Have Trump’s tariff threats helped China boost its exports?
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said her government is awaiting a second response from Google over Mexico’s demand that the tech giant fully restore the Gulf of Mexico name on Google Maps before it files a lawsuit. The Gulf currently appears in Google Maps as the “Gulf of America” when accessed from within the United…
Islamabad, Pakistan – United States President Donald Trump revealed during his address to Congress on Tuesday night that an Afghan national, allegedly involved in planning the deadly August 2021 bombing at Kabul airport, had been arrested with Pakistan’s assistance. The attack took place while US forces were helping the evacuation from the city following the…
A leading United States government agency that tracks foreign disinformation has terminated its operations, the State Department has said, after Congress failed to extend its funding following years of Republican criticism. The Global Engagement Center (GEC), a State Department unit established in 2016, shuttered on Monday at a time when officials and experts tracking propaganda…
The Pentagon is reportedly exploring military options for the Panama Canal to ensure ongoing US access to the strategically important waterway, following a request from the White House. The Reuters news agency reported on Thursday that a US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a document, described as an interim national security guidance…
Updates: Israel keeps up West Bank raids; 3 Gaza children freeze to death
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says his government has determined that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allied militias have committed genocide in the war against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAR) which started in April 2023. Blinken cited the “638,000 Sudanese experiencing the worst famine in Sudan’s recent history, over 30 million people…