Judge orders immediate shutdown of Elon Musk’s X in Brazil
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered on Friday the “immediately suspension” of social media platform X in the country, after a court-imposed deadline expired...
No 2 US diplomat ends Pacific tour to bolster regional ties as Taiwan flap rankles Beijing
Washington’s No 2 diplomat concluded his Pacific tour on Friday with a focus on tensions in the South China Sea and boosting Nato’s ties...
She ‘speaks with angels’, he’s a reborn king – Norway’s royal marriage is raising eyebrows
Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise is set to marry American self-proclaimed shaman Durek Verrett on August 31, a union of two alternative-therapy devotees that has...
China-born neuroscientist Jane Wu lost her US lab. Then she lost her life
For molecular biologist and cancer researcher Bing Ren, Jane Wu was a “true role model”. She was warm, caring and inspiring – and guided...
US Trade Chief Hails New Canadian Tariffs on Chinese EVs, Steel, Aluminum
Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the decision is ‘an important step toward ensuring workers and businesses can compete fairly’ in certain industries. U.S. Trade...
Kremlin says ‘no worries’ Putin could be arrested in Mongolia despite war crimes warrant
The Kremlin said on Friday it was not worried that Mongolia could arrest President Vladimir Putin during his visit there next week, despite the...
Campbell’s Pacific Islands Trip ‘Critical’ as Beijing Exerts Influence: Experts
Ceding access to the Pacific Islands would allow Beijing to ’threaten air and sea routes used for trade by American allies and partners,’ said...
Couple from California nudist resort missing, believed dead, prompting neighbour’s arrest
Police used a tanklike vehicle with a battering ram to smash into a Southern California home and arrest the next-door neighbour of a couple...
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky fires air force commander after F-16 crash
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday dismissed the country’s air force chief, a day after Kyiv said a US-made F-16 fighter plane had crashed...