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Mexican President orders retaliatory tariffs against U.S.

Sheinbaum stressed her government does not seek confrontation with its northern neighbor but collaboration and dialogue

2 Feb 2025 7:18 am
Iran test-fires anti-warship cruise missile with a range of more than 600 miles

Iranian state TV says Iran test-fired an anti-warship cruise missile with a range of 1,000 kilometers capable of reaching U.S. Navy ships in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman

2 Feb 2025 7:03 am
U.S. military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia

Trump, in a post on social media said: The message to ISIS and all others who would attack Americans is that WE WILL FIND YOU, AND WE WILL KILL YOU!

2 Feb 2025 6:52 am
Zelenskyy says excluding Ukraine from U.S.-Russia talks about war is very dangerous

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia does not want to engage in ceasefire talks or to discuss any kind of concessions, which the Kremlin interprets as losing at a time when its troops have the upper hand on the battlefield.

2 Feb 2025 6:47 am
Taliban have no legal right to multibillion-dollar Afghan fund, says U.S. watchdog

Although no payments benefiting Afghans have been made, the fund is aimed at protecting and stabilising the economy on their behalf.

2 Feb 2025 5:30 am
What citizenship laws do countries follow?

Why is Donald Trump trying to overturn more than a century of precedent on birthright citizenship? How will it affect Indian immigrants? What are the two principles followed around the world for granting citizenship? What is the law in India, and in the neighbourhood?

2 Feb 2025 5:15 am
Trump signs executive order to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China

The U.S. President says the tariffs are to force the countries to do more to stop the flow of fentanyl into the U.S., but also dovetail with his embrace of protectionist measures to boost domestic manufacturing and as a potential source of revenue for the federal government.

2 Feb 2025 4:27 am
Seven dead, 19 injured in air ambulance crash in Philadelphia

The small plane carrying six people, including a child who had just undergone treatment at a hospital, crashed just after takeoff from the small Northeast Philadelphia Airport

2 Feb 2025 3:18 am
Pete Hegseth: Culture warrior

Trumps Defense Secretary says reclamation of the warrior culture is at the core of his strategy to rebuilding the U.S. military and re-establishing deterrence

2 Feb 2025 2:47 am
Arab nations reject Trumps suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan

The Arab statement warned that such plans threaten the regions stability, risk expanding the conflict, and undermine prospects for peace and coexistence among its peoples.

2 Feb 2025 2:40 am
Liang Wenfeng: Rise of a Black Swan

The Chinese entrepreneur, who established a quantitative hedge fund in 2015 and led it to a massive success, has shaken up the global Artificial Intelligence landscape with his language and reasoning model, DeepSeek-R1

2 Feb 2025 2:02 am
18 security personnel, 23 terrorists killed in Pakistan's restive Balochistan

In one such operation in Harnai district on Saturday, national troops effectively engaged the terrorists, killing 11 militants and destroying multiple terrorist hideouts.

1 Feb 2025 11:39 pm
Former German President Horst Khler dies at 81

Horst Khler, a one-time head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German President before stunning the country by resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about the countrys military, has died

1 Feb 2025 10:38 pm
Fighting in Congo can lead to a regional war: Burundi President Ndayishimiye

The fall of Goma has rattled the continent, prompting international condemnation, fears of a humanitarian crisis and warnings that the conflict could spiral into a wider conflagration affecting more countries

1 Feb 2025 10:32 pm
Sick, injured children begin crossing from Gaza to Egypt in first opening in months

Egyptian television showed an Palestinian Red Cross ambulance pulling up to the crossing gate, and several children were brought out on stretchers and transferred to ambulances on the Egyptian side.

1 Feb 2025 4:55 pm
Gaza ceasefire: Hamas hands over 3 hostages to Red Cross

American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, 35, and French-Israeli Ofer Kalderon, 54. were released by the Hamas to the Red Cross

1 Feb 2025 2:52 pm
Trump readies order for steep tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, China

He set the February 1 deadline to push them to take strong action to halt the flow of fentanyl and precursor chemicals into the U.S. from China via Mexico and Canada, as well as to stop illegal immigrants from crossing southern and northern U.S. borders.

1 Feb 2025 11:19 am
Paraguay President Pea takes 2030 Youth Olympics bid to IOC in push to host more sports

Paraguay aims to host 2030 Youth Olympics and 2026 World Cup games, boosting international recognition through sports

1 Feb 2025 10:16 am
Serbian anti-graft protesters march to northern city, plan to block bridges

Protesters demand justice for 15 deaths in building collapse, challenging President Vucics power

1 Feb 2025 9:49 am
Health data, entire pages wiped from federal websites as Trump officials target gender ideology

Federal agencies scramble to comply with directive to erase transgender protections, remove gender references from websites and documents

1 Feb 2025 9:32 am
Federal judge refuses to block upcoming Alabama nitrogen gas execution

Chief District Judge Emily C. Marks rejected Demetrius Fraziers request for a preliminary injunction to either stop his execution in Alabama or require that the state give him a sedative before administering the gas.

1 Feb 2025 9:21 am
Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes

The U.N. says Rwanda-backed rebels were quickly expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing the regions major city

1 Feb 2025 8:57 am
Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between President Maduro and Trumps envoy

U.S. President Donald Trump and his envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, announced the release of the six men on social media.

1 Feb 2025 8:38 am
Rwanda-backed M23 advances in DRC as volunteers rally to fight back

The group captured most of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, earlier this week and has vowed to march all the way to the capital Kinshasa

1 Feb 2025 2:52 am
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by six months

The military is struggling to contain armed resistance to its rule, suffering a series of damaging battlefield losses over the past year to an alliance of ethnic minority armed groups in the north and west of the country

1 Feb 2025 2:45 am
Hamas to free three Israeli hostages in next ceasefire swap

Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants have so far handed over 15 hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

1 Feb 2025 2:11 am
U.S. says killed senior Qaeda operative in Syria strike

The area was the stronghold of interim president Ahmed al-Sharaas Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group before it led the rebel offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad in December

31 Jan 2025 11:48 pm
Japan scrambles jets as Russian bombers fly over high seas

Tokyo has raised the issue with Moscow in the past through diplomatic routes, including regarding a Russian fighter jet's intrusion into territorial airspace in September, which Russia denied according to media reports

31 Jan 2025 11:42 pm
Protesters pelt Malaysian embassy with eggs over Indonesian migrant worker shooting

Dozens of Indonesians, angered over the fatal shooting of an Indonesian migrant worker in neighboring waters, have thrown eggs at the Malaysian embassy in Indonesias capital, Jakarta

31 Jan 2025 11:24 pm
Russia condemns Trump order on missile defence shield

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia saw the move as confirmation of a U.S. intention to turn space into a theatre of military confrontation

31 Jan 2025 11:15 pm
Two killed in Israeli strikes on east Lebanon

The Israeli military said it struck multiple Hezbollah targets in the Bekaa, a stronghold of the militant group with which it fought a war last year

31 Jan 2025 11:10 pm
Norway police arrest ship on suspicion of Baltic Sea cable damage

The arrest took place at the request of Latvian authorities, the police in the northern Norwegian city of Tromsoe said

31 Jan 2025 5:01 pm
Israel targets Hezbollah sites in Lebanon, accuses group of ceasefire breach

The Israeli Army said the targets include a facility used for underground weapons development and another associated with the smuggling of arms into Lebanon.

31 Jan 2025 1:57 pm
Israeli doctors say five released Thai hostages in fair health after 15 months of captivity

Hamas militants kidnapped 31 Thai nationals during the assault on southern Israel, making them the largest group of foreigners held captive

31 Jan 2025 1:02 pm
Fear, disease and debt afflict Venezuelans released from prison after post-election arrests

More than 2,200 people were detained after Venezuelas July presidential election, when civil unrest broke out over Nicols Maduros victory

31 Jan 2025 12:29 pm
Investigators recover plane black boxes from Washington air collision

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it had recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Bombardier jet operated by an American Airlines subsidiary

31 Jan 2025 11:19 am
PM Modi condoles loss of lives in Washington midair collision

We stand in solidarity with the people of the United States, said PM Modi

31 Jan 2025 11:15 am
Trump repeats tariffs threat to dissuade BRICS nations from replacing U.S. dollar

Trump warns BRICS against replacing U.S. dollar with tariffs threat, as study shows dollar remains primary reserve currency

31 Jan 2025 10:22 am
Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming on February 1, deciding whether to tax their oil

President Donald Trump says his 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are coming on Saturday

31 Jan 2025 10:15 am
U.S. airstrike in Syria kills senior operative of al-Qaeda affiliate

US military airstrike kills senior Al-Qaeda operative in northwest Syria, part of ongoing efforts to disrupt militant groups

31 Jan 2025 8:59 am
US looking into whether DeepSeek used restricted AI chips, source says

The U.S. Commerce Department is looking into whether DeepSeek - the Chinese company whose AI model's performance rocked the tech world - has been using U.S. chips that are not allowed to be shipped to China, per a source

31 Jan 2025 8:57 am
Birthright citizenship was for children of slaves, not for world to 'pile' into U.S.: Trump

On the very first day of his inauguration, Trump issued an executive order against birthright citizenship, which was struck down by a federal court in Seattle the next day

31 Jan 2025 7:40 am
Washington midair collision kills all 67 onboard; teen figure skaters, group of hunters and students among victims

At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after the helicopter apparently flew into the path of the American Airlines regional jet

31 Jan 2025 6:56 am
Trumps FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, insists he has no enemies list and wont seek retribution

The reassurances were aimed at blunting a persistent line of attack from Democrats, who throughout Thursday's hearing confronted Mr. Patel with a vast catalogue of his incendiary statements

31 Jan 2025 4:54 am
An opportunity to settle Sri Lankas ethnic problem

The JVPs leaders must stop viewing the Provincial Councils as a creation of India; the people of Sri Lanka deserve better

31 Jan 2025 12:16 am
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in Syria, met by interim President Sharaa

Unlike other Arab countries, Qatar did not restore diplomatic ties with Syria under Assad and was one of the first to back the armed rebellion that erupted after his government crushed a peaceful uprising in 2011

30 Jan 2025 10:54 pm
Congos leader calls for massive military mobilization as Rwanda-backed rebels expand their control

Congos leader has called on young people to enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels attempting to seize more territory in the countrys conflict-battered east

30 Jan 2025 10:48 pm
Trump blames diversity hires under Obama, Biden for lowering air safety standards

I put safety first. Obama, Biden and the Democrats put policy first, Mr. Trump said. They actually came out with a directive: too white. And we want the people that are competent.

30 Jan 2025 10:48 pm
Philippine President offers a deal to China, says will return U.S. missile system

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has offered to remove a U.S. missile system from the Philippines if China halts what he called its aggressive and coercive behavior in the disputed South China Sea

30 Jan 2025 10:43 pm
Dubai International Airport, busiest for world travel, sees record 92.3 million passengers in 2024

Officials say Dubai International Airport saw a record 92.3 million passengers pass through its terminals in 2024

30 Jan 2025 9:22 pm