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Giving another 75 days to TikTok to find US buyer, says Prez Trump

My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress, Trump posted on his social media platform

Sri Lanka's target to be land mines free by 2028 at risk as US reviews aid

Trump administration's suspension of aid threatens Sri Lanka's demining operations, pushing the livelihoods of thousands into uncertainty

A look at turbulent life of S Korean leader Yoon ousted over martial law

Yoon was separately indicted by prosecutors for rebellion, a charge that can carry the death penalty or life imprisonment

Trump admin using new tactics to expel international students: US colleges

Students with revoked US visas now face immediate deportation orders, a shift from past policy that allowed them to remain and complete their studies

Asian stocks slid after Wall Street surrendered to hit by Trump's tariffs

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 lost 2.6 per cent to 33,818.18, and Korea's Kospi fell 0.8 per cent to 2,467.14 after the two countries pivoted to negotiating lower tariffs with Trump's administration

Israeli strikes kill nine in Syria as tensions rise over Turkish influence

Israel had also struck five cities in Syria late Wednesday, including more than a dozen strikes near a strategic air base in the city of Hama

Republicans push Trump's 'big' tax breaks, spending cuts amid tariff uproar

Work on the multitrillion-dollar package continues as markets reel from Trump's sweeping tariffs, complicating an already tough political and procedural challenge

Brown University to lose half a billion in federal funds under Trump move

In an email Thursday to campus leaders, Brown Provost Frank Doyle said the university was aware of troubling rumours about government action on its research money

Trump fires NSC officials after far-right activist questions staff loyalty

Trump's firing of NSC staff comes as Waltz faces pressure over using the Signal app to discuss plans for the March 15 Houthi strike, raising concerns about handling of sensitive military operations

Trump tariffs shock global economy, drawing threats and calls for talks

China accused the US of bullying and the European Union promised robust countermeasures, with French officials suggesting taxes to hit US tech giants

Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth's use of Signal to plan Houthi strike

The review will also look at other defence officials' use of the publicly available encrypted app, which is not able to handle classified material

Myanmar earthquake: Death toll rises to 3,145 as more bodies found

Information Minister Maung Maung Ohn also announced at a meeting in the capital, Naypyitaw, that 4,589 people were injured and 221 others were missing

Elon Musk will probably leave his administration in 'a few months': Trump

Musk has spearheaded the Department of Government Efficiency, which is playing a leading role in downsizing and overhauling the federal government

Israeli strike on school in Gaza kills at least 27: Palestinian officials

Israel gave the same reason -- striking Hamas militants in a command and control centre -- for attacking a United Nations building used as a shelter on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people

Rubio arrives for Nato talks as allies await US plans on Europe drawdown

Since Defence Secy Pete Hegseth warned last month that US security priorities lie in Asia and at home, Europe awaits details on the scale and speed of a potential military drawdown

Bill Gates reflects on 50-year-old code that revolutionized technology

Although the code that Gates printed out on a teletype machine may look crude compared to what's powering today's AI platforms, it played a critical role in creating Microsoft in April 1975

Hungary plans to withdraw from ICC as Netanyahu arrives despite warrant

The announcement came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, despite an international arrest warrant against him

More than 50 Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Israel has vowed to escalate the nearly 18-month war with Hamas until the militant group returns dozens of remaining hostages, disarms and leaves the territory

Netanyahu rocked by new scandal as aides arrested for links with Qatar

The investigation is just the latest scandal to roil Netanyahu, who is the subject of a long-running corruption trial and regularly rails against a deep state that is out to get him

37 people arrested after immigration raid at Washington roofing company

The 37 people who were arrested had fraudulently represented their immigration status and submitted fraudulent documents and/or information to seek employment, they said