View of what state media KCNA reported was a test-firing of the weapons system of the new “Choe Hyon-class” warship, in this picture released on April 30, 2025. — Reuters SEOUL: North Korea conducted the first test-firing of the weapons system of the new “Choe Hyon-class” warship it recently unveiled, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. Cruise and anti-air missiles …
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US to engage Pakistan, India within 24 hours to de-escalate tensions
US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce addresses a press conference on Pakistan-India situation. — Screengrab Rubio stresses diplomacy must take the lead. Pakistan offers probe into Pahalgam incident. US appreciates Pakistan’s counterterror cooperation. As tensions continue to rise between India and Pakistan following the Kashmir incident, the United States has stepped in diplomatically, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio preparing …
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US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce addresses a press conference on Pakistan-India situation. — Screengrab Rubio stresses diplomacy must take the lead. Pakistan offers probe into Pahalgam incident. US appreciates Pakistan’s counterterror cooperation. As tensions continue to rise between India and Pakistan following the Kashmir incident, the United States has stepped in diplomatically, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio preparing …
Read More »Trump celebrates 100 days with rally, faces doubts over economy
US President Donald Trump attends a rally to mark his 100th day in office, at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, US, April 29, 2025. — Reuters WARREN: President Donald Trump visited Michigan on Tuesday to mark the first 100 days of his new term with two events, including a large evening rally. While he highlighted his administration’s early achievements, …
Read More »Trump eases auto tariffs, offers two-year grace period to automakers
Automobiles at the shipping terminal are shown from the view of a drone in San Diego, California, US, March 26, 2025. — Reuters President Trump has softened his hardline trade stance toward automakers by announcing revisions to his administration’s tariff policy—steps that have drawn tentative approval from an industry battered by rising import costs, Reuters reported. On Tuesday, the president …
Read More »Trump commends Bezos after Amazon backtracks on tariff label plan
US President Donald Trump and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (right). — Reuters/File President Donald Trump publicly praised Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for halting an alleged plan to show US tariff costs on product listings, AFP reported. The issue surfaced after Punchbowl News reported that Amazon’s Haul store had internally discussed displaying how much Trump-imposed tariffs contributed to the prices of …
Read More »US warns to abandon Ukraine peace talks without ‘concrete proposals’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. — Reuters/File WASHINGTON: The United States has warned it may walk away from efforts to help end the war between Russia and Ukraine unless both sides come up with clear and serious peace proposals. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said time is running out and the US might soon focus on other priorities if there …
Read More »Three dead in central Uppsala shooting, say Swedish police
Police officers work at the scene where several people were injured after a series of loud bangs that indicated gunfire, according to police, at Vaksala Square in Uppsala, Sweden, April 29, 2025. Reuters UPPSALA: Three people were killed in a shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala on Tuesday and a murder investigation has been launched, police said. Police said …
Read More »Man lynched for chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans during match in India’s Karnataka
A representational image shows a police tape at a crime scene. — AFP/File In a shocking incident, an unidentified man was lynched by a mob for allegedly shouting “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans during a local cricket match in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, Home Minister G Parameshwara confirmed on Tuesday. According to an Indian media report, the horrific incident took …
Read More »Spanish grid operator’s first assessment rules out cyberattack behind blackout
People walk along a shopping street without electric lighting as police cars patrol to prevent theft and looting in the stores during a power outage which hit large parts of Spain, in Ronda, Spain April 28, 2025. — Reuters MADRID: Spanish electricity grid operator REE REDE.MC said on Tuesday its preliminary assessment had ruled out cyberattack as the cause of …
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