World
US President Donald Trump will travel to Japan and South Korea next week seeking progress on nearly $900 billion in pledged investments for American industries, including factories and a natural gas pipeline project.Japan earlier promised $550 billion, while South Korea offered $350 billion in Augus...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the latest U.S. sanctions targeting Russian oil companies are unlikely to have a significant impact on the country’s economy.Describing the measures as “an attempt to put pressure on Russia” and “unfriendly,” Putin ...
Sudan is grappling with one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, with more than 30 million people requiring urgent assistance, including over 9.6 million internally displaced persons and nearly 15 million children, according to a joint statement by four UN agencies Thursday.The Inte...
As US President Donald Trump prepares for his first trip to Asia since returning to office, speculation is mounting over a potential meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in South Korea. If it happens, it would be the first summit between the two since their last impromptu encounter at the Ko...
European Union leaders are seeking a more active role in Gaza and the occupied West Bank after being sidelined from the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.At a summit Thursday in Brussels largely focused on Ukraine and Russia, EU heads of state discussed the shaky ceasefire in Gaza and...
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday that he will seek reelection next year, aiming for a fourth nonconsecutive term.“I may be turning 80, but I have the same energy I did at 30. I’m running for a fourth term,” Lula told reporters during his offic...
U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday sharply criticized Israel’s parliament for advancing a symbolic bill supporting West Bank annexation, calling it “an insult” and a move that contradicts the Trump administration’s policy and peace efforts in Gaza.The Knesset narrowly a...
British counterterrorism police have arrested three men in London on suspicion of spying for Russia, authorities said Thursday.The Metropolitan Police said the suspects—aged 44, 45, and 48—were detained at separate addresses under the National Security Act on allegations of “assist...
Tens of thousands of Hungarians marched through Budapest on Thursday in a show of support for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, as he faces one of the most competitive elections of his 15-year rule.The demonstration, called a “peace march” by organizers, coincided with Hungary’s ...
World,Oil & Energy
Off-site power to Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is being restored after a monthlong outage, officials confirmed Thursday — a development hailed as a vital step for nuclear safety.Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk said the 750-kilovolt Dniprovska transmission...
Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, came under drone attack for the third consecutive day on Thursday, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted the city and its main airport, military officials and local media reported.The assault came just a day after Badr Airlines operated the first pa...
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Thursday warned that European Union partners must share the risks if they plan to use billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets held in Belgium to support Ukraine’s economy and military efforts.Ukraine’s projected budget and defense needs for 20...
World,Entertainment,Art & Glamour
Just days after the shocking theft at Paris’s Louvre Museum, speculation is mounting over the possible fate of the stolen royal jewels, valued at more than $100 million (88 million euros).Some experts caution that the items could soon — if not already — be melted down or broken int...
The United States military has expanded its campaign against drug trafficking, carrying out two new strikes on suspected drug-laden boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday.The latest operations mark the ninth and tenth such strikes launc...
European Union leaders are set to approve a fresh round of sanctions against Russia and advance plans to use Moscow’s assets frozen in Europe to support Ukraine’s war effort and economy for at least the next two years.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend the one-day summit...
MISCELLANEOUS
If you’ve ever stepped into a supermarket thinking you’d simply grab some mozzarella, you probably discovered it’s not that simple anymore.What was once a single white ball wrapped in plastic has evolved into a whole category of cheeses — fresh, low-moisture, smoked, buffalo,...
Prime Minister Mark Carney has set a goal to double Canada’s non-U.S. exports within the next decade, saying that rising American tariffs are undermining investment and threatening Canadian jobs.Speaking ahead of his government’s budget release on November 4, Carney said Wednesday that C...
Saudi Arabia has appointed prominent ultraconservative scholar Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan as the kingdom’s new grand mufti — the country’s highest religious authority.The state-run Saudi Press Agency reported late Wednesday that the appointment was made by King Salman on the...
North Korea said Thursday that its latest missile launches successfully tested a new hypersonic system designed to strengthen its nuclear war deterrent, as leader Kim Jong Un continues to expand weapons intended to overcome South Korea’s defenses.The announcement by the state-run Korean Centra...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ordered Israel to allow the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza, ruling that the country must facilitate relief operations in the besieged territory.The Hague-based court was a...
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