Trump aims to drum up financial support for the US with his Middle East trip, but Iran and Gaza also hang in the balance. United States President Donald Trump plans to tout trillions of dollars of Arab investments in the US as a major achievement, but other issues are at stake, says University of Maryland […]
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Seoul’s military says launches may have been to test weapons intended for export. North Korea has fired a flurry of short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military has said, in what Seoul called a possible test of weapons intended for export. North Korean forces launched the missiles from an
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China’s Xi Jinping likens ‘US hegemony’ to ‘fascist forces’ ahead of Vladimir Putin summit Financial Times China’s Xi arrives in Moscow in show of support for Putin after Ukrainian drones target capital Reuters Xi’s Visit to Russia Complicates China’s Courtship of Europe The New York Times Xi Jinping begins four-day Russia visit after Ukrainian drones attack Moscow The Guardian
The United States and the Houthis have agreed to a ceasefire. The Houthis, who control large areas of Yemen, began attacking Israel and commercial shipping and some US navy vessels in the Red Sea after Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023. In response to Houthi attacks on shipping lanes, the US carried
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The Catholic church’s College of Cardinals has gathered at the Vatican in Rome, Italy, and will begin the process of electing a new pontiff to replace Pope Francis on Wednesday. Francis, the church’s 266th pontiff, died on Easter Monday (April 21), after leading the church for 12 years. Voting during the so-called papal conclave takes
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Drones struck a Freedom Flotilla ship carrying aid bound for Gaza. Organisers believe Israel was behind the attack. Drones struck the Conscience, a ship carrying humanitarian aid in international waters, after more than two months of an Israeli blockade on all aid trying to enter Gaza. Freedom Flotilla Coalition organisers believe Israel, which has attacked
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Australian driver Jack Doohan has been axed by Alpine, giving Franco Colapinto five races to impress on his F1 return. The Renault-owned Alpine Formula One team confirmed that Argentine driver Franco Colapinto would replace Jack Doohan for the next five races, starting at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. The 22-year-old Doohan, son of Australian MotoGP great
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In one image, a plume of smoke obscures the vibrant sunrise over a Himalayan landscape. In another, men carry a casket past soldiers on the verdant grounds of a damaged mosque. The famed beauty of Kashmir has once again been scarred by military confrontation. Indian strikes on Wednesday hit several sites on the Pakistani-administered side
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For the second time in eight days, a fighter jet was lost in the Red Sea after it went overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier Tuesday, two U.S. officials told NBC News. There were only minor injuries after the two-seater F/A-18F Super Hornet went off the deck as it was landing around
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President Donald Trump orders 100 percent tariffs on imported films and those made outside the US. In recent years, California – home to America’s film industry – has slipped to become the sixth most preferred location to shoot and produce movies. Hollywood producers are moving to cities in Canada, the United Kingdom, Central Europe and
