- World
Elon Musk leaving Trump administration
Washington: Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top advisor to US President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. His departure, announced on Wednesday…
- World
Trump urges Netanyahu to delay Iran strike for Nuclear talks
Vienna: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off on an Iran strike to give the US administration more time time to push…
- World
Judge refuses to toss states’ lawsuit against Elon Musk, DOGE
Washington: A federal judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit that accuses billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency of illegally accessing government data systems, cancelling government contracts and…
- World
Canada faces dangers as Trump threatens annexation: King Charles III
Ottawa: King Charles III said Canada is facing unprecedented challenges in a world that’s never been more dangerous as he opened the Canadian Parliament on Tuesday with a speech widely viewed as…
- World
US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students
Washington: The US State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the US while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity…
- World
Russia seizes Ukrainian border villages as its bombing campaign slows
Kyiv: Russian forces have taken four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, a local official said Tuesday, days after Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had issued an order to establish…
- World
Trump’s campaign received scores of donations from problematic donors
Washington: When President Donald Trump directed his attorney general last month to investigate online fundraising, he cited concerns that foreigners and fraudsters were using elaborate “schemes” and “dummy accounts” to funnel illegal…
- World
Ukraine says Russia launched its biggest drone attack yet, part of escalating campaign
Kyiv: Russia launched its biggest drone attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Monday, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes kill 52 in Gaza, including 36 in school-turned shelter: Health officials
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes killed at least 52 people in the Gaza Strip on Monday, including 36 in a school-turned-shelter that was struck as people slept, igniting their belongings, according to local…
- World
Trump says he’ll delay 50 percent tariff on EU until July
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that the US will delay implementation of a 50 per cent tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9 to buy…
- India
Iran’s supreme leader rejects US stance on uranium enrichment
Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday pushed back against US criticism of the country’s nuclear programme, saying that Tehran won’t seek permission from anyone to enrich uranium and calling American statements “nonsense”.…
- News
Trump to hold crucial calls with Putin, Zelenskyy for Ukraine ceasefire
Washington: President Donald Trump is hoping separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. Trump…
- Middle East
Israel’s military orders evacuation of Gaza’s Khan Younis as its operations expand
Tel Aviv: The Israeli military on Monday, May 19, issued an evacuation order for residents of Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis, and nearby towns. Avichay Adraee, a military spokesperson, posted the order…
- Middle East
Netanyahu acknowledges pressure from allies in decision to resume Gaza aid
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that his decision to resume aid to Gaza after a weekslong blockade came after pressure from allies. In a video statement posted…
- Middle East
Israel says it will allow ‘basic’ aid into Gaza after nearly 3 months of blockade
Deir al-Balah: Israel announced on Sunday it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza after a nearly three-month blockade, days after global experts on food security warned of famine.…
