Category: World

Israel will not cooperate with a planned visit by Arab foreign ministers to the occupied West Bank, an Israeli official announced, after a Saudi source said the kingdom’s top diplomat was heading to Ramallah. Israel won’t cooperate with Arab ministers visiting West Bank: official Israel controls the Palestinian territory’s borders and airspace, meaning its approval would […]

An appeals court on Friday refused to freeze a California-based judge’s order halting the Trump administration from downsizing the federal workforce, which means that the Department of Government Efficiency-led cuts remain on pause for now. President Donald Trump has said that the voters gave him a mandate to remake the federal government and he assigned billionaire […]

A ban on disposable vapes goes into effect across the UK on Sunday in a bid to protect children’s health and tackle a “throwaway” culture. “For too long, single-use vapes have blighted our streets as litter and hooked our children on nicotine,” junior environment minister Mary Creagh said. Experts say the ban could lead to more […]

MADISON, Wis. — Officials in communities from rural to urban and red to blue blasted the Trump administration’s list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” with many saying they’ve been outspoken supporters of the president and his stringent immigration policies. Trump’s list of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ includes some that support his immigration policies Officials who back President Donald Trump’s immigration […]

* Trump lauds Musk in Oval Office as billionaire’s turbulent tenure ends Musk’s time as DOGE head comes to an end * Trump says ‘Elon has worked tirelessly’ * Musk fell far short of making massive savings he promised By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, – U.S. President Donald Trump praised billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to cut federal […]

May 31, 2025 12:48 AM IST US-UKRAINE-CRISIS-KELLOGG:Trump envoy says Russian concern over NATO enlargement is fair MOSCOW -U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said Russia’s concern over the eastward enlargement of NATO was fair and the United States did not want to see Ukraine in the U.S.-led military alliance. Trump envoy says Russian […]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will no longer be “Mr. NICE GUY” with China on trade, declaring in a social media post that the country had broken an agreement with the United States. Trump says China ‘violated’ agreement on trade talks and he’ll stop being ‘nice’ Hours later, Trump said in the […]

May 31, 2025 01:10 AM IST Hormel Foods recalls over 100 tons of Dinty Moore beef stew due to wood fragments. More than 100 tons of beef stew are being urgently recalled across the U.S. after fragments of wood were found in the product. Hormel Foods, the Minnesota-based company behind popular brands like Spam and Old […]

WASHINGTON — One day before the kickoff concert for World Pride 2025 in the nation’s capital, headlining performer Shakira has abruptly canceled due to equipment difficulties. Shakira performance for World Pride opening concert abruptly canceled due to technical issues “We are deeply disappointed that unforeseen circumstances have forced the cancellation” of the concert, the Capital Pride […]

May 31, 2025 10:53 AM IST China’s factory activity contracts in May, but there are signs of improvement BEIJING — China’s factory activity contracted in May, according to an official survey released on Saturday, although the decline slowed from April as the country reached a deal with the U.S. to slash President Donald Trump’s sky-high tariffs. […]