Hundreds Wounded During Temple Mount Riots on Jerusalem Day Holiday
SYDNEY, May 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will sign defence and surveillance agreements with Papua New Guinea, the island nation’s foreign minister said, on a visit that renews the strategic importance of the nation where Biden’s uncle died in World War Two. PNG, the South Pacific’s most populous nation, will also see a…
HELSINKI, March 26 (Reuters) – Finland’s Supreme Court on Tuesday found a member of parliament guilty and fined her for calling homosexuality a “developmental disorder”, in a long-running precedent case that has turned into a political tussle over the limits of freedom of speech. The court found Paivi Rasanen, a medical doctor and MP for…
CAIRO – An Iranian Revolutionary Guards senior official said on March 2 that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and Iran will fire on any ship trying to pass, Iranian media reported. This is Iran’s most explicit warning since telling ships it was closing the export route on Feb 28, a move that threatens to choke…
Under the proposed agreement, imports from South Korea would be subject to a 15% tariff while U.S.-originating goods would be exempt from duties. The U.S. has struck a “Full and Complete Trade Deal” with South Korea, President Donald Trump said in a Wednesday Truth Social post. If finalized, the U.S. would charge a 15% tariff…
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani is due to arrive in Washington D.C. on Thursday for his first official trip to the US capital since the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad in December last year. Talks between the top Syrian diplomat and local lawmakers will be focused on the lifting of remaining US sanctions. Syria‘s foreign minister…
Former President Donald Trump claimed he would be exonerated of all charges listed in the Georgia indictment next week after he releases a “detailed” report on the alleged voter fraud in the state during the 2020 election. Trump announced that he would hold a press briefing on the report on Monday in Bedminster, New Jersey,…