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A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here’s why | World News

PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII: A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa. The suicide attack instantly killed the pilot, but none of the battleship’s crew members were badly hurt. The Missouri’s captain ordered a military burial at sea with […]

Trump to undergo his annual physical Friday after years of reluctance to share medical information

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is undergoing his annual physical on Friday, potentially giving the public its first details in years about the health of a man who in January became the oldest in US history to be sworn in as president. “I have never felt better, but nevertheless, these things must be done!” Trump, 78, posted […]

Spain’s prime minister visits China to strengthen ties with Trump’s top tariff target | World News

MADRID: Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is visiting China on Friday, his third trip to the country in two years as his government seeks to boost investment from the Asian giant amid global economic uncertainty caused by a chaotic US tariff policy. Sanchez met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and was expected to meet as […]

To push self-deportation, Trump administration lists thousands living immigrants as dead, cancels their social security number

Representative image/AI generated The Trump administration has listed over 6,000 living immigrants as dead, cancelling their Social Security numbers and stopping them from working or receiving benefits, according to a report by news agency Associated Press.Since becoming US president, Donald Trump has worked to remove temporary legal status from hundreds of thousands of immigrants who […]

Effort to Get Starlink in South Africa Collides With Tension Over Musk

South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has been vocal about his desire to see his country’s wealthiest son, Elon Musk, invest some of his billions at home. But his overtures have been stymied by Mr. Musk’s criticism of the South African government as racist. Mr. Musk has argued that a law requiring foreign companies to sell […]

Asian shares plunge as US markets reverse gains, Japan’s Nikkei down 5.6%: 10 things to know

NEW DELHI: Asian markets on Friday slumped with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 nosediving over 5.6% in early trade, as investors reacted to mounting fears that the US-China trade war is spiralling out of control. The fresh jitters come a day after Wall Street erased much of its historic rally, triggered earlier in the week by President […]

Video shows tourist helicopter ‘falling apart’ midair, splashing into Hudson river in NYC

A helicopter ride over New York City ended in tragedy on Thursday afternoon when a tourist chopper carrying six people broke apart mid-air and crashed into the Hudson River, reports the New York PostThe crash killed everyone on board. The victims included tech executive Agustin Escobar, head of Siemens Spain, his wife, and their three […]

US to release Robert F Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr assassination files in ‘next few days’

Robert F. Kennedy Martin Luther King Jr (File photos) New details have emerged around the imminent release of files concerning the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, as announced on Thursday by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.At a White House cabinet meeting, Gabbard disclosed that her team […]

Pakistan’s mineral investment push outrages Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s aggressive push for international investment in its mines and minerals sector has ignited a firestorm of dissent in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) regions.The Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025, held in Islamabad on April 8-9, was billed as a golden opportunity to unlock “trillions of dollars” of the country’s […]

Panama deal allows US to deploy troops to canal

US and Panamanian military forces conduct a joint drill at the Panama Canal during the visit of US defense secretary Pete Hegseth to Port of Rodman in West Panama, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP) PANAMA: US troops will be able to deploy to a string of bases along the Panama Canal under a joint deal […]