DAMASCUS, Syria AP — Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed ceasefire Wednesday after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country’s postwar political transition and drawn military intervention by powerful neighbor Israel. Convoys ...
YIN YIYUANFOR CHINA DAILY The term "BRICS currency" typically refers to a hypothetical or proposed unified currency for the BRICS grouping. It's not a single, physical currency currently in use, but rather a concept for a potential future monetary system that some suggest will reduce the dominanc...
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump looks on as Jerome Powell, his nominee at the time to lead the US Federal Reserve, moves to the podium at the White House in Washington, US, Nov 2, 2017. [PhotoAgencies] US President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday morning it was "highly unlikely" he...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the opening ceremony of the third China International Supply Chain Expo CISCE in Beijing, July 16, 2025. [PhotoAgencies] Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang expressed resounding confidence in China's technological development during a wide-ranging interview with ...
The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor and the daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey, according to three sources, including one former Justice Department prosecutor. She was given a memo informing her of the firing, two sources said. According to one source, the memo...
President Donald Trump praised his Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Epstein files Tuesday, telling reporters she “has handled it very well” and saying it’s up to her whether to release any more records related to the sex trafficking investigation. NEW YORK AP — As his supporters erupt...
The Trump administration is releasing thousands of California National Guard members from a federal mission in Los Angeles, the Pentagon said Tuesday, over a month after President Trump deployed the troops — over Gov. Gavin Newsom's objections — to respond to protests in the nation's second-largest ...
WINDHOEK, July 15 Xinhua -- The Southern Africa Development Community SADC Public Service Commissions PSCs have commenced a forum in Namibia's capital, Windhoek, to promote collaboration, share best practices, and address common challenges in public service delivery. The three-day gathering officia...
PRAGUE, July 15 Xinhua -- The Czech Republic will not join the purchase of U.S. weapons for Ukraine at this time, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday an agreement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO regarding weapons to assis...
Guterres urges long-term solution with rights for Palestinians alongside Israelis Palestinians struggle to get food at a community kitchen in Gaza City on Monday. JEHAD ALSHRAFIAP United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said having a deal just for a Gaza ceasefire was "not enough" and ...
President Donald Trump returning from a trip to Pennsylvania, told reporters that he plans to put a tariff of over 10% on goods from smaller countries, including nations in the Caribbean and Africa. WASHINGTON AP — President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he plans to place tariffs of ov...
President Trump in profile at MetLife Stadium on July 13 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.David RamosGetty ImagesGetty Images North America President Trump is facing backlash from his base after defending his administration's review of the so-called Epstein files and downplaying his supporters' dis...
Elon Musk's xAI says Grok will soon be available for purchase and use by all federal government agencies. The Pentagon has signed a multi-million dollar deal to begin using Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, as part of a wider rollout of AI tools for government use, the Department...
WASHINGTON AP — The Justice Department and FBI are struggling to contain the fallout from this week’s decision to withhold records from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, which rankled influential far-right media personalities and supporters of President Donald Trump. The move, whic...
A wounded Palestinian girl is carried by a man at a hospital following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on July 13, 2025. [PhotoXinhua] UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday described the situation in Gaza as "horrific". "What we are witnessing in Gaza is a level of ...