US and China are engaged in prolonged tariff dispute (Image: AP) China’s commerce ministry on Friday announced that Beijing is reviewing several key proposals from the Trump administration, signaling the openness to trade talks with the US under the condition that high US tariffs must be removed. The ministry has reaffirmed China’s willingness to engage […]
MELBOURNE: Vote counting has begun in Australia’s general election after polling stations closed across the country. Counting is well underway in the east, where polls closed two hours earlier. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his rival Peter Dutton began campaigning on Saturday in the electorally crucial city of Melbourne. Albanese later returned home to Sydney […]
PARIS: A student at a French high school stabbed four other students at his school on Thursday, killing at least one and injuring three others before being arrested, police said.The circumstances of the attack were not immediately clear. A police officer said the attack occurred at the private Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides High School in Nantes. The student […]
Virginia school stabbing: 15-year-old arrested after fight leaves classmate hospitalized A 16-year-old Virginia high school student was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed at school by a 15-year-old fellow student.In a press conference held after the West Potomac High School incident in Alexandria, officials with the Fairfax County Police Department confirmed that the victim […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and White House special envoy Steve Witkoff (File photos) Second round of high-stakes nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States have officially begun in Rome, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff meeting face-to-face for talks mediated by Oman. The discussions, taking place […]
Anika Groff (left) with her sister Karenna Groff Anika Groff is the only surviving member of the Groff family as all other family members were killed in a plane crash in upstate New York on Saturday. The private plane was on a trip to the Catskills for the birthday celebration of Anika’s sister Karenna Groff, […]
Residents walk against strong winds in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP) Strong winds affected Chinese capital Beijing and parts of northern China on Saturday, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights, closure of tourist sites, and suspension of train services, according to state media. The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said the winds […]
A pungent smell of rotting garbage fills the air. Bulging sacks of trash pile high, some spilling their festering contents. And, with vermin plaguing parts of the city, at least one resident has claimed to have been bitten by a rat. With its heritage as a manufacturing powerhouse and its proud civic history, Birmingham likes […]
A shocking video surfaced online showing a Texas junior high school student being brutally beaten by another pupil, while adults stood by with little urgency to stop the violence.The attack took place at Harwood junior high school in Bedford, Texas, the school confirmed in a letter to parents, as reported by WFAA. Footage of the […]
Representative image (AP photo) Last year marked the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 fatalities recorded on migration routes worldwide. The United Nations described the tragedy as “unacceptable and preventable.”At least 8,938 migrants lost their lives on their journeys worldwide in 2024, making last year the deadliest since statistics began in 2014, the International […]
