Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met US Ambassador-designate to India Sergio Gor and said he was confident that India-US ties will further strengthen during his tenure. Gor is on a six-day visit to India after the US Senate confirmed his appointment as the American Ambassador to India. Gor is accompanied by Deputy Secretary for…
Updated on: Oct 11, 2025 09:32 pm IST Two powerful offshore earthquakes had struck the same region in the southern Philippines hours apart on Friday. A day after two massive earthquakes killed at least 7 persons in southern Philippines, another quake of 6.0 magnitude struck off the southern coast of the country late on Saturday,…
By Gabriel Stargardter and Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) -Reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Saturday urged France’s political parties to work together to put an end to the “ridiculous spectacle” seen in recent days, as he faces a Monday deadline to present a budget. President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to reappoint Lecornu has enraged some of…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged President Trump to broker peace in Ukraine like he did in the Middle East during a phone call on Saturday, the Ukrainian leader said. “If a war can be stopped in one region, then surely other wars can be stopped as well — including the Russian war,” Zelensky wrote in…
Joe Biden is receiving radiation therapy for his prostate cancer that was diagnosed in May, a spokesperson for the former US president said on Saturday morning. “As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment, the spokesperson said. The news was first reported by NBC….
Ahead of a potential meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Beijing dropped a bombshell: China was further restricting access to the supplies that American companies need for computer chips, cars and other technology. The move gives China leverage ahead of expected trade talks with Washington. PREMIUM A laborer works at the site…
(The Center Square) – One day before the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session is scheduled to begin, one of the most powerful lawmakers in state history is headed to prison. Michael J. Madigan, D-Chicago, served in the Illinois House from 1971 to 2021 and was speaker for all but two years between 1983 and…
GEDDES, N.Y. (AP) — Before white settlers came to Onondaga Lake, before the city of Syracuse grew along its shore, before the pristine waters became one of the most polluted bodies of water in the United States, it was a sacred place for the Onondaga Nation. Local officials aware of that history have expressed a…
Sysco (SYY) shares are catching attention after more than 400 Teamsters in San Francisco and over 270 in Portland voted to authorize strike action. This development pushes labor negotiations into the spotlight and raises important questions about potential operational impacts as negotiations continue. See our latest analysis for Sysco. The latest wave of strike authorizations…
IT OVERLOOKED DONALD TRUMP’S persistent demands that he be awarded the Nobel peace prize. But perhaps, in favouring one of the American president’s foreign-policy priorities, the Norwegian committee that makes the award has shown political subtlety. It pointedly honoured “a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness”. It chose María…