Italy’s Meloni to meet Trump on April 17 for tariff talks

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on April 17 to discuss the tariffs that he has slapped on European Union imports. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on April 17 to discuss the tariffs that he … Read more

Deposed Bangladesh PM Hasina issues stern warning against threats to ban Awami League

Deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) issued a stern warning against threats to ban her age-old Awami League, saying that the party is not a “parasite” or did not emerge with floodwaters. “Their (the interim government) audacity astonishes me,” she said, in a virtual address to party workers and supporters … Read more

NATO chief says China military expansion ‘staggering’

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks at a news conference during his visit to Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo Tuesday April 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP China’s expansion of its armed forces is “staggering”, NATO’s chief said on a visit to Japan beginning on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) aimed at … Read more

Philippines adds speedy warship to maritime arsenal

The Philippines took possession of the first of two corvette-class warships with “advanced weapons and radar systems”. File | Photo Credit: AP The Philippines took possession of the first of two corvette-class warships with “advanced weapons and radar systems” on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) as it faces growing pressure from Beijing in the disputed South … Read more

U.S. Supreme Court halts reinstatement of fired federal employees

Joined by fired federal probationary workers, Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., speaks at a news conference about the Protect Our Probationary Employees Act on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Supreme Court blocked on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) a Judge’s order for President Donald Trump’s administration to rehire … Read more