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International


Trump fires USAID inspector general

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has fired the independent inspector general for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), ...

Trump says will impose 25% tariffs on US steel, aluminum imports

WASHINGTON – The United States will move to impose 25-percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports this week, President Donald ...

Mexico deploys the first of 10,000 National Guard troops to US border after Trump’s tariff threat

CIUDAD JUÁREZ – A line of Mexican National Guard and Army trucks rumbled along the border separating Ciudad Juárez and ...

Israel defence minister orders army to plan for ‘voluntary’ departures from Gaza

JERUSALEM – Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Thursday that he had ordered the army to formulate a plan to ...

South Korea court issues arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon

SEOUL – A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached, suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, investigators said ...

Syrian war monitor says 17 dead in clashes in Tartus province

BEIRUT – A Syria war monitor said 17 people were killed Wednesday in clashes in Tartus province after security forces ...

Countrywide air alert in Ukraine due to missile threat

KYIV – Ukraine’s military said Thursday an air raid alert had been declared across the country, reporting inbound missiles targeting ...

Over 115,000 users leave X after US presidential election

New York – After the 2024 United States Presidential election that confirmed Donald Trump’s victory, social media platform X (formerly ...

US and China must ‘get along’: Xi tells Trump

BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday Beijing and Washington must find a way to “get along” in a ...

Harris gives defiant concession after stunning Trump win

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s crushing presidential victory heralded a new era of uncertainty in the United States and the world ...