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Wife of US VP Vance to visit Greenland 23 Mar 2025 - 07:44 pm

Washington: Usha Vance, the wife of US Vice President JD Vance, will visit Greenland this week, the White House said Sunday, traveling to...

'Antipathy' to US: Tourists turning away from Trump's America 23 Mar 2025 - 02:00 pm

New York: In just a few weeks, the US tourism outlook has clouded as a result of some of President Donald Trump's policy...

US revokes temporary legal status of 532,000 migrants 22 Mar 2025 - 09:07 pm

Washington: The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revoked the temporary legal status of nearly 532,000 migrants who had entered the country...

Trump brand alternately loved, loathed worldwide 22 Mar 2025 - 08:33 pm

Paris: His business is booming inIndia, but his golf courses have been vandalized in Ireland and Scotland, and he has had business setbacks...

Venezuela agrees to again accept US deportation flights 22 Mar 2025 - 06:22 pm

Caracas: Venezuela announced Saturday it had reached an agreement with Washington to accept additional deportation flights from the United States, one week after...

Heavyweight boxing great George Foreman dead at 76 22 Mar 2025 - 02:35 pm

Los Angeles, United States: Former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who lost to Muhammad Ali in boxing's iconic 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" before...

US revokes legal status for 500,000 immigrants 22 Mar 2025 - 02:24 pm

Washington: The United States said Friday it was terminating the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, giving them weeks to leave...

Boeing to build F-47 6th generation fighter, Trump says 21 Mar 2025 - 09:33 pm

Washington: Donald Trump announced Friday thatBoeinghas been awarded the contract for the Air Force's next-generation stealth fighter plane, which the 47th US president...

Stocks fall, oil prices rise in choppy trade after Fed decision 21 Mar 2025 - 06:58 pm

Washington: Wall Street stocks slipped on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve sought to calm fears over President Donald Trump's tariffs, while eurozone...

One dead, two missing in Ecuador bridge collapse 20 Mar 2025 - 10:06 pm

Guayaquil: At least one person was killed and two others were missing after a busy 200-meter (656-foot) suspension bridge in Ecuador collapsed, tipping...

US Fed holds rates again and flags increased economic uncertainty 19 Mar 2025 - 09:47 pm

Washington: The US Federal Reserve paused interest rate cuts again on Wednesday and noted an increase in economic uncertainty, as it navigates an...

'Organized chaos': $19bn airport megaproject takes shape in cramped NY 19 Mar 2025 - 12:08 pm

John F. Kennedy Airport, United States: New York's JFK airport is an overlapping patchwork of open terminals, giant building sites and burgeoning infrastructure,...

Ecuador declares 'force majeure' emergency, cuts exports over oil spill 19 Mar 2025 - 12:00 pm

Quito: Ecuador's state-owned oil company declared an emergency over a damaged pipeline and cut crude exports on Tuesday following a spill that polluted...

In US, a pastry chef attempts to crack an egg-free menu 19 Mar 2025 - 11:52 am

Silver Spring, United States: Since avian flu turned eggs into a luxury item, pastry chef Annie Clemmons has spent countless hours in her...

Smiles, thumbs ups and a safe return for 'stranded' NASA astronauts 19 Mar 2025 - 11:25 am

Washington: Home at last: After an unexpected nine-month stay in space, a pair ofNASAastronauts finally returned to Earth on Tuesday, concluding a mission...

Mexico City, home to world's biggest bullring, bans killing bulls 18 Mar 2025 - 10:52 pm

Mexico City: Legislators in Mexico City, home to the world's largest bullring, voted Tuesday to ban bullfights where the animals are killed or...

Putin backs Trump call to stop striking energy facilities for 30 days Kremlin 18 Mar 2025 - 10:29 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin "responded positively" to a proposal by USPresident Donald Trump for Russia and Ukraine to mutually stop striking energy...