between the two countries have inten...
Taiwan’s Vice President Bi-Khim Hsiao on Friday called on the European Union to deepen security, trade, and technological cooperation with the self-governing island, while defending its democracy against growing threats from China.Speaking to international lawmakers at a China-focused conferen...
World,Business & Commerce
he nation’s capital is facing mounting economic strain from the ongoing government shutdown, mass layoffs of federal employees, and cuts to food aid programs. The Capital Area Food Bank, which supports more than 400 partner organizations in Washington, northern Virginia, and Maryland, says it ...
Students in some U.S. states are now being taught what to do if they come across a firearm, as new laws make gun safety lessons mandatory in public schools.Arkansas, Tennessee, and Utah have enacted laws requiring schools to include firearm safety education for children as young as five. The lessons...
Health officials in Gaza said Saturday that more than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, as both sides continued exchanging bodies under a shaky ceasefire agreement.The increase in casualties comes as additional bodies are recovered from the rubble across G...
A Russian drone struck a residential building in eastern Ukraine early Saturday, killing three people and injuring 12 others as part of a widespread missile and drone assault targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, officials said.The overnight barrage hit multiple regions, including Dnipro,...
Hospital officials in Gaza said on Saturday they have received the bodies of 15 Palestinians returned from Israel under the terms of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.The bodies arrived at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, the officials said, a day after Palestinian militants returned the body of ...
The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s mayor has alarmed many in Israel, officials and analysts said Friday. Mamdani, known for his pro-Palestinian views, won in a city with the world’s second-largest Jewish population.Israelis across political lines worry his victory could si...
Six prominent Turkish journalists were summoned by police on Thursday for questioning over reports concerning Istanbul’s imprisoned opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu.According to the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office, the journalists were called to testify as part of an investigation int...
Voters in India’s eastern state of Bihar went to the polls Thursday in a high-stakes local election widely viewed as a crucial test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity and the strength of his coalition in one of the country’s most politically influential states.Millions of...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday declared a state of emergency after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and hundreds missing across the country’s central provinces — the deadliest natural disaster to hit the nation this year.Most of the deaths resulted fr...
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