HONG KONG (AP)— Hong Kong’s main pro-democracy party took a first step toward dissolution on Thursday, in the latest reminder of the Chinese territory’s shrinking space for civil society groups following Beijing’s crackdown on dissent. The Democratic Party’s central committee voted to form a task group to investigate the proceduresRead More →
WASHINGTON, KYIV (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday as “a dictator without elections” and warned him that he needed to act quickly to achieve peace or risk losing his nation. Trump commented hours after Zelenskiy responded to his assertion that Ukraine was toRead More →
Following negotiations between top US and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the two countries had reached an agreement to restore normal diplomatic operations. The decision appeared to foreshadow a dramatic reduction in limitations on Russian diplomatic posts in the United StatesRead More →
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he ordered military attacks in Somalia against a top Islamic State attack planner and others from the group. “These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “TheRead More →
US authorities arrested 538 migrants and deported hundreds in a mass operation just days into President Donald Trump’s second administration, his press secretary said late Thursday. “The Trump Administration arrested 538 illegal immigrant criminals,” Karoline Leavitt said in a post on social platform X, adding “hundreds” were deported by militaryRead More →
As security forces scrambled to quell a wave of violence that has killed over 100 people and threatened to derail the nation’s difficult peace process, Colombia swore “war” against left-wing insurgents on Monday. Three departments in Colombia have reported violence in the last five days, ranging from the deep AmazonRead More →
The 47th President took the oath of office at the US Capitol to “preserve, protect, and defend” the US Constitution. Donald Trump promised a new “golden age” for the United States as he took the oath of office for a historic second term on Monday, but he spent the mostRead More →
BELGRADE (Reuters) — Tens of thousands of anti-government protestors in Belgrade held a 15-minute silence in front of the state broadcaster RTS headquarters to remember the deaths of a train station roof collapse, which they blame on Serbian authorities. Students from Belgrade State University coordinated and led the demonstration, askingRead More →
A petrol tanker truck exploded after tipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had come to collect the spilled fuel, according to the national road safety authority. “The death toll stands at 70 so far,” Kumar Tsukwam, the chief of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)Read More →
After 15 months of fighting, mediator Qatar said Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had reached an agreement to swap hostages and prisoners and to establish a truce in Gaza on Sunday. The first phase of the deal, which might turn into a “permanent ceasefire,” would see the release of thirty-threeRead More →
