Category: International News
US Accepts Boeing Jet From Qatar For Use As Air Force One
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted the Boeing 747 that the Gulf emirate of Qatar offered to President Donald Trump for use as Air [more…]
Ukraine Detained 50,000 Men Trying To Flee Since War Began
Ukrainian border guards have prevented tens of thousands of military service-age men from illegally leaving the country since the start of Russia’s invasion, a spokesman [more…]
Trump Selects $175b Golden Dome Defence Shield Design, Appoints Leader
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had selected a design for the $175-billion Golden Dome missile defence shield and named a Space Force general [more…]
Canada Inflation Plunges On Lower Energy Prices
Canada’s inflation rate plunged in April on lower energy prices, with food costs continuing to rise, the national statistical agency said Tuesday. The Canadian flag [more…]
Putin Promises Talks, Not Ukraine Ceasefire After Call With Trump
Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine would “immediately” start peace talks after he spoke with Vladimir Putin on Monday, despite the Russian leader rebuffing the [more…]
Venezuela Suspends Flights With Colombia Over ‘Mercenaries’ Infiltration
Venezuela’s government said Monday it had suspended flights arriving from neighboring Colombia after what it called a cross-border infiltration of “mercenaries” allegedly planning to disrupt [more…]
UK, EU Set To Rebuild Ties At First Post-Brexit Meeting
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was set to seal a deal for closer ties with the European Union at a landmark summit on Monday, opening [more…]
Joe Biden Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, and is reviewing treatment [more…]
Pope To Meet Zelenskyy, Recalls ‘Martyred Ukraine’
Pope Leo XIV will hold his first private audience Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the US pontiff’s inauguration mass, the Vatican said. “The [more…]
Ghana Detains Over 2,200 Undocumented Migrants In Crime Crackdown
Ghanaian immigration officials said they had detained more than 2,000 undocumented foreign nationals in Accra on Friday in an operation to dismantle criminal networks and [more…]