Trump stirs controversy by calling Afrikaners, minority descended from Dutch colonists, victims of a ‘genocide’ Afrikaners from South Africa arrive in Dulles, Virginia, on Monday. Photograph: Julia Demaree NikhinsonAP The first group of white South Africans granted refugee status by Donald Trump...
BEIJING, May 12 Xinhua -- China supports and welcomes the ceasefire achieved by India and Pakistan, and hopes the two countries consolidate and extend the ceasefire momentum and properly handle differences through dialogue and negotiation, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday. Spo...
Analysts, exporters call move a positive, stabilizing step for global economy China and the United States announced a series of tariff adjustment measures on Monday aimed at easing trade tensions between the world's two largest economies, according to a joint statement issued by both governments in...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent L and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speak to the media after talks between seniors US and Chinese officials on tariffs at the residence of the permanent Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva on May 11, 2025. Valentin FlauraudAFPGetty Images ...
US President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on May 4, 2025 SAUL LOEB RECASTS on Trump post Donald Trump on Sunday defended plans to receive a new Air Force One as a gift, after reports he will accept a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar despite strict rules on ...
Celebrations held in both countries while Kashmir residents beg for long-term solutions over disputed territory People hold up national flags as they take part in a demonstration in support of Pakistan’s army in Peshawar. Photograph: Bilawal ArbabEPA India and Pakistan have both claimed victory ...
An undated photo of Edan Alexander. Hostages and Missing Families Forum JerusalemCNN—Hamas has announced the imminent release of Edan Alexander, the last known living American hostage held in Gaza. The head of Hamas’ negotiating team said they had been in contact with the US administration “duri...
China and the United States both applauded the progress made during their trade talks in Geneva over the weekend in a bid to deescalate the tensions triggered by the US trade wars. Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng, the lead person for China-US trade and economic affairs, met with US lead persons — US...
Things are heating up hundreds of miles off the coast of Oregon, where a large undersea volcano is showing signs of impending eruption, scientists say. The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is located nearly 1 mile 1.4 kilometers underwater on a geological hot spot, where searing gushes of molten r...
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV spent years amplifying criticism of President Trump’s policies on social media — with the Catholic Church’s first American leader taking particular aim at the Republican’s hard-line immigration stance. Leo XIV, until Thursday known as Robert Francis Prevost, 69, shared or...
This photo taken on May 7, 2025 shows a view of ceramic poppies displayed at the Tower of London in London, Britain. An installation of nearly 30,000 ceramic poppies is on display from May 6 to Nov. 11 at the Tower of London, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. X...
BUFFALO, N.Y. WIVB — Four men from Western New York, ranging in ages 20 to 68, were arrested and charged with possession of child pornography during a nationwide crackdown led by the FBI, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Over the course of five days, Operation Restore Justice led to the arr...
Dr. Casey Means left stands with journalist Megan Kelly at a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the secretary of Health and Human Services post at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29.Ben CurtisAP President Trump has switched up his pick for U.S. Surgeon General tapping bes...
New York police made multiple arrests after protesters refused to identify themselves and leave Butler Library. Butler Library at Columbia University in New York City. Luiz C. Ribeiro. TNSNew York Daily News via Getty Images file Several people were arrested Wednesday night after protesters too...
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Vatican City’s St Peter’s Square as cardinals voted in first ballot. Black smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signalling that cardinals failed to elect a new pope in the first ballot of their conclave in the Vatican on May 7, 2025 [Filippo M...
Aircraft fly in formation on Monday over Red Square in Moscow, Russia, during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade, which will mark the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. From May 7thto 10th, Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to pay a state visittoRussia and ...