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Russia appoints Mariupol siege commander as land forces chief | World News

[ad_1] Colonel General Andrey Mordvichev (Photo: TASS) MOSCOW: Russia has appointed a key commander of the gruelling siege of Mariupol, General Andrey Mordvichev, as head of the ground forces, the official newspaper of the Russian army reported Thursday.Defence Minister Andrey Belousov described the 49-year-old general as “an experienced combat officer who fully demonstrated his talent […]

Donald Trump to host private dinner for top crypto investors in his memecoin | World News

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump is set to host a dinner for the top investors in his personal cryptocurrency venture at his Virginia golf club on Thursday. The gala will host 220 largest holders of $TRUMP memecoin, a crypto memecoin launched by the US president in January. As per the event website, the top 25 […]

UK court puts last-minute block on a deal to hand Chagos islands to Mauritius | World News

[ad_1] LONDON: A British court blocked the U.K. from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, to Mauritius, hours before the agreement was due to be signed on Thursday. The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty to Mauritius of the Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important naval and bomber base on the […]

House Republicans launch an all-nighter to try to pass Trump’s big bill | World News

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Moving into an all-night session early Thursday, House Republicans reconvened to push ahead on their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the sceptics within his ranks and working to muscle President Donald Trump‘s priority bill to passage. Johnson and his GOP leadership team appeared confident after a lengthy White House […]

Lights, video, confrontation – Trump’s meeting with South African leader takes dramatic turn | World News

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: “Turn the lights down,” President Donald Trump said. It was showtime in the Oval Office. Sitting next to him on Wednesday was South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was visiting in hopes of reaching new agreements on trade. But Trump wanted to talk about baseless allegations that white farmers in his country were […]

Kenyans worry a US duty-free trade deal might end and expose them to Trump’s tariffs | World News

[ad_1] NAIROBI: It’s crunch time for the maker of Levi’s and Wrangler jeans in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Hundreds of sewing machines whir in a crowded, air-conditioned factory. On another floor, workers pack clothes destined for the US market. The fate of about 16,000 workers in the factory at the United Aryan export processing zone hangs […]

Singapore economy beats Q1 forecasts, warns of trade war risks | World News

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy rose faster than expected in the first quarter year-on-year, official data showed Thursday, pushed by stronger global demand as businesses rushed to beat the imposition of higher US tariffs.The government, however, warned that downside risks remained as a full-blown trade war between the United States and China could still reignite after […]

French lawmakers move to stop annoying telemarketer calls | World News

[ad_1] The French parliament moved Wednesday to stop telemarketers making annoying, unsolicited phone calls, with measures due to come into force in just over a year.Under the legislation, passed in a senate vote, it will be up to a company to prove that a call made on their behalf to an individual’s telephone was done […]

“Unreasonable” tax audit of some Hong Kong media: Press union | World News

[ad_1] “Unreasonable” tax audit of some Hong Kong media: Press union (Photo: AP) At least five local media outlets in Hong Kong and multiple journalists had their taxes from years ago audited on “unreasonable grounds”, a press association said Wednesday.Hong Kong’s press freedom ranking has plummeted since Beijing cracked down on dissent after huge, sometimes […]

UK court frees singer Chris Brown freed on $6.7 million bail in assault case | World News

[ad_1] UK court frees singer Chris Brown freed on $6.7 million bail in assault case (Photo: AP) Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown was released on 5 million-pound ($6.7 million) bail Wednesday while facing allegations he beat and seriously injured a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. The decision by a London […]