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A ballistic missile launched from Yemen struck near the main terminal of Israel’s international airport close to Tel Aviv on Sunday, after the military failed to intercept the projectile seemingly aimed at one of the country’s most sensitive locations. The strike, carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, resulted in a temporary suspension of flights. […]

The last time Singapore held elections, it was in the throes of a global crisis. That is also true today. Five years ago, the governing party portrayed itself as the steady hand to guide the nation through the coronavirus pandemic. The pitch is the same this time, only with a different catalyst: President Trump’s upending

PUBLISHED May 04, 2025 KARACHI: Imagine a cowboy on a turnpike, six-shooter in one hand, a foreclosure notice in the other, galloping toward Beijing on a horse he can’t afford to feed — that’s the spirit of US President Donald Trump’s new trade plan. Now picture a man in a red hat, standing at the

Voters in Australia head to the polls on Saturday, the third major U.S. ally after Germany and Canada to hold elections in a global economic and political landscape upended by the second Trump administration. The two men vying to lead Australia — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, of the center-left Labor Party, and opposition leader Peter

Secretary of state. Acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Acting archivist for the National Archives and Records Administration. And now interim national security adviser to President Trump. Like a Christmas tree bedecked with shiny ornaments of every shape and size, Marco Rubio, 53, has accumulated four titles starting with his confirmation as

The United States will share future revenues from Ukraine’s mineral reserves under a deal announced by the Trump administration on Wednesday that creates a joint investment fund between the countries. The agreement comes after months of fraught negotiations as the United States tries to broker an end to Ukraine’s three-year war with Russia. It is

When protesting truckers rolled toward downtown Ottawa and proceeded to occupy the Canadian capital for four weeks, they got a welcome from a man waving to them from a highway overpass, his hands covered in knitted red mittens with white maple leaves on the palms. The man was Pierre Poilievre, who would become the leader

Immigration policy dominated the attention of Canadians in the weeks before Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as prime minister in January. But as voters cast their ballots on Monday, the issue has notably lost traction behind pressing concerns over the country’s economy and President Trump’s tariffs. Mr. Trudeau’s government had turbocharged immigration in a bid

Listen to article WORLDWIDE: Canadians are voting on Monday in a closely watched election shaped by trade disputes, economic turmoil, and annexation threats from the United States. Voters will decide whether interim Prime Minister Mark Carney should secure a full four-year mandate or if it is time for the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Poilievre, to return

At first, no one found it suspicious that the black Audi SUV had gone around a portable barrier into a street packed with festivalgoers lining up at food trucks and checking out artisans’ wares. It was about 8 p.m. Saturday, and Apl.de.ap, a Filipino American rapper and a founding member of the Black Eyed Peas,