A man looks at an electronic board showing the numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on April 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Japan’s Nikkei share average rose 6% on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) in a widespread rally, rebounding from a 1-1/2-year low hit in … Read more
President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House. | Photo Credit: AP Jaishankar-Rubio pitch for early conclusion of the Bilateral Trade Agreement External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the need to speed up India-U.S. Bilateral … Read more
This undated file image released by the U.S. Navy shows Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield. | Photo Credit: AP/U.S Navy The United States Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, the only woman on NATO’s military committee, was fired over the weekend by the Trump administration, U.S. officials said Monday (April 7, 2025). Although no reason was given, … Read more
Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar’s devastating March 28 earthquake were winding down on Monday, as rescue efforts were supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity. The death toll surpassed 3,600 and was still climbing. A situation report issued late on Monday by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, … Read more
Palestinians wait to get donated food at a distribution center in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip. | Photo Credit: AP Nearly 400,000 Gaza residents have been displaced in the weeks since Israel resumed military operations in the territory, with relentless attacks leading to “large-scale civilian casualties,” the U.N. secretary-general’s spokesman said on Monday … Read more
Sri Lanka’s population stands at 2,17,63,170 according to the 2024 census. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka’s population stands at 2,17,63,170 according to the 2024 census released on Monday (April 7, 2025). This represents an increase of 14,03,731 from the last census of 2012, the Census and Statistics Department said. The Western province has the … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed for the first time that Ukrainian troops have been active in Russia’s Belgorod region. | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed for the first time on Monday (April 7, 2025) that Ukrainian troops have been active in Russia’s Belgorod region as they seek to protect Ukrainian towns near … Read more
In this handout provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, from left, Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) frigate JS Noshiro, US Navy USS Shoup (DDG86), and Philippine Navy BRP Jose Rizal perform maneuvers during the Philippines United States Japan Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity off a disputed South China Sea shoal on March 28, 2025. … Read more
President Donald Trump said that the United States and Iran were beginning direct talks on Tehran’s nuclear program. File | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump said on Monday (April 7, 2025) that the United States and Iran were beginning direct talks on Tehran’s nuclear program, a surprise announcement after Iranian officials had appeared to … Read more
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is greeted by President Donald Trump as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Donald Trump at the White House on Monday (April 7, 2025), becoming the first foreign leader to personally plead for a … Read more