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Democratic U.S. Senator Booker takes on Trump in record-breaking speech

Mr. Booker, fellow Democrats spoke for more than 24 hours straight; he criticised the Republican president and his billionaire top adviser Elon Musks decision to slash large swaths of the federal government

2 Apr 2025 6:08 am
Meta's head of AI research stepping down

Joelle Pineau, Meta's vice president for AI research, said on April 1, she is leaving at the end of May after eight years with the company.

2 Apr 2025 3:15 am
India will be dropping its tariffs very substantially: Trump says ahead of Liberation Day

Trump has said that reciprocal tariffs on countries that impose levies on American goods will kick in on April 2

1 Apr 2025 7:12 pm
Myanmar earthquake survivors struggle for food, shelter due to civil war

The death toll crosses 2,700, with more than 4,500 injured, according to Chinese media

1 Apr 2025 2:01 pm
ISROs CARTOSAT-3 images show damages caused by earthquake in Myanmar

ISROs CARTOSAT-3 imagery reveals earthquake damage in Mandalay and Sagaing cities, including collapsed landmarks and infrastructure.

1 Apr 2025 10:08 am
Brazil's Lula to meet Putin and Xi amid global trade war fears

The press office of Brazil's Presidency told The Associated Press that Mr. Lula is expected to attend Russia's Victory Day celebrations on May 9, marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

1 Apr 2025 4:10 am
All visa applicants continuously vetted: U.S. State Department on visa revocation reports

The State Department declined to confirm the specific news reports, citing privacy reasons.It also could not confirm the number of revocations as the process was ongoing

31 Mar 2025 7:12 pm
Daily Quiz: On the Eiffel Tower

A quiz on the iconic Eiffel Tower which was completed on March 31, 1889

31 Mar 2025 5:15 pm
India refutes The New York Times allegations on re-routing sensitive equipment; defends HALs record

The Centre defended Hindustan Aeronautics Limited record on maintaining all international obligations on strategic trade controls and end-user commitments

31 Mar 2025 5:11 pm
South Korean police plan to question man on suspicion of accidentally starting wildfire

The North Gyeongsang provincial police department said the unidentified man may have used fire while clearing overgrown grass at a family grave on a hill in the southeastern town of Uiseong

31 Mar 2025 1:00 pm
Taliban leader says there is no need for Western laws in Afghanistan

Hibatullah Akhundzada made the comments in a sermon marking the Islamic holiday of Eid Al-Fitr, in the southern city of Kandahars Eidgah Mosque

31 Mar 2025 7:16 am
U.S. President Trump says reciprocal tariffs will target all countries

Trump says he will impose a suite of reciprocal tariffs against nations that charge fees on U.S. exports, promising to match those countries' duties.

31 Mar 2025 6:16 am
China discovers major new oilfield off Shenzhen

Test drilling has yielded a daily production of 413 barrels of crude oil and 68,000 cubic meters of natural gas, the agency said.

31 Mar 2025 6:07 am
Eid of sadness: Palestinians in Gaza mark Eid with dwindling food and no end to war

Many Palestinians prayed outside demolished mosques to mark the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan; It's supposed to be a joyous occasion when families feast and purchase new clothes for children, but most of Gaza's 2 million people are just trying to survive

31 Mar 2025 6:00 am
X faces global outage including in India for couple of hours

The social media firm's AI platform, Grok, responding to questions said on March 30, several posts on X and web reports indicated a massive outage affecting users globally, with some suggesting that it might be another DDoS attack.

31 Mar 2025 1:16 am
Hegseth calls Japan indispensable in the face of Chinese aggression

Pete Hegseth called Japan an indispensable partner in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the region and announced upgrading the U.S. military command in Japan to a new war-fighting headquarters

30 Mar 2025 9:13 pm
Trump says there will be bombing if Iran fails to make peace deal

It was not clear whether Donald Trump was threatening bombing by U.S. planes alone or in an operation coordinated with Israel.

30 Mar 2025 9:05 pm
Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the U.S. in response to Trumps letter

Irans president says Tehran has rejected direct negotiations with the United States in response to a letter from President Donald Trump over its rapidly advancing nuclear program

30 Mar 2025 6:01 pm
Netanyahu says military pressure on Hamas working, 'cracks' emerging in negotiations

We are negotiating under fire... We can see cracks beginning to appear in what the group demanded in its negotiations, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

30 Mar 2025 4:57 pm
Trump says military force not off the table for Greenland after Danish Foreign Minister scolds his administration

Donald Trump, in an interview, maintained an aggressive tone, saying, I never take military force off the table in regards to acquiring Greenland

30 Mar 2025 10:15 am
China, Japan, South Korea agree to promote regional trade as Trump tariffs loom

The three countries Ministers met ahead of Trumps announcement on April 2, 2025, of more tariffs in what he calls liberation day, as he upends Washingtons trading partnerships

30 Mar 2025 9:15 am
University of Minnesota leaders say ICE has detained a graduate student

The University of Minnesota says one of its graduate students is being detained by U.S. immigration authorities

30 Mar 2025 8:06 am
Trump says wont fire people over Signal messages, reiterates support of national security team

President Donald Trump is making his clearest commitment to not fire anyone over an embarrassing accidental leak of his administrations plans for an airstrike against the Houthis in Yemen

30 Mar 2025 7:03 am
U.S. measles cases till March surpasses all of 2024

As of March 20, the total number of cases reported across the U.S. stands at 378, with Texas and New Mexico alone reporting 327 and 43 cases, respectively

30 Mar 2025 6:00 am
Protesting students in Serbia rally outside pro-government media outlet

Wearing protective white suits, several students symbolically staged a decontamination performance outside the Informer TV building

30 Mar 2025 1:58 am
Russian drone attack kills four, wounds 21 in Ukraine

Both Russia and Ukraine have stepped up their aerial attacks even as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes the Kremlin and Kyiv to agree to a ceasefire after more than three years of costly fighting.

29 Mar 2025 9:00 pm
Kenyan U.N. peacekeeper killed in an ambush in the Central African Republic, spokesperson says

An official says a Kenyan UN peacekeeper has been killed in an ambush in the far east of the Central African Republic

29 Mar 2025 7:02 pm
Control tower at Myanmars Naypyitaw Airport collapsed in earthquake, satellite photos show

Satellite photos from Planet Labs PBC analyzed by The Associated Press show the earthquake toppled the air traffic control tower at Naypyitaw International Airport

29 Mar 2025 6:13 pm
Curfew lifted in east Kathmandu, over 100 pro-king demonstrators arrested for vandalising property

Tense clashes in Kathmandu as pro-monarchy protesters demand restoration of monarchy, leading to curfew and arrests

29 Mar 2025 10:02 am