Trump’s nominee to be next Joint Chiefs chairman
President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Air Force Lt Gen Dan “Razin” Caine, will face questions from senators during his confirmation hearing Tuesday about his qualifications to become the top US militaryofficer. Caine is a decorated F-16 combat pilot who served...
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Marine Le Pen brought the far right to France’s front door
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Israel strikes building in southern Beirut
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Serbians march across cities
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India is amazing from space, for sure: Sunita Williams
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US sanctions six officials over Hong Kong repression
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Survivors still being rescued from Myanmar earthquake
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Missing US soldiers found dead in Lithuania
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Indian charged onboard Singapore-bound flight
An Indian national was charged with criminal intimidation on Tuesday for allegedly causing a ruckus on board a Singapore-bound flight from Sydney and threatening to kill a male crew member. Kolathu James Leo, 42, faces multiple charges, including using criminal force against a flight attendant and being intoxicated on board, which...
South Korea’s Constitutional Court will rule on Yoon’s impeachment
South Korea’s Constitutional Court will rule Friday on whether to formally dismiss or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol — a decision that either way will likely deepen domestic divisions. The court has been deliberating on Yoon’s political fate after the conservative leader was impeached in December by the National Assembly,...
Time for reciprocal tarrifs: Trump slams allies
The White House has said India imposes a 100 per cent tariff on American agricultural products and the high levies charged by other countries make it “virtually impossible” for US products to be exported to those nations. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised the high tariffs charged by India and other...
Pakistan plans to expel three million Afghans from country
Pakistan plans to expel three million Afghans from the country this year, as a deadline for them to voluntarily leave the capital and surrounding areas expired on Monday. It’s the latest phase of a nationwide crackdown launched in October 2023 to expel foreigners living in Pakistan illegally, mostly Afghans. The campaign...
Myanmar earthquake death toll rises
The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled from the rubble, the country’s military — led government said Monday. Government spokesman Major General Zaw Min Tun told state-run MRTV that another 3,400 have been injured and more than...
Hegseth calls Japan indispensable in face of Chinese aggression
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Japan on Sunday an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the region and announced upgrading the US military command in Japan to a new “war-fighting headquarters. “ Hegseth, who is on his first Asia trip with Japan as his second stop, also stressed...
US President Trump’s trade wars threaten America’s craft brewers
America’s craft brewers already have enough problems. Hard seltzers and cocktails are muscling into beer sales. Millennials and Gen Z don’t drink as much as their elders. Brewpubs still haven’t fully recovered from the shock of COVID-19 five years ago. Now there’s a new threat: President Donald Trump’s tariffs, including levies...
