China has set an economic growth target for this year of “around 5%” and pledged to pump billions of dollars into its ailing economy, which is now facing a trade war with the US. Its leaders unveiled the plan as … Read More
MOSCOW, March 5 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday that future talks between Russia and the United States would include discussions on Iran’s nuclear programme, a subject it said had been “touched upon” in an initial round of U.S.-Russia … Read More
Five soldiers and at least 13 civilians, including women and children, were killed in a twin suicide bombing Tuesday that targeted a military compound in northwestern Pakistan, according to the military. The attack in Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province … Read More
WASHINGTON ‒ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he’s ready to work with President Donald Trump to negotiate a peace deal with Russia ‒ effectively ending a standoff between the leaders that exploded Monday evening when the U.S. said it would … Read More
Legislation to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports failed to advance in the Senate on Monday after all Democrats voted against it. The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act failed to clear an initial … Read More
A Hong Kong-based conglomerate has agreed to sell its controlling stake in a subsidiary that operates ports near the Panama Canal to a consortium including BlackRock Inc., effectively putting the ports under American control after President Donald Trump alleged Chinese … Read More
DOHA/CAIRO, March 4 (Reuters) – Arab leaders adopted an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza on Tuesday that would cost $53 billion and avoid displacing Palestinians from the enclave, in contrast to U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Middle East Riviera” vision. Egyptian … Read More
VIENNA, March 3 (Reuters) – Austria’s first three-party government since the aftermath of World War Two took office on Monday, ending the country’s longest-ever wait for a ruling coalition and keeping the Russia-friendly, far-right Freedom Party (FPO) out of power. … Read More
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday that Canada and Mexico have “no room left” for talks to avoid a new 25% tariff — with the duty set to begin at midnight alongside a new 20% tariff on Chinese goods. “On the tariffs, … Read More
Two people – an 83-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man – have been killed after a vehicle drove into a pedestrian area in the city of Mannheim, western Germany. Five people were seriously injured and another five suffered minor injuries … Read More