TAIPEI, Taiwan — TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense issued a report saying it is training soldiers to shoot down drones and actively looking to procure new anti-drone weapons systems, which comes in response to Chinese drone incursions. The report released Thursday said Taiwan has developed a strategy to deal with the…
President Trump announced on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a plan to end the two-year old war in Gaza and establish a durable peace. PREMIUM Five Things to Know about the Gaza Deal Trump’s 20-point plan was designed to jump-start months of stalled negotiations between Israel and Hamas. After…
Hugo BachegaMiddle East correspondent, Jerusalem Watch: Palestinians react to Gaza peace deal announcement The ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, announced after intense negotiations in Egypt, is a long-awaited breakthrough that brings them closer to ending the two-year-old war in Gaza. But, despite the momentum, there is no guarantee that this will happen….
Welcoming immigrants to the U.S. is out of fashion on the political right these days, even for those who enter the U.S. legally. That’s short-sighted for America’s future prosperity, as this week’s news about the annual Nobel prize winners in the sciences shows again. PREMIUM Immigrants and American Nobel Prizes Six U.S. residents are among…
By Michaela Cabrera PARIS (Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron will on Thursday inaugurate a cenotaph in memory of Robert Badinter at the Pantheon, a mausoleum in central Paris where some of France’s most prominent national heroes are buried. The former justice minister, who died in February 2024 aged 95, will join the likes of philosopher Voltaire,…
The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and former hostages have been celebrating the news of the ceasefire agreement reached between Hamas and Israel. Some in Washington, DC spoke with US President Donald Trump on the phone to thank him. In a video released by hostage families, a group can be seen saying “Thank…
(Reuters) -The United States has approved several billion dollars worth of Nvidia chip exports to the United Arab Emirates, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security recently issued the Nvidia export licenses under the terms of a bilateral artificial intelligence agreement hashed out in May, the report said, citing…
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News that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a deal to end the Gaza conflict eased geopolitical worries (HAZEM BADER) Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors tried to assess the outlook for the global AI-fuelled rally, Federal Reserve interest rates and the ongoing US government shutdown. News that Israel and…
(NewsNation) — The judge who handed down Sean “Diddy” Combs’ prison sentence last week has responded to his request to serve time at a low-security facility in New Jersey. Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two months behind bars on two prostitution-related charges. He was also ordered to pay a $500,000 fine. The…