File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump listening to C.C. Wei, chairman and CEO of Taiwan’s TSMC at the White House. Home to the world’s largest contract chipmaker, TSMC, Taiwan has long sought a free trade deal with the United States | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan officials held their first tariff talks with U.S. officials … Read more
Divers using sonar searched on Friday (April 11, 2025) for key pieces of a sightseeing helicopter that broke apart in midair and plunged into the Hudson River between Manhattan and New Jersey. All six people aboard were killed – a family of five from Spain and the pilot, a 36-year-old U.S. Navy veteran. The … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday (April 10, 2025) that the United States will hold direct talks with Iran this weekend to discuss Iran’s nuclear program. The talks between U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and a senior Iranian leader are scheduled for Saturday in Oman. “We hope that’ll lead to peace. We’ve … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump insisted Friday (April 11, 2025) that his tariff policy was “doing really well” despite China hiking levies on U.S. goods to 125% in the spiraling trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. Investors dumped … Read more
“To date, with projected cash outflows totaling $258.5 million, we find ourselves with a funding gap of almost $58 million,” Tom Fletcher said in the letter. | Photo Credit: AP The U.N. humanitarian agency said it is cutting its 2,600 staff who operate in more than 60 countries by 20% because of “brutal cuts” in … Read more
Soldiers of the 214th DP Battalion of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo during a joint operation patrol on the Beni-Kasindi axis, North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. File photo | Photo Credit: AFP Congolese forces rescued 41 hostages held by Islamic State-linked rebels after an … Read more
President Donald Trump talks to reporters on board Air Force One on the way to Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Florida, Friday, April 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Donald Trumpsaid he felt “in very good shape” Friday (April 11, 2024) after his first annual medical checkup since returning to the US … Read more
European countries have vowed to send billions of dollars in further funding to help Ukraine keep fighting Russia’s invasion, as a U.S. envoy pursued peace efforts in a trip to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing questions about the Kremlin’s willingness to stop the more than three-year war. Russian forces hold the advantage … Read more
People clean debris from damaged buildings in the aftermath of an earthquake on March 28, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations launched an appeal on Friday (April 11, 2025) for $275 million in donations urgently needed to aid more than one million people affected by the recent magnitude 7.7 earthquake that … Read more
This video grab taken from a footage released by Ansa shows Pope Francis, who is recovering from life-threatening pneumonia, during an unscheduled visit to St Peter’s Basilica in The Vatican. | Photo Credit: AFP Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in … Read more