Category: International

WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday began laying off thousands of federal employees, citing the ongoing government shutdown as the reason, while President Donald Trump placed the blame squarely on Democrats. The move escalates the standoff in a shutdown that entered its tenth day, affecting millions of Americans and rattling federal agencies nationwide, according […]

No Survivors Expected After Tennessee Munitions Plant Explosion BUCKSNORT, Tennessee — Authorities say no survivors are expected to be found after a massive explosion ripped through a munitions plant in rural Tennessee on Friday, leaving 18 people unaccounted for and an entire community in mourning, according to BBC News. The blast occurred at the Accurate […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has reignited his trade war with Beijing, announcing sweeping new 100 percent tariffs on Chinese goods and threatening to cancel a long-anticipated meeting with President Xi Jinping later this month, according to Hurriyet Daily News. Trump said the fresh duties along with new export restrictions on “any and all […]

At least seven police officers were killed and five militants including a suicide bomber; died during a deadly assault on a police training center in Pakistan’s northwestern Dera Ismail Khan district late Friday, authorities confirmed on Saturday. The attack began around 8:30 p.m. when heavily armed assailants stormed the Police Training School, triggering the assault […]

KABUL/ISLAMABAD — Tensions flared anew between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday as the Taliban blamed Pakistan for explosions in Kabul and the eastern province of Paktika, underscoring fraying ties and shifting allegiances in South Asia, according to Al Jazeera News. The blasts, which occurred Thursday, coincided with the arrival of Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan […]

WASHINGTON — The White House sharply criticized the Nobel Committee on Friday for awarding its 2025 Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado instead of President Donald Trump, accusing the panel of putting “politics over peace, according to BBC News.” Machado was recognized for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people […]

Israel, Hamas Ceasefire Takes Effect as Troop Withdrawal Reveals Gaza’s Ruins TEL AVIV/GAZA CITY — A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect Friday at noon, accompanied by Israel’s first phase of troop withdrawals from the Gaza Strip. The truce, brokered under U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan, comes after nearly a year of devastating […]

STOCKHOLM — In a decision resonating far beyond Scandinavia, Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for what the Norwegian Nobel Committee called her “tireless fight for democracy, according to “Hurriyet Daily News.” The committee praised Machado as a unifying force in a fractured opposition and as “one […]

Security Forces Kill 30 Militants in Orakzai Operation Following Deadly Attack Pakistani security forces have killed 30 militants in the Orakzai district during a major counterterrorism operation, the military announced Thursday, describing the fighters as “Indian-sponsored Khawarij terrorists, according to APP.” According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the clashes erupted in Jamal Maya, a rugged […]

India has formally restored full diplomatic relations with Afghanistan, elevating its Kabul Technical Mission to a full fledged embassy. The announcement was made Friday by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, standing alongside his Afghan counterpart, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in New Delhi, according to NDTV. “India is fully committed to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence […]