The Senate narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI. File photo | Photo Credit: AP The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about his qualifications and concerns … Read more
A Pakistani separatist group claimed responsibility for a late night bombing that targeted a convoy with Chinese nationals outside the country’s largest airport, killing two workers from China and wounding eight persons, officials and the insurgent group said on Monday. The attack by the Baloch Liberation Army outside the airport in the southern port city … Read more
The European Union insists that both Ukraine and Europe must have a say during any negotiations. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union on Thursday (February 20, 2025) hit back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s accusation that Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a “dictator”. Mr. Trump lashed out at Mr. Zelenskyy in a spiralling … Read more
Bangladesh has been struggling to control crime since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced from power in August 2024 by a mass uprising against her iron-fisted rule. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladeshi security forces killed two men Thursday (February 20, 2025) in a crackdown on rising violent crime, a spokesman said, rejecting fears … Read more
A militant stands next to the coffins containing the bodies of hostages, from right to left, Shiri Bibas, her two children, Ariel and Kfir and Oded Lifshitz, who was 83 when he was abducted, before they are handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on February 20, 2025. | Photo … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at an FII Priority Saudi Investment summit in Miami on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) that a trade deal was “possible” with China — a key target in the U.S. leader’s tariffs policy. In 2020, the U.S. had … Read more
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te. File. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. support for Taiwan is “very strong”, Taipei’s security chief said Thursday (February 20, 2025), as the self-ruled island seeks to head off President Donald Trump’s threats of hefty tariffs on its semiconductor chips. The United States is Taiwan’s most important backer and biggest arms supplier, … Read more
Pope Francis makes the cross sign ant the beginning of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Pope Francis, spending his seventh day in hospital as he battles pneumonia, is alert and got out of bed to eat breakfast on Thursday (February … Read more
Air Force One plane. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Donald Trump said on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) that his administration was “looking at alternatives” to Boeing following delays in delivering two new models of the U.S. presidential Air Force One plane. “I’m not happy with Boeing,” the president told reporters aboard his current jet. “We’re … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Romania’s interim President Ilie Bolojan as he arrives for a second meeting on Ukraine and European security at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday (February 19, 2025) that France and its allies agreed Ukraine’s rights and European … Read more