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US defense secretary warns China poses 'real and imminent' threat to Indo-Pacific stability

SINGAPORE — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a stark warning at a major international security forum on Saturday, calling China's military threat "real and imminent" while urging Indo-Pacific nations to step up their own defense efforts against mounting pressure from Beijing.Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Hegseth accused China of aggressively preparing to invade Taiwan and using its growing influence in regions as far-flung as Latin America and the South China Sea to challenge global stability.“China’s army is rehearsing for the real deal,” Hegseth said. “We are not going to sugarcoat it — the threat China poses is real. And it could be imminent.”The remarks drew a sharp rebuke from China's delegation. Rear Adm. Hu Gangfeng...

May 31, 2025

US defense secretary warns China poses 'real and imminent' threat to Indo-Pacific stability

Russian strikes kill 2 in Ukraine as uncertainty surrounds Istanbul peace talks

KYIV — Russian forces launched a massive wave of drone and missile attacks across Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least two people, including a 9-year-old girl, and injuring several others, as questions mount over the future of Russian-proposed peace talks in Istanbul.Ukraine’s air force reported that Russian troops fired 109 drones and five missiles overnight. Of those, three missiles and 42 drones were intercepted, while another 30 drones failed to reach their targets.In the Zaporizhzhia region, a strike on the village of Dolynka killed a young girl and injured a 16-year-old, according to Governor Ivan Fedorov. “One house was destroyed, and the blast damaged several nearby homes and vehicles,” he said.Separately, a man was killed by shelling in the Kherson region, according to...

May 31, 2025

Russian strikes kill 2 in Ukraine as uncertainty surrounds Istanbul peace talks

The West Bank visit was planned following the last meeting of the Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee in Madrid during which it discussed developments in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank

Arab ministers condemn Israeli ‘ban’ on planned West Bank visit: Jordan

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The foreign ministers of five Arab countries who had planned to visit the occupied West Bank this weekend condemned on Saturday Israel’s decision to block their plans.The ministers condemned “Israel’s decision to ban the delegation’s visit to Ramallah on Sunday to meet with Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas,” the Jordanian foreign ministry said. Ministers from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had been expected to take part alongside Turkey.Earlier, the Arab delegation planned to visit Ramallah as part of the mission of the Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee seeking to halt the war in the Gaza Strip, secure the entry of aid, and find a political horizon to end the Israeli occupation.The visit was planned following the...

May 31, 2025

Arab ministers condemn Israeli ‘ban’ on planned West Bank visit: Jordan

Trump doubles steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump announced Friday a sharp increase in tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, raising the rate from 25% to 50%, in a bid to bolster American manufacturing and close what he described as loopholes exploited by foreign competitors.Speaking at a rally held at a U.S. Steel facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Trump told supporters and industry stakeholders: “We are going to be imposing a 25% increase. We're going to bring it from 25% to 50%... which will even further secure the steel industry in the United States. Nobody's going to get around that.”Trump argued that the previous tariff rate allowed some importers to bypass the intended protections.“At 25%, they can sort of get over that fence. At 50%, they can no longer get over the...

May 31, 2025

Trump doubles steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%

Al-Awda Hospital seen in a file handout photo on 21 March 2024

Last hospital in North Gaza governorate evacuated after Israeli order

GAZA — The last hospital providing health services in the North Gaza governorate is out of service after the Israeli military ordered its immediate evacuation, the hospital's director has said.Dr Mohammed Salha said patients were evacuated from al-Awda hospital in Jabalia on Thursday evening.He told the BBC "we are feeling really bad about this forced evacuation" after "two weeks of siege", saying there is now "no health facility working in the north".Israel has not yet commented, but the BBC has contacted the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)."We're really sad that we evacuated the hospital, but the Israeli occupation forces threatened us that if we didn't evacuate, they would enter and kill whoever is inside," Dr Salha said in a voice note...

May 30, 2025

Last hospital in North Gaza governorate evacuated after Israeli order

Smoke rises from wildfire near Wanless, Manitoba, Canada, on May 27, 2025

Hazardous smoke to pour into the US as Canada wildfires force largest evacuation in ‘living memory’

WINNIPEG — Massive wildfires burning out of control in western and central Canada are forcing thousands to flee as dire forecasts for the country’s fire season come to fruition. The intensifying blazes are also sending hazardous smoke toward major cities in the United States.The premiers of Manitoba and Saskatchewan have declared states of emergency, and much of Canada, from the Northwest Territories and Alberta to Ontario, are at “extreme” risk of wildfires on Friday — the highest level on Environment Canada’s fire risk scale.There are just over 170 wildfires burning across Canada as of Thursday, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center, and about half are uncontrolled. The country raised its National Preparedness Level to level 5 of 5 on Thursday, which is...

May 30, 2025

Hazardous smoke to pour into the US as Canada wildfires force largest evacuation in ‘living memory’

Nigeria often faces seasonal floods, particularly impacting communities along the banks of the Niger and Benue rivers

At least 88 people dead after floods submerge market town in Nigeria

LAGOS — At least 88 people have been confirmed dead after floods submerged Mokwa, a market town in Nigeria’s Niger State, on Thursday, an official said.Husseini Isah, head of the operations office in Minna, capital of Niger State, said that many more are still at risk, with rescue efforts underway on Friday. Earlier reports said at least 20 died.“The number keeps rising,” Isah told The Associated Press. “But at the last count, 88 bodies have been recovered.”The floods were triggered by torrential rains that lasted several hours. According to local reports quoting residents and local government officials, a dam collapse in a nearby town worsened the situation.Mokwa is a major meeting point for traders from the south and food growers in the north of the country.In a similar...

May 30, 2025

At least 88 people dead after floods submerge market town in Nigeria

Palestinians carry humanitarian aid packages in Khan Younis, 29 May

New US ceasefire proposal for Gaza falls short of key demands, Hamas says

GAZA — Hamas has said it's reviewing the latest US proposal for a new ceasefire in Gaza and hostage release deal, though reports suggest the Palestinian armed group may reject it.Full details of the agreement have not yet been disclosed, but senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said the proposal favored the Israeli position and failed to meet any of Hamas' key demands, chiefly a commitment from Israel to end the war, withdraw its forces from Gaza and permit unrestricted aid access to the territory.It comes after the White House said Israel had accepted the proposal."The Zionist response, in essence, means perpetuating the occupation and continuing the killing and famine," said Bassem Naim, a top Hamas official.He added that the proposed deal "does not respond to...

May 30, 2025

New US ceasefire proposal for Gaza falls short of key demands, Hamas says

Palestinians desperate for food have massed at distribution centres run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation since the blockade was eased

Gaza subjected to forced starvation, top UN official says

LONDON — The UN's humanitarian chief has said people in Gaza are being subjected to forced starvation by Israel. In an interview with the BBC, Tom Fletcher said he believed this had led to a change in the international response to Gaza. Asked if his assessment of forced starvation amounted to a war crime, he said: "Yeah, it is. It is classified as a war crime. Obviously, these are issues for the courts to take the judgement on, and ultimately for history to take a judgement on." Fletcher also expressed regret for saying recently that 14,000 babies could die within 48 hours in Gaza if aid was not allowed in -- a claim the UN later drew back -- and acknowledged a need to be "precise" with language. Israel began to allow limited aid into Gaza last week,...

May 30, 2025

Gaza subjected to forced starvation, top UN official says

Olorato Mongale's murder has sparked public outrage and calls for justice

Suspect in South African student's murder killed in police shootout

JOHANNESBURG — A suspect wanted for the murder of a South African university student has been killed in a shootout with police.The man had been linked to the death of Olorato Mongale, whose body was found in Johannesburg on Sunday, about two hours after she was reported missing having gone on a date.In the early hours of Friday morning, police officers found the main suspect hiding at a residential complex in the coastal town of Amanzimtoti, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said.The suspect, who has not been named by the police, shot at the officers, who returned fire and killed him, Brigadier Mathe added.Regional police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said that at the time of the suspect's death, he had 28 ID cards and a dozen mobile phones in his possession.Ms Mongale's death...

May 30, 2025

Suspect in South African student's murder killed in police shootout

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