NewsFeed Taiwan stressed that it is a “sovereign and independent” nation after US President Donald Trump raised uncertainty over a major weapons sale to Taipei. The Chinese government pledged to deepen security cooperation with the US while insisting that Beijing has no right to claim the island. Published On 16 May 202616 May 2026 Click … Read more
Anger after US special envoy Tom Barack tells reporters in Beirut to ‘be civilised’. Outrage in Lebanon after the US envoy calls journalists “animalistic”. Tom Barrack’s comments come at a time when the US president has stepped up his attacks on media he dislikes. So, what’s behind this hostility towards journalists within the Trump administration? … Read more
Prosecutors make closing arguments in six-week trial that heard harrowing testimony from people who faced alleged abuse. United States prosecutors argued that Sean “Diddy” Combs used his wealth and influence to evade accountability for violently abusing women in closing arguments in the entertainment mogul’s trial. Prosecutors told the jury on Thursday that Combs, who has … Read more
After a court in Rome on Tuesday refused to detain seven migrants in Albania and referred the matter to the European Court of Justice, Musk wrote on X that the Italian judges “need to go.” Mattarella, who also heads the body governing Italy’s judiciary, defended the judges and chided Musk for his statements, especially given … Read more