Combination image of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen | Photo Credit: Reuters China is reaching out to other nations as the U.S. layers on more tariffs, in what appears to be an attempt by Beijing to form a united front to compel Washington to retreat. Days into the … Read more
A poster of a missing person at adorns a barrier at Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Rescue crews in the Dominican Republic on Thursday (April 10, 2025) dug through the remains of a legendary nightclub whose … Read more
A file image of a boa constrictor. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Whether its pounding surf, man-eating crocodiles, or predatory sharks — Australians are used to keeping their eyes peeled when they’re near the water. Now residents of one coastal neighbourhood in Sydney are also being told to watch out for an escaped exotic snake. … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump criticised U.S. pharma companies for registering their intellectual property in Ireland because of the low corporate tax rate. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump late on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) reiterated he would impose tariffs on imports of pharmaceutical products that have long been spared from past trade disputes … Read more
Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. File | Photo Credit: AP Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Antonio Tajani will visit India from April 11-12 and meet President Droupadi Murmu and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to boost bilateral ties. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) shared a media advisory of his upcoming visit. … Read more
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference on April 9, 2025 at Port Everglades, Fla. | Photo Credit: AP FBI Director Kash Patel was removed from his role as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and replaced by Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, U.S. officials confirmed on Wednesday … Read more
President Donald Trump intensified his efforts to punish his critics on Wednesday (April 9, 2025) by signing a pair of memoranda directing the Justice Department to investigate two officials from his first administration and stripping them of any security clearances they may have. Mr. Trump’s targeting of Miles Taylor, a former Department of Homeland Security … Read more
President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Congress failed Wednesday (April 9, 2025) to pass a budget resolution to tee up U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping proposed tax cuts, after Republican leaders were forced by a conservative rebellion to cancel a vote on the blueprint. The House of Representatives and Senate are both … Read more
President Donald Trump speaks as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on April 9, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump ‘s administration will immediately start considering “antisemitic activity” on social media and physical harassment of Jewish people as grounds for denying immigration benefits, according to … Read more
Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, takes a look around at Gounsa temple devastated by a wildfire in Uiseong, South Korea recently. File photo | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who is the front-runner in opinion polls to be the country’s next leader, declared his bid for … Read more