German police launch manhunt after 2 people shot dead

There was no information yet about the "circumstances, or the motive of the perpetrators", they said.

5h ago

Taxes on super rich and tech giants stall under Trump

The billionaire real estate tycoon has pulled the United States out of an international deal on taxing multinationals and threatened tariffs on countries that target US tech giants.

8h ago

Israel still eyeing a limited attack on Iran's nuclear facilities

Israeli officials have vowed to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon

9h ago

Netanyahu says military to increase pressure on Hamas

Palestinian health authorities said at least 50 Palestinians had been killed in strikes on Saturday.

9h ago

Zelensky says Ukraine will observe Putin's Easter truce but claims violations

The 30-hour truce would be the most significant pause in the fighting throughout the three-year conflict.

9h ago

Harvard says Trump admin doubled down after sending letter reported as unauthorised

The administration had already sent a list of demands on April 3 to Harvard for the elite school to continue receiving federal funding.

9h ago

US, Iran report progress in nuclear talks, will meet again

Tehran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi declared it a "good meeting" that yielded progress

9h ago

Another round of anti-Trump protests hits US cities

Thousands of protesters rallied in New York, Washington and other cities across the United States against Donald Trump and his hard-line policies

10h ago

High early voting numbers ahead of Canada election

Recent polling puts the Liberals led by incumbent Mark Carney at around 44 percent support, leading the Conservative opposition under Pierre Poilievre at around 38 percent

Hunger in Gaza / ‘Deprivation by design’: UN 92 killed by Israel in two days

Israeli strikes killed at least 92 people in the Gaza Strip in the last 48 hours, the health ministry said yesterday, as UN said the tiny Palestinian territory is being subjected to “deprivation by design”.

Toxic heavy metals / Study finds 17pc of world’s arable land contaminated

Up to 17 percent of cropland worldwide is contaminated with at least one type of toxic heavy metal, posing health risks to up to 1.4 billion people, scientists warned Thursday.

Humanoid robots take part in China half-marathon

Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing yesterday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile) course.

18h ago

Putin declares Easter ceasefire in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities at 6:00pm Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Saturday until the end of Sunday.

18h ago

Trump goes to war with the Fed

Donald Trump’s simmering discontent with the US Federal Reserve boiled over this week, with the president threatening to take the unprecedented step of ousting the head of the fiercely independent central bank.

18h ago

143 dead in DR Congo boat fire

At least 143 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said.

18h ago

Iran, US end talks in Rome

Iran and the United States yesterday agreed to hold another round of talks next week over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, Iranian state TV reported, as they ended their second round of negotiations in Rome over their decades-long standoff.

18h ago

Israel still eyeing an attack: report

Israel has not ruled out an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities in the coming months despite President Donald Trump telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US was, for now, unwilling to support such a move, according to an Israeli official and two other people familiar with the matter.

18h ago

‘Deprivation by design’: UN 92 killed by Israel in two days

Israeli strikes killed at least 92 people in the Gaza Strip in the last 48 hours, the health ministry said yesterday, as UN said the tiny Palestinian territory is being subjected to “deprivation by design”.

18h ago

Iran, US hold second round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome

Tehran and Washington have had no diplomatic relations since shortly after Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution

1d ago

Gazans resort to turtle meat in hunt for food

"We never expected to eat a turtle"

1d ago

Tunisia hands jail terms ranging from 13 to 66 years to opposition leaders

Rights groups say Saied has had full control over the judiciary since he dissolved parliament in 2021

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