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President Xi Jinping told Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun in Beijing that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are Chinese and that the future of cross-strait relations should be decided by the Chinese people. Cheng, on a self-described peace mission, urged mechanisms to prevent external interference. The meeting highlighted persistent tens…
A fragile, two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran showed clear signs of strain on April 10 as Washington accused Tehran of failing to uphold commitments on the Strait of Hormuz, and Israel carried out strikes in Lebanon that Iran said violated the truce. Oil traffic through the strait remained near-fully blocked, producing one of the…
Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, publicly challenged Donald Trump’s eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, to a cage match after a call from conservative commentator Andrew Callaghan. The idea surfaced on social media and was confirmed in a video posted to Channel 5’s Instagram. Officials from the Trump Organization and the W…
President Donald Trump said Iran should not impose or continue charging fees on tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, responding to media reports that Tehran might levy a toll. The comments come as ship traffic through the strait remains well below normal levels despite a fragile ceasefire and as reports indicate Iran could demand tolls in crypt…
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued a revised charter for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee that expands eligibility for membership to include fields such as toxicology and data science and appoints several organizations with anti-vaccine reputations as non-voting liaisons. The charter follows a f…
A federal judge in Washington has ruled that the Department of Defense is obstructing credentialed reporters by implementing revised policies that contravene a prior court order. The decision reaffirms an earlier March injunction that required the Pentagon to immediately restore press credentials revoked under a policy the court found to violate pr…
The U.S. Justice Department’s disclosure of millions of internal documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has mapped a broad set of personal and professional links between the late financier and a range of influential individuals. The material, combined with evidence presented in multiple legal proceedings, outlines interactions that span decades and i…
After U.S. President Donald Trump unexpectedly backed away from threats to strike Iran's civilian infrastructure, Tehran and Washington agreed to a two-week ceasefire mediated by Pakistan. Despite the agreement, combat persisted across the region, with major attacks recorded in Lebanon and strikes on oil infrastructure in neighboring Gulf states. T…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone conversation about preparing a practical, multilateral plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore shipping following a U.S. ceasefire with Iran. Downing Street said the leaders agreed the ceasefire and a commitment to open the waterway move the situation into a ne…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday described the Iran conflict as a turning point for Britain after nearly two decades of successive crises. He pledged to reinforce the country's economic security, energy supplies and military capacity as he seeks to steer the nation through what he called a more volatile and dangerous global environment. The …
A senior White House official said President Donald Trump has discussed the possibility of removing a portion of U.S. troops stationed in Europe, reflecting mounting strains with NATO allies. No formal decision has been taken and the Pentagon has not been asked to prepare plans. The talks come against a backdrop of disputes over Greenland, the Stra…
Pakistan has taken on a central mediating role to bring Iran and the United States to the negotiating table in hopes of stabilizing regional security and the global economy. Senior Pakistani leaders have worked intensively to secure a two-week ceasefire, but heightened security measures in Islamabad and limited leverage over the parties involved le…
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy Jean Arnault met Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi in Tehran and held discussions with Iranian Red Crescent representatives. Arnault also visited civilian locations struck in recent air raids, including a university and a destroyed apartment building. The U.N. says Arnault wi…
Los Angeles organizers said global ticketing for the 2028 Olympics began on Thursday following a record-setting week of local presales. Officials reported that every ticket in the initial phase went to local residents, including hundreds of thousands of $28 tickets, while some buyers complained about cost, fees and limited availability. The committ…
Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate the U.S. recorded its lowest fertility rate on record in 2025, continuing a nearly 20-year downward trend. The general fertility rate fell 1% to 53.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44, and the total number of births declined about 1% to roughly 3.6 million. While ferti…
A coalition of 63 countries and the European Union issued a joint statement at the United Nations denouncing what they described as "unacceptable aggressive behavior" toward U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon after the deaths of three Indonesian soldiers. The statement expressed deep concern about widespread civilian casualties, extensive damage to infra…
An Israeli watchdog reported that the cabinet approved the creation of 34 new Jewish settlements in the West Bank on April 1, many of them outposts in remote, mountainous areas. The decision has not been publicly announced by the government and drew condemnation from Palestinian officials. The move coincides with a surge in settler violence and rep…
Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen pushed back against disparaging remarks attributed to U.S. President Donald Trump, defending the island and its 57,000 residents while calling for unity among NATO partners amid heightened strains linked to the Iran war. Nielsen framed Greenland as a responsible member of the international community …
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte informed several capitals that U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking concrete commitments within days to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, according to European diplomats. The briefing followed a meeting between Rutte and Trump in Washington, where concerns about alliance cohesion and differing expectations over a…
Israel’s judicial system will restart hearings in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running corruption trial on Sunday after the government lifted a state of emergency tied to attacks involving Iran. The return to regular court operations follows a ceasefire in which no incoming Iranian missiles were reported after 3 a.m. (midnight GMT); sub…
A third-grade girl, identified by Gaza’s education ministry as Ritaj Rihan, was fatally shot while attending a class held in a tent in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza. The incident took place under a ceasefire that has left more than half of Gaza under Israeli occupation and forced most of the population into a small portion of the territory. Voluntee…
Attorneys for Sean 'Diddy' Combs have asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate both his prostitution convictions and the 50-month sentence imposed at his Manhattan federal trial, arguing the trial judge considered evidence linked to acquitted sex trafficking and racketeering counts when determining punishment. Prosecutors counter that …
More than 1.3 million Sudanese refugees in Chad face deep reductions in essential assistance - including food, water and shelter - unless donors close a $428 million funding gap, the World Food Programme and the U.N. refugee agency said. Agencies report that less than half of needed resources are available, forcing cuts that would push families int…
The United States urged citizens to reconsider travel to Nigeria and authorised the departure of non-emergency embassy staff and families from Abuja, citing deteriorating security across the country. The State Department maintained Nigeria at Level 3: Reconsider Travel, while adding five states to its Do Not Travel list, bringing the total to 23 of…
Kenya has formally challenged a U.N. Human Rights Office report that concluded four allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse against members of a U.N.-backed anti-gang force in Haiti were substantiated. In a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Kenya's foreign minister said a domestic board of inquiry found the same allegations un…
