Rand Paul Tells People to ‘Resist’ COVID-19 Safety Protocols
China and Japan have pledged to strengthen communication over maritime issues and hold a new round of economic talks in an effort to stabilise relations, but a number of sticking points remain. Following Thursday’s meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the two sides released a five-point document that said they had…
Holy ship. Capt. James Cook’s famous lost ship, the HMS Endeavour, has been rediscovered off Rhode Island, closing the book on a maritime mystery that has endured for 250 years. The iconic vessel’s alleged final resting spot was detailed in a recent report by the Australian National Maritime Museum, which had been searching for the…
More than 150 people have been killed after an earthquake struck remote western Nepal on Friday. Security forces have been deployed to help rescue efforts in the rugged districts of Jajarkot and West Rukum, 500km (310 miles) west of Kathmandu. Strong tremors were felt far away in the Nepalese capital and in cities in neighbouring…
He’s painting the town red. A triumphant Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office to become the Big Apple’s mayor just moments into the New Year — kicking off an uncharted era with a proud socialist at the helm of the nation’s largest city. The 34-year-old Queens state assemblyman was sworn in on a Quran…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his reportedly tense meeting with U.S President Donald Trump last week was “positive” — even though he did not secure the Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine — and emphasized what he said is continued American interest in economic deals with Kyiv. Zelenskyy said Trump reneged on the…
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, in a bold diplomatic move amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Israel denounced the decision. Macron said in a post on X that he will formalize the decision at the U.N. General Assembly in September….