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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington

US court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping global tariffs

NEW YORK — A federal court on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have raised the cost of imports for everyone from giant businesses to everyday Americans.But the administration immediately appealed the decision on Wednesday night, leaving the situation uncertain for consumers and companies and potentially prolonging the battle over whether Trump’s import duties will stand – and possibly reshape the global economy.A three-judge panel at the US Court of International Trade, a relatively low-profile court in Manhattan, stopped Trump’s global tariffs that he imposed citing emergency economic powers, including the “Liberation Day” tariffs he announced on April 2. It also prevents Trump from enforcing his tariffs...

May 29, 2025

US court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping global tariffs

Israeli ministers said the settler outpost at Homesh will be retrospectively legalised (file photo from May 2023)

Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank

JERUSALEM — Israeli ministers say 22 new Jewish settlements have been approved in the occupied West Bank — the biggest expansion in decades.Several already exist as outposts, built without government authorisation, but will now be made legal under Israeli law. Others are completely new, according to Defence Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.Settlements — which are widely seen as illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this — are one of the most contentious issues between Israel and the Palestinians.Katz said the move "prevents the establishment of a Palestinian state that would endanger Israel", while the Palestinian presidency called it a "dangerous escalation".The Israeli anti-settlement watchdog Peace Now called it...

May 29, 2025

Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank

Peng Yujiang, 55, was testing new equipment at 3,000m above sea level, over the Qilian mountains, when the accident happened

Chinese paraglider survives accidental 8000m-high flight

BEIJING — A Chinese paraglider has survived being accidentally propelled 8,500m (27,800ft) into the sky above north-west China, state media report.Peng Yujiang, 55, was testing new equipment at 3,000m above sea level, over the Qilian mountains, when a rare updraft or air current known as a "cloud suck" pulled him about 5,000m higher into a cloud formation.Saturday's events were filmed on a camera that was mounted on Peng's glider and the footage has gone viral after being posted on Douyin, China's version of TikTok.It showed Peng holding on to the glider's controls, with his face and much of his body covered in ice crystals."It was terrifying... Everything was white. I couldn't see any direction. Without the compass, I wouldn't have known which way...

May 29, 2025

Chinese paraglider survives accidental 8000m-high flight

Three Indian men were allegedly duped with the promise of lucrative jobs in Australia

Iran investigates case of 'missing' Indian nationals

DELHI — The Iranian Embassy in India has said it is investigating the case of three Indian nationals who went missing in Tehran earlier this month.The men, all of whom are from the northern state of Punjab, had a stopover in Iran on 1 May, and were on their way to Australia, where they were promised lucrative jobs by a local travel agent.Their families allege that they were kidnapped upon their arrival by unknown men, who are now demanding a ransom of 5m rupees ($63,000; £47,000).On Thursday, the Iranian Embassy said on X that it was keeping Indian authorities informed of all developments "within the judicial system" and warned about the dangers of taking illegal immigration routes."Given the nature of this incident, Indian citizens are strongly advised not to be deceived...

May 29, 2025

Iran investigates case of 'missing' Indian nationals

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an official military reception at the chancellery in Germany, May 28, 2025

Germany agrees €5bn in aid to Ukraine and joint production of long-range weapons

BERLIN — Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that Berlin would seek to help Kyiv jointly develop new long-range weapons that can strike deeper inside Russia as Germany agreed on a new €5 billion aid package.Heralding the beginning of a "new form of military industrial cooperation between our two countries," Merz said that Germany and Ukraine would seek to "enable joint production" of weapons."This will be a cooperation on an industrial level, which can take place both in Ukraine and here in Germany," Merz said.Following Merz's statement, the defense ministers of Ukraine and Germany signed a memorandum which also includes direct German investment in Ukraine's defense industry and a broader agreement between Ukraine and German arms...

May 29, 2025

Germany agrees €5bn in aid to Ukraine and joint production of long-range weapons

Palestinians storm a UN World Food Program warehouse and carry bags of flour in Central Gaza on Wednesday

Hundreds of starving Palestinians storm Gaza food warehouse in deadly incident, says UN agency

GAZA — A hungry crowd of Palestinians broke into a United Nations warehouse in central Gaza on Wednesday, resulting in at least two deaths and multiple injuries as famine conditions worsen in the Strip.“Hordes of hungry people broke into the WFP’s Al-Ghafari warehouse in Deir Al-Balah, Central Gaza, in search of food supplies that had been pre-positioned for distribution,” the World Food Programme (WFP) said. “Initial reports indicate two people died and several were injured in the tragic incident.”It is unclear what caused the deaths and injuries. WFP said it is working to verify the exact circumstances, but emphasized the tragedy reflects “alarming and deteriorating conditions on the ground” directly linked to the aid blockade.Several videos and photos seen by CNN show...

May 29, 2025

Hundreds of starving Palestinians storm Gaza food warehouse in deadly incident, says UN agency

Elon Musk flashes his T-shirt that reads 'DOGE' to the media as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, March 9, 2025

Elon Musk leaves White House but says Doge will continue

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk has said he is leaving the Trump administration after helping lead a tumultuous drive to shrink the size of US government that saw thousands of federal jobs axed.In a post on his social media platform X, the world's richest man thanked Trump for the opportunity to help run the Department of Government Efficiency, known as Doge.The White House began "offboarding" Musk as a special government employee on Wednesday night, the BBC understands.His role was temporary and his exit is not unexpected, but it comes a day after Musk criticized the legislative centerpiece of Trump's agenda."As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful...

May 29, 2025

Elon Musk leaves White House but says Doge will continue

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dies aged 87

NAIROBI — Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, who has died aged 87, was a titan of modern African literature — a storyteller who refused to be bound by jail, exile and illness.His work spanned roughly six decades, primarily documenting the transformation of his country — Kenya — from a colonial subject to a democracy.Ngũgĩ was tipped to win the Nobel Prize for Literature countless times, leaving fans dismayed each time the medal slipped through his fingers.He will be remembered not only as a Nobel-worthy writer, but also as a fierce proponent of literature written in native African languages.Ngũgĩ was born James Thiong’o Ngũgĩ in 1938, when Kenya was under British colonial rule. He grew up in the town of Limuru among a large family of low-income agricultural workers.His parents...

May 29, 2025

Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dies aged 87

Prime Minister Mark Carney says it is 'not smart' for Canada to be so reliant on the US for defence

Carney says he wants Canada to join major European defense plan

OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he wants his country to join a major European plan to bolster defenses by 1 July.Speaking to CBC on Tuesday, Carney said he hoped Canada would sign on to ReArm Europe — a plan to dramatically increase defense spending on the continent to in the next five years — in a bid to reduce reliance on the US."Seventy-five cents of every (Canadian) dollar of capital spending for defense goes to the United States. That's not smart," Carney told the public broadcaster.His remarks come amid tension with the US after threats from President Donald Trump — though Carney has also previously said he is open to joining a missile defense project proposed by Trump.A day after Carney's remarks, Canada's defense minister told a...

May 29, 2025

Carney says he wants Canada to join major European defense plan

US President Donald Trump has implemented a wide-ranging crackdown on some of America's most elite universities, including Harvard

Trump administration to 'aggressively' revoke visas of Chinese students

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration says it will "aggressively" revoke the visas of Chinese students studying in the US.Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement the move would include "those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields".Criteria will also be revised to "enhance scrutiny" of future visa applicants from China and Hong Kong, Rubio added.Relations between Beijing and Washington have plummeted in recent months as a tit-for-tat trade war erupted between the two superpowers sparked by Trump's tariffs.On Monday, Rubio, who is America's top diplomat, ordered US embassies around the world to stop scheduling appointments for student visas as the state department prepares to expand...

May 29, 2025

Trump administration to 'aggressively' revoke visas of Chinese students

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