Biden says he expects Iran to attack Israel soon, warns: 'Don't'
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he expected Iran to attack Israel 'sooner, rather than later' and warned Tehran not to proceed.
View ArticleShohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, must get gambling addiction...
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's former longtime interpreter agreed Friday to undergo court-ordered gambling addiction treatment after federal prosecutors accused him of stealing $16 million...
View ArticleRussian armoured assaults ramp up pressure on Ukraine's east, army chief says
Ukraine's army chief said on Saturday the situation on the eastern front had deteriorated in recent days with Russia intensifying its armored assaults and battles raging for control of a village west...
View ArticleVessel seized in Strait of Hormuz amid Iran tensions, shipping firms say
A vessel has been seized by 'regional authorities' between the United Arab Emirates and Iran, maritime security agencies said on Saturday, days after Iran warned it could close the area to sea traffic.
View Article6 people stabbed to death in Sydney shopping center and a suspect is fatally...
A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said. Eight people, including a 9-month-old, were injured in the attack.
View ArticleSirens, blasts sound across Israel after Iran launches retaliatory attack
Iran launched a swarm of explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel late on Saturday in its first ever direct attack on Israeli territory, risking a major escalation as the United States pledged...
View ArticleHamas rejects Israel's ceasefire response, sticks to main demands
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has rejected an Israeli ceasefire proposal, saying on Saturday it had handed to mediators in Egypt and Qatar its response to the proposal it had received last Monday.
View Article174 people stranded in the air are rescued, almost a day after a fatal cable...
The last of 174 people stranded in cable cars high above a mountain in southern Turkey were brought to safety Saturday, nearly 23 hours after one pod hit a pole and burst open, killing one person and...
View ArticleUkraine's army chief says eastern front under intense Russian assault
Ukraine's army chief said on Saturday the situation on the eastern front had worsened in recent days as Russia has intensified its armored assaults and battles rage for control of a village west of the...
View ArticleUS shoots down Iran-launched attack drones as Biden team pledges 'support'...
President Joe Biden and his national security team monitored Iran’s aerial attack against Israel on Saturday as U.S. forces joined efforts to down explosive-laden drones launched by Tehran.
View ArticleIsrael says Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which...
Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle...
View ArticleSydney mall attacker identified, 'nothing' to suggest terror motive
Australian police on Sunday said a 40-year-old itinerant with mental illness was behind a Sydney shopping centre stabbing rampage that killed six people, including a new mum whose nine-month-old baby...
View ArticleAt least 14 dead and 3 missing as landslides hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island
Torrential rains triggered landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 14 people and leaving three others missing, officials said Sunday.
View ArticleIsrael hails 'success' in blocking Iran's unprecedented attack; Biden seeks...
Israel on Sunday hailed its successful air defenses in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran , saying it and its allies thwarted 99% of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched toward its...
View ArticleIsrael strikes Hezbollah site in east Lebanon
Israel Sunday struck a Hezbollah site in Lebanon's east near the Syrian border, the Israeli army and a source from the Iran-backed group said, as tensions soared after Iran directly attacked Israel.
View ArticleIran says neighbours notified of attacks on Israel 72 hours in advance
Iran notified its neighbours of its retaliatory strikes on Israel 72 hours in advance, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Sunday.
View ArticleUkraine's Zelenskyy condemns Iranian attack on Israel
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday condemned Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel, calling for efforts to prevent a further escalation in Middle East conflict.
View ArticleTurkey calls on Iran to avoid further escalation with Israel
Turkey does not want further escalation of tension in the region after Iran's drone and missile attack against Israel, Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan told his Iranian counterpart in a phone call...
View ArticleUS to announce additional $100 million in aid to respond to Sudan conflict
The United States on Sunday will announce an additional $100 million in aid to respond to the conflict in Sudan, according to a statement seen by Reuters, as Washington seeks to spur international...
View ArticleUS works to prevent escalation across the Mideast as Biden pushes Israel to...
The United States on Sunday highlighted its role in helping Israel thwart Iran's aerial attack as President Joe Biden convened leaders of the Group of Seven countries in an effort to prevent a wider...
View ArticleUkraine's top commander says Russia aims to capture Chasiv Yar by May 9
Ukraine's top commander said on Sunday Russian forces aimed to capture the town of Chasiv Yar by May 9, setting the stage for an important battle for control of high ground in the east where Russia is...
View ArticleTrump's history-making hush money trial starts Monday with jury selection
In a singular moment for American history, the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump begins Monday with jury selection.
View ArticleWe want fair auto market but no dumping: Germany's Scholz in China
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday pressed his case for an open and fair European market for Chinese cars but warned against dumping, overproduction and intellectual property infringements as he...
View ArticleHong Kong approves first bitcoin, ethereum spot ETFs
Hong Kong's securities regulator approved the first spot bitcoin and ethereum exchange traded funds (ETFs) on Monday, a milestone on the way to becoming Asia's first city to accept the popular...
View ArticleWhat happens next for Iran and Israel?
Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel early Sunday marked a change in approach for Tehran, which had relied on proxies across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023....
View ArticleApple CEO Tim Cook arrives in Vietnam to meet users, boost supplier ties
Apple CEO Tim Cook arrived in Hanoi on Monday, starting a two-day visit to Vietnam, a key manufacturing hub for the iPhone maker, during which he is expected to meet students and content creators,...
View ArticleAustralian police probe why man who stabbed 6 people to death in Sydney mall...
Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed six people to death in a busy Sydney shopping mall and injured more than a dozen others targeted women while avoiding men, a police...
View ArticleLee Hsien Loong: scion PM modernised Singapore, stifled dissent
Under Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore has held its own in an era of globalised finance and cutting-edge tech, while continuing his venerated father's policy of muzzling free media and...
View ArticleLightning, rains kill 36 people in Pakistan as authorities declare a state of...
Lightning and heavy rains have killed at least 36 people, mostly farmers, across Pakistan in the past three days, officials said Monday, as authorities in the country's southwest declared a state of...
View ArticleFour wounded in Sydney church stabbing: emergency officials
Emergency services said four people are being treated for 'non-life threatening injuries' after an apparent stabbing at a church service in Sydney on Monday.
View ArticleSenior US officials discuss N. Korea, Taiwan, South China Sea in talks with...
Senior U.S. officials discussed with Beijing officials a range of regional and global issues, including North Korea, the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea during their visit to China this week, the...
View ArticleIsraeli military vows response to Iran attack as calls for restraint mount
Israelis awaited word on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would respond to Iran's first-ever direct attack on their country as international pressure for restraint grew amid fears of an escalation...
View ArticleUkraine, Israel aid to hit US House floor as separate bills soon
The U.S. House of Representatives will consider aid to Israel and Ukraine as separate legislation this week, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday, more than two months after the Senate passed...
View ArticleNASA seeks cheaper ideas for Mars sample return mission amid budget crunch
NASA is seeking a cheaper, simpler approach to one of its top science priorities in the midst of a budget crunch - retrieving precious soil samples collected on Mars and flying them back to Earth, U.S....
View ArticleTesla plans to lay off 10% of workforce after dismal quarterly sales,...
DETROIT (AP) - After reporting dismal first-quarter sales, Tesla is planning to lay off about a tenth of its workforce as it tries to cut costs , multiple media outlets reported Monday.
View ArticleSalman Rushdie recounts stabbing in new memoir 'Knife'
'Knife,' a memoir by Salman Rushdie released on Tuesday, recounts the near-fatal stabbing at a public event in 2022 that left him blind in one eye and his journey to healing.
View ArticleIDF weighing response to Iran attack; foreign minister urges sanctions
The Israel Defense Forces said that Iran would 'face the consequences' for its unprecedented missile and drone attack on Israel over the weekend.
View ArticleTensions rise in Australia after a bishop and priest are wounded in a knife...
A teenager has been accused of wounding a Christian bishop and a priest during a church service in the second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days, leaving communities on edge,...
View ArticleUS House committee says China subsidizes fentanyl chemical exports
A bipartisan US congressional committee accused Chinese authorities Tuesday of 'directly' subsidizing the manufacture and export of ingredients used to make fentanyl, a synthetic painkiller behind a US...
View ArticleScholz urges China to use Russia 'influence' to end Ukraine war
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday he had urged Xi Jinping to press ally Russia to end its 'senseless' war in Ukraine and that the Chinese President had agreed to back a peace conference in...
View ArticleFed's Powell says restrictive rates policy needs more time to work
Top U.S. central bank officials including Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell backed away on Tuesday from providing any guidance on when interest rates may be cut, saying instead that monetary policy...
View ArticleUkrainian president signs controversial law to boost conscription to fend off...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a controversial law Tuesday, days after it was passed by parliament , potentially helping Kyiv to boost conscription to replenish depleted forces to fend...
View ArticleYellen says Iran's actions could cause global economic spillovers as White...
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday of potential global economic damage from rising tensions in the Middle East as the Biden administration said it was readying new sanctions in response to...
View ArticleArtist and curators refuse to open Israel pavilion at Venice Biennale until...
The artist and curators representing Israel at this year’s Venice Biennale announced on Tuesday they won't open the Israeli pavilion exhibit until there is a cease-fire in Gaza and an agreement to...
View ArticleBiden pushes to triple tariffs on Chinese steel, aluminum
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged a tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, citing 'unfair competition' as he seeks to win blue-collar votes in November's election.
View ArticleBritish envoy says Israel is 'making a decision to act' as Iran vows to...
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Wednesday that Israel “is making a decision to act” in response to Iran's missile and drone attack over the weekend, while Iran warned that even the...
View ArticleFrance evicts hundreds of migrants from Paris squat ahead of Olympics
French authorities on Wednesday evicted hundreds of migrants from a squat in a southern suburb of Paris with just 100 days to go until the Olympics, encouraging them to board buses to other parts of...
View ArticleHamas leader Haniyeh to visit Turkey this weekend: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan said Wednesday he will host the leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Turkey this weekend.
View ArticleEU leaders to discuss Iran sanctions following attack on Israel
European Union leaders will meet on Wednesday to discuss stepping up sanctions against Iran after Tehran's missile and drone attack on Israel.
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