16+ hour, 55+ min ago   (348+ words) DOONBEG, IRELAND: U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday reiterated his support for Northern Ireland breaking from the United Kingdom to unify with the Republic of Ireland, but said he would not talk about Scotland becoming independent "yet". Trump surprised officials in…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (809+ words) KYIV: Ukraine is bracing for months of fierce fighting over key strongholds in the eastern Donetsk region that are at the heart of Russia's war aims, in the first major test for Kyiv's incoming top general Mykhailo Drapatyi and his…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (147+ words) Awani International China, US holding consultations on 30-bln-USD reciprocal tariff reduction arrangement - commerce ministry The Chinese and U.S. economic and trade teams are holding consultations on a framework arrangement for reciprocal tariff reductions covering US$30 billion, a Chinese Ministry spokesperson said…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (187+ words) BERLIN: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday he remained sceptical that proceedings to ban the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party would succeed, arguing that political parties should instead seek to win back its voters. "I am, and remain,…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (252+ words) THE South Korean government is preparing to announce a major energy investment project in the United States worth more than US$100 billion aimed at boosting artificial intelligence build-out, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The deal would see South…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (882+ words) DALLAS: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would pay every American adult a US$5,000 "Trump dividend" if Republicans retain control of Congress in November's midterm election, an extraordinary attempt to persuade voters to back his party. Trump made the…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (486+ words) OpenAI said on Wednesday it was pushing for mandatory national AI safety requirements in the United States on concern the technology could accelerate its own development, after some of its own AI agents went rogue. Several incidents in which AI…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (267+ words) GENEVA: Global trade in goods has strengthened from June despite geopolitical and policy-related uncertainties, the World Trade Organization said on Wednesday, signaling resilience in merchandise flows even as risks remain elevated. The September reading of the WTO's barometer tracking merchandise…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (219+ words) WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had a "great" conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the week and that the Russian leader wanted to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine. "He is…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (823+ words) LONDON/TEL AVIV/PARIS: Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Britain will also no…...