Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs
WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump's administration has exempted smartphones, computers and some other electronic devices from reciprocal tariffs, including the 125% levies...
Global executions at highest level since 2015, report says
GENEVA – The number of state executions around the world has reached its highest level in ten years, a new report by Amnesty International...
Hungary withdraws from ICC during Netanyahu visit
BUDAPEST – Hungary is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government has announced.
A senior official in Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government confirmed...
Dominican Republic nightclub collapse kills over 100
SANTO DOMINGO – At least 113 people have been killed and more than 150 injured after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the...
1 million kids could die if US cuts funding, charity warns
WASHINGTON DC – A global health organization has warned that one million children could die from preventable diseases if the United States terminates its...
Israel expands Gaza Strip offensive to seize ‘large areas’
GAZA STRIP – Deadly Israeli air strikes have been reported in Gaza, as Israel’s defense minister said its military would expand its offensive and...
China carries out live-fire exercises in drill encircling Taiwan
BEIJING – China’s military conducted a live-fire exercise in the Taiwan Strait to simulate strikes on key ports and energy facilities, it said.
The exercise,...
Red Cross killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
GAZA STRIP – The Red Cross movement has expressed outrage that eight Palestinian medics were killed along with six Civil Defence first responders and...
Iceland volcano erupts after Blue Lagoon evacuated
REYKJAVIC – A volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland after a nearby town and the Blue Lagoon spa, a popular...
Haiti gangs storm town and release 500 inmates from jail
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Gang members stormed the town of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday and released about 500 inmates from prison.
A spokesman for Haiti's...