Britain and the European Union (EU) reached a wide-ranging agreement, which is expected to generate nearly 12.02 billion dollars for the British economy by 2040. The deal was unveiled ahead of the first-ever UK-EU summit held in London, a meeting hailed by both sides as a historic moment. European...
The United States has announced visa restrictions against travel agencies, their owners and leading officials who knowingly facilitated the movement of migrants illegally into America. This action was announced in a statement by Tammy Bruce, the US State Department spokesperson. She shared no details of the number of identities...
A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted  emitting an ash cloud more than half a mile high. Authorities placed the surrounding area on the highest level of alert and warned of another powerful eruption. Indonesia’s volcanology agency reported that Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, on the tourist island of Flores, erupted shortly...
President Donald Trump hopes that separate phone discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday will result in progress towards a cease-fire in the Ukraine conflict. In a social media message over the weekend, Trump stressed his desire for a “productive day” Monday—as well as...
The Israeli military said on Sunday that it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, shortly after Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed they had fired two ballistic missiles at Israel’s main airport. Air raid sirens were heard in parts of the country, the Israeli army added. The Houthis said they had targeted Ben...
Israel launched extensive new ground operations in the Gaza Strip while airstrikes in a new offensive killed at least 103 people. The hospital sources and medics said Israeli offensives overnight and today forced northern Gaza’s main hospital to close. Israel yesterday launched the offensive – the largest since it...
Global semiconductor chip giants will come together this week at Taiwan’s premier tech expo to present “the next frontier” in an artificial intelligence-dominated sector. On Monday, the eve of Computex, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will deliver a keynote address as the tech industry struggles with the effects of US tariffs and...
As delegations from Russia and Ukraine met on Friday in Istanbul for their first direct peace talks in three years, both the countries agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each. Notably, the exchange would be their biggest prisoners of war swap since the start of the war in...
A large group of civilians wielding metal rods and axes attacked a patrol of U.N. troops in southern Lebanon on Friday, causing damage to U.N. vehicles but no injuries, a United Nations peacekeeping force said. The U.N. troops used non-lethal force to protect themselves and those present, according to the...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrapped up an hour-long meeting with his Turkish and Ukrainian counterparts Friday, ahead of the first direct Russia-Ukraine talks in three years, a US official said. The talks at Istanbul’s Dolmabahce Palace brought together Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga and...