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Trump blasts SC over block on deportations
US President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at the Supreme Court after it blocked his bid to resume deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members, saying the justices are “not allowing me to do what I was elected to do.”
16 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Pull back troops before truce
Russian negotiators at peace talks in Istanbul demanded Ukraine pull its troops out of all the Ukrainian regions claimed by Moscow before they would agree to a ceasefire, a senior Ukrainian official familiar with the talks told Reuters.
16 May 2025, 18:00 PM
UN rights office in ‘very serious’ financial situation
The UN rights office based in Geneva says it is facing a dire financial situation amid deep US funding cuts, but its chief insisted there is no “panic”.
16 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Gaza suffering from a ‘deliberate starvation’
The Council of Europe yesterday said Gaza was suffering from a “deliberate starvation”, and warned that Israel was sowing “the seeds for the next Hamas” in the territory.
16 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Russia says Ukraine talks yielded a prisoner swap deal, agreement to keep talking
Russia said on Friday that the first direct talks with Ukraine in more than three years had yielded a deal to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each soon and to resume talks after each side had set out its vision for a future ceasefire
16 May 2025, 16:03 PM
Salman Rushdie assailant sentenced to 25 years in prison
Hadi Matar, 27, was convicted in February of attempted murder and assault for the stabbing, which left Rushdie blind in one eye
16 May 2025, 15:16 PM
Gaza rescuers say 50 killed in Israeli strikes since midnight
"There is a massive wave of displacement among civilians"
16 May 2025, 10:43 AM
Iran, European powers hold nuclear talks in Turkey
Trump said the United States was "getting close" to a deal with Iran
16 May 2025, 10:40 AM
Japan's quarterly GDP shrinks for first time in a year
Japan's economy contracted 0.2 percent between January and March, the first quarterly drop in a year, according to cabinet office data released Friday.
16 May 2025, 06:12 AM
Putin 'must pay the price for avoiding peace' in Ukraine: Britain's Starmer
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Russian President Vladimir Putin "must pay the price for avoiding peace" ahead of a European Political Community meeting in Albania on Friday
16 May 2025, 04:19 AM
Tariff cuts ease mass China layoffs threat, but job market pain persists
Chinese worker Liu Shengzun lost two jobs in just one month as US import tariffs shot up to triple digits in April, forcing a Guangdong lighting products factory, and then a footwear maker, to reduce output
16 May 2025, 04:07 AM
WHO says Gaza's last cancer hospital stops working
The World Health Organization said Thursday that the last hospital in Gaza providing cancer and cardiac care had stopped functioning after an Israeli attack
15 May 2025, 19:47 PM
Israeli strikes kill over 100 in Gaza
Israeli military strikes killed more than 100 people in the Gaza Strip yesterday, Palestinian rescuers said, as the United States and Arab mediators pushed for a ceasefire deal and US President Donald Trump visited the Middle East.
15 May 2025, 18:57 PM
Indian army ops kills 10 insurgents
The Indian Army said at least 10 militants were killed in an operation still underway in the troubled northeastern state of Manipur, bordering Myanmar.
15 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Putin’s no-show throws talks into confusion
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a second-tier team of aides and deputy ministers to hold peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey yesterday, spurning Kyiv’s challenge to go there in person to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky.
15 May 2025, 18:00 PM
US close to a nuclear deal with Iran
US President Donald Trump said yesterday that the United States was getting very close to securing a nuclear deal with Iran, and Tehran had “sort of” agreed to the terms.
15 May 2025, 18:00 PM
EU accuses TikTok of violating digital rules over ads
The EU accused TikTok on Thursday of breaking digital rules after concluding that the Chinese-owned social media platform was not transparent enough about advertisements
15 May 2025, 15:22 PM
Trump says 'getting close' to deal to avoid Iran military action
US President Donald Trump said Thursday a deal was close on Iran's nuclear programme that would avoid military action, sending oil prices tumbling as he boasted of raising "trillions of dollars" on a Gulf tour.."We're not going to be making any nuclear dust in Iran," Trump said in Qatar, t
15 May 2025, 10:55 AM
Qatari jet gift turns spotlight on Trump graft allegations
The US president's decision to accept a luxury jet from Qatar is the latest in a barrage of ethical conflicts that opponents say have blurred the line between his public role and private business interests
15 May 2025, 03:42 AM
'I thought she'd survive': Story of slain Gaza photojournalist touches Cannes
Reporters Without Borders estimates around 200 journalists have been killed in 18 months of Israeli strikes on Gaza
15 May 2025, 03:35 AM