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AP sues White House officials over denial of access

AP sues White House officials over denial of access

WASHINGTON —  The Associated Press filed a lawsuit against three White House officials on Friday after the news agency was barred from...

Man wounded in stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial

Man wounded in stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial

berlin —  A man was seriously injured in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial, police said Friday evening, two days before a watershed...

White House official expects Ukraine to accept mineral deal

White House official expects Ukraine to accept mineral deal

President Donald Trump's national security adviser said Friday that he expected Ukraine to accept and sign a proposed deal that would...

Trump says he expects Ukraine will accept mineral deal soon

Trump says he expects Ukraine will accept mineral deal soon

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he expects Ukraine to accept soon a proposed deal that would include U.S. investments...

US Treasurys Bessent, Chinas He trade economic complaints in call

US Treasurys Bessent, Chinas He trade economic complaints in call

WASHINGTON —  U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent traded policy complaints with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Friday, with Bessent...

"Must defeat India": Speedster Haris Rauf identifies way for Pakistan to keep moving forward in CT

"Must defeat India": Speedster Haris Rauf identifies way for Pakistan to keep moving forward in CT

Dubai [UAE], February 21 (ANI): Pakistan tearaway Haris Rauf underlined the importance of a do-or-die clash against India and made...

CHINA-HONG KONG-XINHUA-COOPERATION (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-XINHUA-COOPERATION (CN)

(250221) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 21, 2025 (Xinhua) -- President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua meets with Li Dahong, chairman of the Hong...

Israels defense minister ramps up anti-terror operations in West Bank

Israels defense minister ramps up anti-terror operations in West Bank

Israel’s defense chief on Friday ordered the military to intensify activity in the West Bank following three explosions on buses in...

Macron calls for massive defense plan for EU

Macron calls for massive defense plan for EU

The bloc should reduce its dependence on the US military, the French president has said The EU needs to develop a massive defense...

Rubio explains purpose of Russia-US talks

Rubio explains purpose of Russia-US talks

The meeting in Saudi Arabia aimed to revive diplomacy between nuclear superpowers, according to the US secretary of state The US...

US has frozen weapons sales to Ukraine MPs

US has frozen weapons sales to Ukraine  MPs

President Donald Trump earlier accused Kiev of misusing aid and demanded reimbursement The US has halted weapons sales to Ukraine,...

US tax agency fires 6,000 amid federal government downsizing

US tax agency fires 6,000 amid federal government downsizing

A tearful executive at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service told staffers on Thursday that about 6,000 employees would be fired, a person...

China says Philippine aircraft 'illegally' flew over disputed sea

China says Philippine aircraft 'illegally' flew over disputed sea

BEIJING —  Beijing accused the Philippines on Friday of illegally sending three aircraft into airspace over the disputed South China...

Trump very upset with Zelensky Rubio

Trump very upset with Zelensky  Rubio

The Ukrainian leader flip-flopped on a proposed mineral resource deal with the US, the secretary of state has said US President Donald...

US flies Venezuelan migrants from Guantanamo to Honduras

US flies Venezuelan migrants from Guantanamo to Honduras

The U.S. government flew 177 Venezuelan migrants from Guantanamo Bay to Honduras on Thursday, from where they are set to be transferred...

McConnell, longest-serving US senator, to retire in early 2027

McConnell, longest-serving US senator, to retire in early 2027

U.S. Senator and former Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday, on his 83rd birthday, that he will not seek...

McConnell, longest-serving US Senate leader, to retire in early 2027

McConnell, longest-serving US Senate leader, to retire in early 2027

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday, his 83rd birthday, that he will not seek reelection when his current term ends...

Russian central bank responds to talk of sanctions removal

Russian central bank responds to talk of sanctions removal

The US has signaled restrictions could be eased as part of a potential Ukraine peace deal ...

Azerbaijan suspends BBC

Azerbaijan suspends BBC

Azerbaijan’s government has ordered the suspension of the Azerbaijani operation of BBC News, the British news agency confirmed Thursday....

US envoy Kellogg, Zelenskyy talk in Kyiv

US envoy Kellogg, Zelenskyy talk in Kyiv

U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg met in Kyiv Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but there was no immediate word on whether...

Zelenskyy: Strong Ukraine relations with US 'benefit entire world'

Zelenskyy: Strong Ukraine relations with US 'benefit entire world'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that strong Ukraine-U.S. relations benefit the entire world, an apparent attempt...

EU leaders fear America more than they fear Russia

EU leaders fear America more than they fear Russia

The bloc is paralyzed by fear of the US, and everyone knows it The uproar over the...

Former Spanishfootball chief guilty of sexual harassment

Former Spanishfootball chief guilty of sexual harassment

Spain’s High Court in Madrid on Thursday found former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for...

Pakistan: Journalists, lawyers, and rights groups to hold "Joint Struggle" against 'Draconian' Peca law"

Pakistan: Journalists, lawyers, and rights groups to hold "Joint Struggle" against 'Draconian' Peca law"

Karachi [Pakistan], February 20 (ANI): Journalist organizations, members of the legal community, and human rights groups reached a...

From satire to serious journalism - how The New Yorker has shaped a century of thought

From satire to serious journalism - how The New Yorker has shaped a century of thought

Australian subscribers to the print edition of The New Yorker will know the feeling: it arrives once a week, or sometimes, as buses...

Friday essay: as the legacy media have dumbed down, The New Yorker has dumbed up

Friday essay: as the legacy media have dumbed down, The New Yorker has dumbed up

Like many, I entered The New Yorker through the cartoon door. The first cartoon I loved, and remember to this day, featured a New Yorker...

Hamas releases bodies of 4 Israeli hostages, including youngest

Hamas releases bodies of 4 Israeli hostages, including youngest

The bodies of four Israelis held hostage in Gaza returned to Israel on Thursday in the latest release under a ceasefire between Israel...

Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages, including youngest

Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages, including youngest

The bodies of four Israelis held hostage in Gaza returned to Israel on Thursday in the latest release under a ceasefire between Israel...

Hamas releases bodies of 3 hostages, unidentified fourth

Hamas releases bodies of 3 hostages, unidentified fourth

The bodies of three Israeli hostages and the body of a fourth, unidentified woman, were returned to Israel on Thursday in the latest...

US journalist fuels fresh debate on Macron wifes identity

US journalist fuels fresh debate on Macron wifes identity

Candace Owens has published an interview with Xavier Poussard, who claims French media have hid the truth about Brigitte Macron for...

US journalist fuels fresh debate on Macron wife's identity

US journalist fuels fresh debate on Macron wife's identity

Candace Owens has published an interview with Xavier Poussard, who claims French media have hid the truth about Brigitte Macron for...

EU approves $960 million in German aid for Infineon chips plant

EU approves $960 million in German aid for Infineon chips plant

BRUSSELS —  The European Commission said Thursday it had approved 920 million-euro of German state aid, or $960 million, to Infineon...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf again requests permission to hold public gathering at Minar-i-Pakistan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf again requests permission to hold public gathering at Minar-i-Pakistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], February 20 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) Punjab chapter has submitted a new application requesting...

North Korea criticizes US over AUKUS nuclear submarine deal

North Korea criticizes US over AUKUS nuclear submarine deal

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA —  North Korean state media on Thursday criticized the United States for a nuclear submarine deal with Australia...

Trump expects visit from Chinese President Xi without giving timeline

Trump expects visit from Chinese President Xi without giving timeline

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/ WASHINGTON —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit...

Trump, Vance among speakers at gathering of conservatives

Trump, Vance among speakers at gathering of conservatives

Conservative leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and politicians from Argentina, Britain, Poland and Italy, are among those...

Thousands without power, heat in Odesa

Thousands without power, heat in Odesa

Thousands of residents in Ukraine's city of Odesa were without electricity or heating after Russia launched a massive drone attack...

Migrants in Panama deported from US moved to Darien jungle region

Migrants in Panama deported from US moved to Darien jungle region

PANAMA CITY —  A group of migrants deported from the U.S. to Panama last week were moved on Tuesday night from a hotel in the capital...

Hamas releases bodies of 4 hostages, including youngest

Hamas releases bodies of 4 hostages, including youngest

Hamas released the bodies of four Israeli hostages Thursday, with a convoy of Red Cross vehicles taking their coffins away from the...

Musk blames Zelensky for death of US journalist

Musk blames Zelensky for death of US journalist

The Ukrainian leader has killed Gonzalo Lira, a key ally of President Trump claimed Billionaire Elon Musk, a major ally of US President...

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U.S. stocks tumble as Trump policies startle investors
U.S. stock markets sour, Dow Jones dives 749 points

NEW YORK, New York - Concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's startling diversions from his country's long-held policies, and the...


Southwest Airlines cuts 1,750 corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs
Southwest Airlines slashes 15% corporate workforce, first in 15 years

DALLAS, Texas: Southwest Airlines is laying off 1,750 employees, or 15 percent of its corporate staff, in the company's first significant...


Australian central bank cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
Australian central bank cuts first benchmark interest rate since 2020

MELBOURNE, Australia: Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years, signaling...


Brazil joins OPEC+ ahead of key UN climate summit
Brazil to join OPEC+, group of major oil-exporting nations

BRASILIA, Brazil: Brazil has officially approved joining OPEC+, aligning itself with the world's major oil-exporting nations just months...


U.S. stock markets in sharp retreat Thursday
Wall Street tumbles Thursday, Dow Jones dives 451 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as profit-takers moved in to take the cream off the substantial gains that have...


China’s Xi Jinping reassures private sector on policy stability
China's Xi assures businesses, including Jack Ma, of country's stability

BANGKOK, Thailand: China's President Xi Jinping met with private sector leaders this week and assured them that the government's policies...


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Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs

DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...

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