Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed Friday that the country’s door would “open wider and wider” as he met with foreign executives in Beijing. “China is firmly committed to advancing reform and opening up. The door of opening up will only open wider and wider,” Xi told the executives, including hedge fund boss Ray Dalio … Read more
Paris: European countries agreed at a summit in Paris Thursday to ramp up rather than lift sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine, as Britain and France began sketching out plans to send a “reassurance” force after any peace. President Emmanuel Macron hosted the meeting of Ukraine’s European allies and President Volodymyr Zelensky in … Read more
Geneva: The United States cutting funding to Gavi, an organisation that provides vaccines to the world’s poorest countries, could result in more than a million deaths and will endanger lives everywhere, the group’s CEO warned on Thursday. The news that Washington is planning to end funding for Gavi, first reported in the New York Times, … Read more
Dubai: Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said on Thursday Tehran has not closed all doors to resolve its disputes with the United States and is ready for indirect negotiations with Washington. Tehran has so far rebuffed US President Donald Trump’s warning to make a deal or face military consequences. Supreme Leader Ayatollah … Read more
A 16-year-old US Tiktoker known for his car content has died. According to the New York Post, Joshua Blackledge from North Carolina died at his home on March 18. The cause of his death is not known. An obituary revealed that the 16-year-old was a junior at West Carteret High School. He was involved in … Read more
A couple residing in the United States for 35 years was deported by immigration officials, tearing apart a California family. Gladys Gonzales, 55, and Nelson Gonzalez, 59, were taken into custody in February, CNN reported. The undocumented immigrant couple was arrested during one of their regular check-ins with the US Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) … Read more
A 20-year-old US man is suing United Airlines claiming that a pilot got him arrested after forcefully dragging him out of the bathroom mid-flight with his pants still down because he was taking too long. According to the New York Post, Yisroel Liebb from New Jersey was 30 minutes into a flight from Mexico to … Read more
“Let’s get out of the Defense mess before it’s too late…Be brave, Jack.” Less than two years before his assassination in November 1963, US President John F. Kennedy (JFK) received this letter from filmmaker Rod Serling, best known as the creator of the popular television series The Twilight Zone. The poignancy of this postscript in … Read more
Washington: The United States on Thursday sanctioned a China-based oil refinery that purchased Iranian oil worth around $500 million from Huthi-linked ships, as the White House ramps up pressure on Iran. In a statement, the US Treasury Department announced it was sanctioning a “teapot refinery” based in China’s Shandong province which bought Iranian oil worth … Read more
Kyiv: Ukraine and Russia attacked each other with a barrage of drones on Saturday, with Moscow regaining more of its territory in the Kursk region, as international efforts to end the three-year war between the neighbours intensify. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he has “serious questions” over a US-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine while Donald … Read more