Senior US and Chinese officials met in Geneva on Saturday in a rare attempt to ease escalating trade tensions sparked by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff rollout. After a fierce response from Beijing, Trump has indicated that he could lower the sky-high tariffs on China.
Trump has celebrated a "very conclusive" deal with the UK that comes amid the threat of 10% tariffs. However, those tariffs are set to remain in place, with only modest changes put on the table.
USA Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church
Meeting Donald Trump in the White House, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country "won't be for sale, ever" and Canadians have no wish to join the US. "Never say never," Trump replied.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration intends to accept a Boeing 747-8 plane as a gift from the Qatari royal family that would be outfitted to serve as Air Force One, according to a source briefed on the matter, Reuters reports. The luxury plane, which would be one of the most valuable gifts ever received by …
Washington and Beijing will this week hold their first trade talks since US President Donald Trump launched a trade war against China that has rattled financial markets and triggered concerns about supply chains. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent and US trade representative Jamieson Greer will meet their Chinese counterparts in Geneva this week. China said vice-premier He Lifeng, its top economy official, would lead its delegation. The meeting will be the first high-level interaction between the two sides since vice-president Han Zheng attended Trump’s inauguration in January. Bessent told Fox News on Tuesday evening that the two teams would meet on Saturday and Sunday. He said they had a “shared interest” in talking because the high level of tariffs “isn’t sustainable”. But he cautioned that the discussions would be an effort to lower tensions rather than negotiations about a broader trade deal. 'De-escalate before we can move forward' “My sense is that this will be about ...
US President Donald Trump has announced a ceasefire in the US campaign against Houthi missile attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
Cardinals from across the globe elected Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th pope, making him the first pontiff from the United States. He has taken the name Pope Leo XIV.
Donald Trump says they are victims of "racial discrimination", which is strongly denied by South Africa.
Fresh talks between Iranian and US negotiators to resolve disputes over Iran's nuclear programme have ended in Oman with further negotiations planned, officials have said, as Ian insisted in public on continuing uranium enrichment.
Mexico has sued tech giant Google over its labelling of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, a change made by US President Donald Trump via executive order, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said on May 9. Sheinbaum did not provide details of the lawsuit during her daily press briefing, but said that Google had been sued.
A US-backed mechanism for distributing aid into Gaza should take effect soon, Washington's ambassador to Israel said ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East, but he gave few details.
Hamas has announced its intention to release US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander as part of ongoing direct negotiations with the US aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Gaza.
Cardinal Robert Prevost, considered a surprise choice for leader of the Catholic Church, has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru.
The crowds had to be patient as it took longer than expected for the smoke to appear
USA Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church
Cardinals from across the globe elected Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th pope, making him the first pontiff from the United States. He has taken the name Pope Leo XIV.
Russian President Vladimir Putin today proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15.
Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Thursday, Russia had repeatedly violated its own 3-day ceasefire hours after it began and called the initiative a “farce“, while Moscow said Kyiv had continued fighting. There was, though, a drop-off in combat activity after the ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin came into force in the early hours […]
Senior US and Chinese officials met in Geneva on Saturday in a rare attempt to ease escalating trade tensions sparked by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff rollout. After a fierce response from Beijing, Trump has indicated that he could lower the sky-high tariffs on China.
Washington and Beijing will this week hold their first trade talks since US President Donald Trump launched a trade war against China that has rattled financial markets and triggered concerns about supply chains. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent and US trade representative Jamieson Greer will meet their Chinese counterparts in Geneva this week. China said vice-premier He Lifeng, its top economy official, would lead its delegation. The meeting will be the first high-level interaction between the two sides since vice-president Han Zheng attended Trump’s inauguration in January. Bessent told Fox News on Tuesday evening that the two teams would meet on Saturday and Sunday. He said they had a “shared interest” in talking because the high level of tariffs “isn’t sustainable”. But he cautioned that the discussions would be an effort to lower tensions rather than negotiations about a broader trade deal. 'De-escalate before we can move forward' “My sense is that this will be about ...
The relationship between China and Russia is no longer one of equals.
A truce announced overnight brought relief to those in the neighbouring South Asian countries, but explosions were heard in the disputed Kashmir hours after it was declared.
India said it attacked nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday where strikes against it had been planned, and Pakistan reported at least three people died and 12 were injured, according to an initial assessment, Reuters reports. The offensive occurred amid heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors in the aftermath of an attack …
India hit Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir with missiles yesterday, with Pakistan vowing to retaliate claiming it shot down five Indian aircraft, in the worst clash in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Pakistan on May 10 launched what it said was retaliatory attacks against India after three of its air bases were struck by missiles. The tit-for-tat attacks between Islamabad and New Delhi have been carried out since Wednesday, and fears are growing that the conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours could spiral out of control.
Pakistan and India have accused each other of launching drone attacks, and Islamabad's Defence Minister said further retaliation was "increasingly certain", on the second day of major clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Blasts rang out across Indian Kashmir and the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in neighbouring Punjab state late on Friday, with the Indian military saying it was shooting down drones in the worst fighting with Pakistan in nearly three decades. The explosions in Amritsar – the first heard there in the three-day-old conflict between the […]
A truce announced overnight brought relief to those in the neighbouring South Asian countries, but explosions were heard in the disputed Kashmir hours after it was declared.
India said it attacked nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday where strikes against it had been planned, and Pakistan reported at least three people died and 12 were injured, according to an initial assessment, Reuters reports. The offensive occurred amid heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors in the aftermath of an attack …
India hit Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir with missiles yesterday, with Pakistan vowing to retaliate claiming it shot down five Indian aircraft, in the worst clash in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Pakistan on May 10 launched what it said was retaliatory attacks against India after three of its air bases were struck by missiles. The tit-for-tat attacks between Islamabad and New Delhi have been carried out since Wednesday, and fears are growing that the conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours could spiral out of control.
Pakistan and India have accused each other of launching drone attacks, and Islamabad's Defence Minister said further retaliation was "increasingly certain", on the second day of major clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Blasts rang out across Indian Kashmir and the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in neighbouring Punjab state late on Friday, with the Indian military saying it was shooting down drones in the worst fighting with Pakistan in nearly three decades. The explosions in Amritsar – the first heard there in the three-day-old conflict between the […]
The Israeli military carried out an airstrike on Yemen's main airport in Sanaa on Tuesday, its second attack in two days on Iran-aligned Houthi rebels after a surge in tensions between the group and Israel.
US President Donald Trump has announced a ceasefire in the US campaign against Houthi missile attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
Jury selection has begun in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial, which offers the hip-hop mogul the chance to challenge allegations against him but could see him sent to prison for life.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday dismissed Sudan’s case accusing the United Arab Emirates of fueling genocide in Darfur by supplying weapons to paramilitary forces, saying it lacked jurisdiction. Sudan had argued before the U.N.’s top court last month that the UAE was violating the Genocide Convention by supporting paramilitary forces in Darfur, […]
The German parliament on Tuesday elected Friedrich Merz as Chancellor in a second round of voting. Merz failed in a first round of voting earlier in the day, triggering franctic hours of lobbying to gain support for a second vote that would back him.
The Kurdish group has waged a 40-year insurgency against Turkey, but has now said it will dissolve itself.
The theme for this year's event was "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style", the first since 2003 to focus exclusively on menswear.
Marcel Ciolacu told his colleagues their government had no credibility after presidential elections.
Argentina's Supreme Court discovered dozens of boxes filled with Nazi material dating from World War II, including photos and postcards, among its archives in its basement.