Beijing has accused Washington of severely violating the trade truce agreed upon in Geneva last month, vowing to take strong countermeasures to protect its economic interests. China's Ministry of Commerce stated that US actions have seriously undermined the agreement, which had

United States President Donald Trump told reporters late on Friday he wanted to assure Chinese international students in the country that they would be fine amid his administration’s crackdown on academia. Trump’s administration this week said it would specifically target

India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan confirmed on Saturday that his country’s fighter jets were shot down by Pakistan during the four-day conflict earlier in the month. Indian fighter jets were shot down by the Pakistan Air Force on the night of May 6-7 in

Israel launched airstrikes on western Syria late Friday, targeting sites in Latakia and Tartous, in what marked its first aerial assault on the country in nearly a month. The attack came just a day after a top US envoy suggested that tensions between Israel and Syria could be resolved

Gaza has become the "hungriest place on Earth," according to the United Nations, as humanitarian conditions spiral and Israeli restrictions continue to severely limit the flow of life-saving aid into the besieged enclave. The entire population of Gaza—2.3 million

US President Donald Trump has announced a steep increase in tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, raising duties from 25% to 50% starting Wednesday. Speaking at a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Trump said the measure is aimed at revitalising the domestic steel sector and

The death toll in central Nigeria flash floods has risen to 36 after rescuers recovered more bodies, an emergency services spokesman told AFP Friday. Flooding after torrential rains late on Wednesday washed away more than 50 homes in the city of Mokwa in central Niger state, drowning

A US plan for Gaza seen by Reuters on Friday proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages alive and dead in the first week, in return for the release of 125 Palestinian prisoners sentenced for life and remnants of 180 Palestinian dead. The plan includes sending

Elon Musk has officially ended his tenure as a special government employee under President Donald Trump, stepping down from his post at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).  In a statement on his social media platform X, Musk thanked Trump for the opportunity to lead a

Germany will provide further military support for Ukraine amounting to around 5 billion euros ($5.65 billion), its defense ministry said on Wednesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met senior officials in Berlin. In its statement, the ministry pointed to Russian

A powerful explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China’s Shandong province has killed at least five people, injured 19 others, and left six still unaccounted for, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The incident occurred shortly before noon at a facility operated by Shandong

Missing persons investigators found 17 bodies in an abandoned house in a central Mexican region plagued by criminal violence, the state prosecutor’s office said. Ground-penetrating radar and cadaver dogs were used to locate the bodies last week in Irapuato in Guanajuato state,

Denmark is consciously trying to prolong the Ukraine conflict and is working to obstruct meaningful peace efforts between Moscow and Kiev, Russian Ambassador Vladimir Barbin has said. In an article published in Jyllands-Posten on Sunday, the senior diplomat accused Copenhagen of

On Tuesday, at 04:00 local time, Nepali Sherpa Kami Rita, dubbed “Everest Man,” etched his name deeper into mountaineering history by summiting Mount Everest for a record-breaking 31st time.  Guiding Indian army officials to the 8,894-meter peak, the 55-year-old

Liverpool’s joyous Premier League victory parade turned to tragedy on Monday evening when a car careened into a crowd of celebrating fans on Water Street, injuring nearly 50 people, including children.  The incident, which unfolded near the iconic Royal Liver Building,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to bring back all hostages, “living and dead,” as rescuers in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 52 people. Netanyahu’s remarks came after a Palestinian source said that mediators proposed a 70-day

More than 30 people have been killed in separate attacks in recent days in central Nigeria, a local government official said Monday, the latest raids in a region where herders and farmers often clash over land access. The attacks occurred in three villages between Friday and Sunday,

The helicopter carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin was caught in the “epicenter” of a massive Ukrainian drone attack while he was visiting Kursk Region earlier this week, Yury Dashkin, a commander of an air defense division, has revealed.  According to a press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Istanbul over the weekend, marking a significant diplomatic engagement weeks after a violent flare-up between India and Pakistan. According to a statement from the Turkish presidency on Sunday,

At least 24 Palestinians were killed overnight in two separate Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, according to local medics and officials from the Hamas-run Civil Defence.  Among the dead were families taking refuge in a school that had been turned into a shelter. The Fahmi