US steps up attacks on Yemen’s Houthi rebels

The United States under President Donald Trump has launched a new campaign of intense airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. This weekend’s strikes killed at least 53

Trump says he will talk to Putin today as he pushes for end to Ukraine war

President  The U.S. leader disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida to Washington on Air Force One on Sunday. “We will see if

51 dead and more than 100 injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia

A massive fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia’s eastern town of Kocani yesterday, killing 51 people and injuring more than 100, authorities said. The blaze

Republican legislation seeks to ban Chinese nationals from studying in the US

A group of House Republicans during the weekend put forward legislation seeking to prevent Chinese students from studying in American schools, as some  Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va.,

A river ‘died’ overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine

Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that contaminated a major river and could potentially affect millions of people after

They crossed the world to reach the US. Deported under Trump, they’re stuck in Panama

They crossed oceans to get to the U.S., fleeing conflict, religious persecution, poverty and government crackdowns in countries such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Cameroon, China, Pakistan and

G7 Rubio could face an unfriendly reception from close allies over Trump’s policies

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may be walking into unusually unfriendly territory this week when he meets his counterparts from the Group of 7 industrialized

Putin agrees in principle with proposal for Ukraine ceasefire and says more discussions are needed

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday (early today, Macau time) that he agrees in principle with a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but he emphasized that the terms are yet to be worked out and noted that any truce should pave the way to lasting peace.

Russia says it has retaken Kursk’s biggest town from Ukraine as US awaits Putin’s ceasefire response

Russian forces have driven the Ukrainian army out of the biggest town in Russia’s Kursk border region, officials claimed Thursday, as U.S. officials sought the Kremlin’s response to a proposed 30-day ceasefire in the three-year that Ukraine has endorsed.

Portugal’s government loses confidence vote, triggering early election amid prolonged instability

Portugal’s minority government lost a confidence vote in parliament yesterday , forcing its resignation and bringing the European Union country’s third general election in three years.

Ship owner says arrested captain of cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision is Russian

The captain of a cargo ship that  The 59-year-old man, who hasn’t been named by authorities, was arrested by police in northeast England Tuesday on suspicion of

Arctic island votes in key election as Trump wants to take control of the strategic region

The single polling station in Greenland ‘s capital city is ready. This big Arctic island with a tiny population is holding early parliamentary elections that

US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel’s Wolf Prize

An American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads into treating coronavirus and HIV has won this year’s Wolf Prize, a prestigious Israeli award in the arts

What to know ahead of the talks between the US and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is to host talks today between the United States and Ukraine in a new diplomatic push after an argument erupted during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s

Micro-wineries in Cyprus hope to give Homer’s wine a comeback

Praised by the ancient Greek giants Homer and Euripides for its superb quality nearly 3,000 years ago, Cyprus’ Commandaria is the world’s oldest recorded and named

Canada’s next prime minister has managed the financial crisis, then Brexit and now

Canada’s next prime minister has helped run two Group of Seven economies in crisis before and now will try to steer Canada through  Former central banker 

Panama releases dozens of detained deportees from US into limbo following human rights criticism

After weeks of lawsuits and human rights criticism, Panama on Saturday released dozens of migrants who were held for weeks in a remote camp after

Protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence

Women took to the streets of cities across Europe, Africa, South America and elsewhere to mark International Women’s Day with demands for ending inequality and gender-based violence.

Two days of clashes and revenge killings in leave more than 1,000 people dead

The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more

UE leaders meet for emergency summit on defense and Ukraine

Facing the prospect that the United States might cut them adrift under President Donald Trump, European Union leaders launched a day of emergency talks in

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