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Trump Proposes Reopening Alcatraz Prison: A Controversial Plan to Tackle Violent Crime | World News

US President Donald Trump (AI) NEW YORK: President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years. In a post on his Truth Social site Sunday evening, Trump wrote that, […]

Maldives president holds record 15-hour press conference | World News

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu (Photo: PTI) COLOMBO: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu addressed a press conference for nearly 15 hours, his office said on Sunday, claiming it broke a previous record held by Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.Muizzu, 46, began the marathon press conference at 10:00 am (0500 GMT) on Saturday, and it continued for 14 hours […]

Japan and China accuse each other of violating airspace around disputed East China Sea islands | World News

TOKYO : Japan and China are accusing each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands that Beijing also claims. Japan’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that it has protested to Beijing after a Chinese helicopter that took off from one of China’s four coast guard boats had entered Japan’s […]

Australian PM basks in win, vows ‘orderly’ government | World News

Australian Labor party leader Anthony Albanese (Image: AP) Sydney, May 04, 2025 -Australia’s left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese basked Sunday in his landslide election win, promising a “disciplined, orderly” government to confront cost-of-living pain and tariff turmoil.Residents clapped as the 62-year-old and his fiancee Jodie Haydon visited his old inner Sydney haunt, Cafe Italia, surrounded […]

US solar tariffs could drive Asia transition boom | World News

Presentative Photo (Photo:AP) BANGKOK: Massive planned US duties on solar panels made in Southeast Asia could be a chance for the region to ramp up its own long-stalled energy transition, experts say.Earlier this month, Washington announced plans for hefty duties on solar panels made in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.The levies follow an investigation, launched […]

US court ruling throws Voice of America return into flux | World News

Washington: A US appellate court on Saturday ruled against allowing Voice of America staff to return to work, throwing its resumption of operations into question after President Donald Trump shuttered the broadcaster in March.Voice of America (VOA), a US government-run news service for international audiences, has been off the air since Trump ordered the dismantling […]

International tourists killed in vehicle crash were among millions drawn to the Yellowstone area | World News

International tourists killed in vehicle crash were among millions drawn to the Yellowstone area (Photo: AP) The deaths of at least six foreign nationals in a fiery van crash in eastern Idaho are a reminder that the visitors who throng to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks from around the world travel on scenic byways […]

Indigenous activists see Trump’s Columbus Day rhetoric as cause for continued advocacy | World News

Indigenous activists see Trump’s Columbus Day rhetoric as cause for continued advocacy (Photo: AP) This week, President Donald Trump announced he won’t recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and will bring Columbus Day “back from the ashes” – another sign some Native leaders say that advocacy for Indigenous representation must continue during Trump’s second term in the […]

Man charged in deputy’s death was the father of teen shot by Cincinnati police, authorities say | World News

Man charged in deputy’s death was the father of teen shot by Cincinnati police, authorities say (Photo: AP) A man who struck and killed a county deputy with his car on Friday is the father of a teenager who was shot and killed by a Cincinnati police officer a day earlier, police said. Authorities said […]

Polls close in Australian vote focused on high prices and shortage of housing | World News

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 […]