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US reverses longtime stance, says UN Palestinian refugee agency can be sued

Justice Department revealed its new stance in a letter filed in federal court in New York, part of a lawsuit holding UNRWA accountable for the deadly Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel

Trump's mixed signals on tariffs make fragile global economy nervous

Trump has said he will simply set new tariff rates negotiated internally within the US government over the next few weeks

Our food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockade: WFP

Israel cut off entry of all food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to Gaza on March 2 and then resumed its bombardment and ground offensives two weeks later, shattering a 2-month ceasefire with Hamas

Trump says he's being 'inundated' with requests to seek third term

President Donald Trump insisted there are some loopholes to the constitutional bar preventing presidents from seeking a third term

Russian general killed in car bomb outside Moscow; Kremlin blames Kyiv

The attack follows the killing of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, who died on December 17 when a bomb hidden on an electric scooter parked outside his apartment building exploded as he left for his office

Ukraine says Russia kills 3 in new drone attack as Prez Trump rebukes Putin

Among the civilians killed in the nighttime drone strike in Pavlohrad, in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, were a child and a 76-year-old woman, said head of the regional administration, Serhii Lysak

7-Eleven's first foreign CEO nominee confident of growth amid slowdown

Dacus stressed the 7-Eleven chain was growing globally, but the stores were different by nation, and his intent was not to duplicate everywhere the Japanese-style conbini

Deleted condolence after Pope's death exposes Israel-Vatican tensions

For most of Francis' papacy, ties between Israel and the Vatican steadily improved highlighted by a visit to the Holy Land in 2014

Iran, US resume negotiations on Tehran's nuclear programme in secluded Oman

Talks seek to limit Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of some of the crushing economic sanctions the US has imposed on the Islamic Republic closing in on half a century of enmity

As immigrant arrests surge, abuse complaints rise at Miami detention centre

Nationwide, detentions have surged to nearly 48,000 as of March 23, a 21 per cent increase from the already elevated levels at the end of the Biden administration

Six killed as police plane crashes near popular beach town in Thailand

The plane was conducting a test flight to prepare for parachute training in Hua Hin district before it crashed around 8 am, said Royal Thai Police spokesperson Archayon Kraithong

Google's Alphabet sees profit jump 28% in Q1 despite legal, trade threats

Numbers released by Google parent Alphabet Inc indicated the company is rising to the challenge so far, but investors are likely to remain concerned about the turbulent times ahead

Trump orders DOJ to investigate Democrats' top fundraising platform

Trump, in an executive order signed Thursday, directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate allegations that Republicans have raised that ActBlue allows illegal campaign donations

Rulings coming fast in lawsuits over Trump's immigration, DEI policies

Legal battles continue nationwide as administration lawyers urge federal appellate courts and the US Supreme Court to overturn several unfavourable rulings

Houthis shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks

The US has increased its attacks on the Houthis, launching daily strikes since March 15, when President Donald Trump ordered a new, expanded campaign

No warrant needed to arrest Columbia activist due to risk of fleeing: US

Documents were entered into the court record to defend against efforts by lawyers to win freedom for Khalil, who has been held in a detention centre in Jena, Louisiana, for six weeks

Judge blocks Trump admin from requiring citizenship proof for voter sign-up

Donald Trump had called for sweeping changes to US elections in an executive order signed in March, arguing the US fails to enforce basic election protections that exist in other countries

Hegseth set up unsecured internet line in his office to connect to Signal

Known in the IT industry as a "dirty" internet line, it connects directly to the public web, lacking the security filters and protocols used in the Pentagon's secured systems

IMF chief urges swift action to ease trade tensions that risk growth

The head of the International Monetary Fund urged countries to move swiftly' to resolve trade disputes that threaten global economic growth.

Trump urges US Supreme Court to reinstate transgender military service ban

The high court filing follows a brief order from a federal appeals court that kept in place a court order blocking the policy nationwide