[ad_1] TOKYO: Global free trade is in crisis, the head of the World Trade Organization chief said Tuesday while meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba on Tuesday. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization, told Ishiba that she has high expectations for Japan as a champion of open markets as US President Donald Trump […]
[ad_1] Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter on Monday after being questioned about a controversial $400 million jet offered by Qatar, insisting the aircraft was not a personal gift and that critics of the deal were “stupid.”The confrontation occurred during a press briefing at the White House, when a reporter from ABC asked, “What […]
[ad_1] Tents are set up in a homeless encampment in Los Angeles (Image: AP) California’s governor called upon the state’s cities and counties to ban homeless encampments this week, even providing blueprint legislation for dismantling the tents lining streets, parks and waterways throughout much of the state. Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, made homelessness a […]
[ad_1] MEXICO: Peering through a microscope, food scientist Raquel Gomez studies microorganisms that add nutrients and preserve tortillas for several weeks without refrigerators — a luxury in impoverished Mexican communities.The humble tortilla is a Mexican staple, consumed in tacos and other dishes by millions every day, from the Latin American nation’s arid northern deserts to […]
[ad_1] FIle photo: Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem (Picture credit: AP) The Trump administration on Monday officially ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghan nationals in the US, stating that improved conditions in Taliban-run Afghanistan no longer justify such humanitarian protections. The move is set to impact thousands of Afghans who fled the country following […]
[ad_1] Drone footage shows deputies fire non-lethal weapon to disarm armed children in New Mexico A standoff involving two young boys armed with a loaded handgun was safely resolved thanks to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office’s drone programme, authorities in New Mexico revealed last week. The incident, which occurred in February, was captured on drone […]
[ad_1] Hamas releases Israeli-American hostage ahead of Donald Trump’s Middle-East visit Hamas released Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier on Monday, as a goodwill gesture towards the Trump administration. He is the first hostage freed since Israel ended an eight-week ceasefire with Hamas back in March and had been held captive in Gaza for over […]
[ad_1] Passengers at Paddington Station in London, Monday, May 12, 2025, after London Underground services were suspended because of power failures (AP photo) LONDON: Multiple lines on the London Underground network were suspended or disrupted Monday because of a power outage, the British capital’s transport authority said. The Transport for London website showed that at […]
[ad_1] European leaders stepped up pressure on Russia to accept an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine, threatening to immediately impose a new round of punishing sanctions if the Kremlin did not change its stance by the end of Monday.“The clock is ticking – we still have 12 hours until the end of this day,” the German […]
[ad_1] Sussan Ley has been nominated as the leader of opposition (Image: X/@sussanley) The conservative alliance of the opposition Liberal party nominated Sussan Ley as its leader on Tuesday, becoming Australia’s first female opposition leader and the first woman to lead the Liberal party in its 80-year history. The 63-year-old is set to replace former […]
