US President Donald Trump yesterday doubled down on a funding standoff with top university Harvard that has become a focal point of his war against elite educational institutions.

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday called for Asian nations to unite in resisting geopolitical confrontation, unilateralism and protectionism, as he aims to consolidate ties with some of China’s closest neighbours amid a deterioration of relations with the US.

"There was nowhere safe for Palestinians"

Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday he was mulling whether to seek to end Harvard's tax-exempt status

US President Donald Trump is seeking a bilateral minerals deal as part of a peace push to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

The current makeover is the first time the site will undergo a "global restoration", including the dome, walls and minarets

The quake off the coast of the island of Mindanao had a depth of 30 kilometres (18.6 miles), the USGS added.

US president accused Beijing of reneging on a major Boeing deal

The decision comes after the Trump administration last week lost a court challenge brought by AP

Production is also at its lowest level in more than 60 years, having fallen 4.8 percent in 2024 to 225.8 million hl.

Basra and Najaf airports both closed for the duration of the storm, which began to dissipate on Tuesday morning.

Aimed at avoiding a repeat of the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis

The United Nations says the conflict that erupted on April 15, 2023 is the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with 13 million people displaced -- including more than 3.5 million to other countries -- and no sign of peace on the horizon.

"Fewer than 100 days, this administration has done so much damage, and so much destruction"

Beijing unveiled forecast-beating first quarter growth

China dominates global supply chains for rare metals.

Sudan yesterday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced 13 million and triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis -- with no sign of peace.

China is “tearing down walls” and expanding its circle of trading partners, “shaking hands” instead of “shaking fists”, its foreign ministry said yesterday, as Beijing works on diversifying ties amid an escalating trade war with the US.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday he was satisfied with talks with arch-foe the United States but warned they could ultimately prove fruitless.

Mediators Egypt and Qatar have presented a new Israeli proposal for a Gaza ceasefire to Hamas, Egyptian state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said.