Category: Worldwide News

Pakistan’s army says it has freed more than 300 hostages from a passenger train seized by militants in Balochistan province on Tuesday. The military spokesperson said 33 militants were killed during the operation. Twenty-one civilian hostages and four military personnel were killed by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) before the operation began, the military spokesperson […]

It’s a confusing time for American diplomacy. After yesterday’s meeting in Saudi Arabia, the U.S. appeared on Tuesday to be back in Ukraine’s corner — and calling on Russia to agree to a 30-day ceasefire in the war it started more than three years ago. It remained entirely unclear on Wednesday, however, whether Vladimir Putin […]

The prospect of deep cuts to Medicaid, the United States government programme to provide healthcare to low-income people, has become a flashpoint in Congress as leaders of both parties accuse their counterparts of lying. Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic Party leader in the House of Representatives, said on February 27 that a Republican budget measure would […]

EXCLUSIVE — The House GOP’s campaign committee is taking aim at congressional Democrats for voting against a measure to fund the federal government through Sept. 30 and avoid a government shutdown at the end of this week.  The National Republican Congressional Committee is launching digital ads against 35 House Democrats who may face challenging or […]

Steel coils are pictured in the yards of the steelmaker Ternium plant. Daniel Becerril | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports came into effect Wednesday, resulting in swift counter-measures from the European Union. The White House confirmed the duties — which will affect Canada, Australia, the EU and others […]

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN  —  He’d spent years backpacking around the world, and Japanese traveler Daisuke Kajiyama was finally ready to return home to pursue his long-held dream of opening […]

The government of Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has lost a vote of confidence, pitching the country into its third general election in barely three years. MPs voted against him by 142 to 88 with no abstentions, toppling his right-of-centre minority government. While Portugal’s President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, is not obliged to dissolve the […]

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — The U.S. and Ukraine said Kyiv would accept a 30-day ceasefire with Russia after talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, with Washington pledging to immediately lift a freeze on intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine.  “Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, […]

Researches say Palestinians in Gaza have lost an average of 18kg due to extreme hunger caused by Israel’s war.

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., is pushing to censure Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., over a TV interview in which the Republican congresswoman criticized Rep. Al Green, D-Texas.  Green notably heckled President Donald Trump multiple times during his first address of his second term to Congress last week until House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., ordered the Sergeant […]