A second school-age child who was hospitalised with measles is the third measles-related death in the U.S. since the virus started ripping through West Texas in late January. The child died Thursday, according to state health officials. The child was 8 years old, according to a statement from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Precious metals continued to sail higher with both gold and silver recording handsome gains in March. Comex gold breezed past the psychological $3,100 mark to scale a fresh all-time high. The sentiment toward the precious metals was bolstered by the concerns about the fallout from U.S. tariffs. The … Read more
People attend a rally to celebrate the expulsion of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, April 5, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korea’s cabinet is expected to finalise a June 3 date for a presidential election following the removal of Yoon Suk Yeol last week for his short-lived martial law … Read more
Convicted of embezzling public funds and banned from running for office, far-right politician Marine Le Pen stood unshaken before a sea of French flags in Paris on Sunday. “For 30 years, I have fought against injustice,” she told the crowd. “And I will continue to fight.” Thousands of supporters gathered at Place Vauban, near … Read more
A protestor holds a sign during a “Hands Off!” protest against the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump in Huntington Beach, California, on April 5. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: On March 30, the 78-year-old U.S. President Donald Trump said he’s “not joking” about serving a third term in the White House. … Read more
President Donald Trump said on Sunday (April 6, 2025) that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the US, digging in on his plans to implement the taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and … Read more
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, speaks during a news conference at CASA’s Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., Friday, April 4, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. government’s decision to arrest a Maryland man and send him to a notorious prison in … Read more
This image released by the 7th Regional Japan Coast Guard Headquarters shows a medical transport helicopter which fell into the sea in southwestern Japan on April 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: The 7th Regional Japan Coast Guard Headquarters via AP “A medical transport helicopter fell into the sea in southwestern Japan, killing the patient and … Read more
A ship fires missiles at an undisclosed location, after U.S. President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group’s attacks against Red Sea shipping. File. Photo: U.S. Central Command via Reuters Suspected U.S. airstrikes over the weekend targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least six people, the group said … Read more
Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa will make his first visit to the United Arab Emirates and is also scheduled to visit Turkey next week. | Photo Credit: Reuters Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa will make his first visit to the United Arab Emirates and is also scheduled to visit Turkey next week, the Syrian foreign ministry said … Read more