[ad_1] HO CHI MINH: Vietnam mounted its biggest-ever celebration of the fall of Saigon on its 50th anniversary Wednesday, including Chinese troops for the first time after Xi Jinping visited to portray Beijing as a more reliable partner than Washington.Fighter jets and helicopters carrying flags flew overhead, state TV images showed, with a float carrying […]
[ad_1] SAN DIEGO: Rosalba Hernandez used to keep her children’s birth certificates close at hand in case an earthquake struck her part of California. But since Donald Trump returned to the White House, it’s more because she’s worried about immigration raids.News about high-profile arrests and deportations have characterised Trump’s first 100 days back in office, […]
[ad_1] File photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (Picture credit: AP) SEOUL: North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un observed the first test-firings of missiles from a newly launched destroyer and called for accelerating efforts to boost his navy’s nuclear attack capabilities. North Korea last week unveiled the 5,000-ton warship equipped with what […]
[ad_1] In his first hundred days back in office, Donald Trump has achieved what few leaders manage: unsettle markets, depress business and consumer expectations, and fray diplomatic standing of America — all at once. His tariff blitzkrieg, erratic commentary on Russia and Ukraine, and mounting pressure on the Federal Reserve have caused a level of […]
[ad_1] Liberal Leader Mark Carney makes a campaign stop in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP) The 2025 Canadian federal election, held on April 28, delivered a political earthquake that few had predicted: the Liberal Party, led by Mark Carney, secured an improbable fourth consecutive term. While they fell […]
[ad_1] ROME: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Rome for talks with Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Tuesday, as the two Mediterranean countries seek to boost trade and cooperation.Meloni and Erdogan will discuss the war in Ukraine and the “situation in the Middle East” before a summit where government ministers are expected to sign a number […]
[ad_1] GAZA CITY: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday said more than 50 of its staff in Gaza were abused and used as human shields while in Israeli military detention.“Since the start of the war in October 2023, over 50 UNRWA staff among them teachers, doctors, social workers, have been detained and […]
[ad_1] Donald Trump (File Photo) The inauguration on January 20, 2025, marked the start of Donald Trump‘s second presidency. Since he took office, so much has changed in US politics that it’s hard to believe it’s only been 100 days, during which numerous 180-degree turns have occurred. Whether it’s fundamental shifts in US foreign policy […]
[ad_1] Friedrich Merz (Photo: X) If all goes to plan, Friedrich Merz will become the Federal Republic‘s 10th chancellor on May 6. The two remaining hurdles appear to be formalities: On Monday, his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will convene for a special party conference to approve the coalition contract with the center-left Social Democratic […]
[ad_1] MADRID: Lights flickered back to life in Spain and Portugal early Tuesday after a massive blackout hit the Iberian peninsula stranding passengers in trains and hundreds of elevators while millions saw phone and internet coverage die.More than 80 per cent of Spain’s national electricity supply had been restored by early Tuesday, the REE power […]
