The Queen’s coronavirus address in full
TIBERIAS, Israel, Jan 30 (Reuters) – When the floodgates are open, a torrent of water gushes into a dry river bed and races to the shore of the Sea of Galilee, a biblical lake in northern Israel that was being lost to drought and the growing population around it. The water is fresh, high-quality, expensive….
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard troops. The changes were outlined in a policy memo posted Tuesday…
On Monday, millions of Swedes will start receiving copies of a pamphlet advising the population how to prepare and cope in the event of war or another unexpected crisis. “In case of crisis or war” has been updated from six years ago because of what the government in Stockholm calls the worsening security situation, by…
No reporters or cameras were allowed into President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s meeting. The United States says it is halting comprehensive sanctions on Syria for the next 180 days, following a high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, someone the U.S. once branded a “terrorist,” at the White House on Monday. The Treasury…
WASHINGTON — In a display of pageantry fit for a king, President Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House with full-dress military honors and a dramatic flyover of military to celebrate a $1 trillion partnership. The Saudi leader was greeted on the South Lawn by an Army mounted…
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday local time, according to the USGS and local authorities, sparking fears of mass casualties as the country’s Taliban government said at least 20 people died. Afghan Health Ministry spokesperson Sharafat Zaman said in a statement that more than 20 people were confirmed dead and at least…