U.S. Senate confirms Trump’s Justice Department antitrust head Gail Slater
Gail Slater, President Donald Trump's pick to oversee the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division, was confirmed by the U.S....
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Advocates for Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai to meet Trump officials
WASHINGTON - Hopes for the release of detained Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai are higher following US President Donald...
Ukraine backs 30-day ceasefire as U.S. ends aid freeze
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Ukraine endorsed an American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire and agreed to immediate negotiations with Russia...
Trump’s tariffs on Canadian steel draws fire from US House Democrat
Minutes before US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he would double his tariffs on steel imported from Canada,...
After Syria mass killings, can a fragmented country stay united?
Shortly after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, the new government led by rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa pledged...
Kazakhstan Aims to Increase Oil Exports via BTC Pipeline – The Diplomat
Kazakhstan aims to further increase the volume of oil it exports through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, underscoring Astana’s continued efforts...
Duterte flown to ICC for trial
(UPDATE) Former president Rodrigo Duterte was flown from Villamor Air Base last night to the International Criminal Court (ICC) headquarters...
Six killed in West Bank as Israeli troops clamp down
A man stands in a damaged building near the site where several Palestinians were killed in an Israeli raid in...
Endangered baby elephant separated from mother rescued in Indonesia
JAKARTA - The Indonesian authorities rescued a critically endangered baby Sumatran elephant after it became separated from its mother at...
Osaka Expo-linked spending expected to hit ¥1 trillion
Spending related to the 2025 Osaka Expo will reach ¥1 trillion, according to a forecast by Resona Research Institute. There...
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