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Election 2024: Trump or Biden? Either way, US seems poised to preserve heavy tariffs on imports
Trump and Biden agree on essentially nothing, from taxes and climate change to immigration and regulation. Yet on trade policy, the two presumptive presidential nominees have embraced surprisingly similar approaches.
British man dies, several passengers injured after turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight
The flight from London to Singapore was diverted to Bangkok and landed at 3:45 p.m. local time at Suvarnabhumi Airport, the airline announced.
Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran’s president and others killed in helicopter crash
The caskets later arrived in Tehran with an honour guard at the airport. They will go on to the holy Shiite seminary city of Qom before returning to the Iranian capital.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu
A panel of three judges will consider the prosecutor’s evidence and determine whether to issue the arrest warrants and allow a case to proceed.
Hawkish Benjamin Netanyahu faces global isolation
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor Karim Khan said Monday he had applied for an arrest warrant against Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes including "wilful killing".
London court rules WikiLeaks founder Assange can appeal against an extradition order to the US
Scores of supporters gathered outside the neo-Gothic Royal Courts of Justice chanting “Free Julian Assange” and “Press freedom, Assange freedom.”
Iran’s nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri named acting foreign minister
Bagheri is considered close to Iran's ultraconservatives and a member of the inner circle of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who is the father-in-law of Bagheri's brother.
Strikes pound Gaza as Israel voices ‘duty’ to expand Rafah incursion
Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to keep fighting Hamas in Gaza until the Iran-backed Islamist group is defeated and all remaining hostages are released.
What a blast to work at NASA. Space agency is sky-high again in latest survey of federal employees
NASA has held the top spot for 12 years, a fact that the agency touted on its website as the agency’s administrator, Bill Nelson, praised the staff as a “team of wizards.”
Nepal’s prime minister wins confidence vote in parliament, his fourth since taking office
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal called the vote in Nepal’s lower house of parliament after a minor party in his coalition broke apart and its members withdrew support from the government.
Iran’s supreme leader appoints First Vice President as acting president after Raisi’s…
Meanwhile, leaders from across the globe conveyed their condolences; Lebanon declared three days of mourning in response to the Iranian President's death.
Taiwan’s new President Lai in his inauguration speech urges China to stop its military…
Thousands of people gathered in front of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei for the inauguration ceremony.
Iranian President Ebrahinm Raisi’s Helipcopter Crashes on Azerbaizan border
Teheran/Baku: Iranian military helicopter carrying Ebrahim Raisi, the President and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian are feared to have met a serious accident this morning. The crash is feared to have occured on Azerbaizan border…
Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza and fighting rages as Israel’s leaders are increasingly divided
Palestinians reported more airstrikes and heavy fighting in northern Gaza, which has been largely isolated by Israeli troops for months and where the World Food Program says a famine is underway.
Taiwan’s new president inherits a strong foreign policy position but political gridlock at…
Continuing Tsai’s legacy means aiming to strike a balance between cultivating Taiwan’s unofficial alliance with the United States and maintaining peace with China.
America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket
Ed Dwight, a former Air Force pilot, now aged 90, got to experience a few minutes of weightlessness with five other passengers aboard the Blue Origin capsule as it skimmed space.
Ukraine and Russia exchange drone attacks while latter continues its push in east
Nine long-range ballistic missiles and a drone were destroyed over the Russia-occupied Crimean, following massive Ukrainian drone attack that cut off power in Sevastopol.
What happened in the UK’s infected blood scandal? Inquiry report will be revealed on Monday
Had it not been for the tireless campaigners, many of whom saw loved ones die decades too soon, the scale of the scandal may have remained hidden forever.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court
Assange, 52, an Australian computer expert, has been indicted in the U.S. on 18 charges over Wikileaks’ publication of hundreds of thousands of classified documents in 2010.
Tunisians stage anti-migrant protest as the number of stranded in transit to Europe grows
A final stop for many who dream of a better life in Europe, Jebeniana and El Amra reflect the compounding problems facing Tunisia, a key transit point for migrants