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The wreckage of a vehicle surrounded by smoke at the bottom of a rocky hill
At least 21 killed in crash in Mexico, official says
MEXICO CITY — At least 21 people have been killed in a road accident in central Mexico, according to a local official.The three-vehicle crash happened on the highway between Cuacnopalan and Oaxaca in Puebla state on Wednesday morning, said Samuel Aguilar Pala, a local government official.Pala said 18 people died at the scene and another three died later in hospital.Several others were injured and are receiving medical attention, he wrote on X.According to local media, the crash involved a tanker truck, a bus and a van.Mexican newspaper La Jornada reports that the crash took place when a cement truck attempted to overtake a van.When crossing into the opposite lane, the truck hit a bus and then collided with a transport van head-on before tumbling into the ravine below and bursting into...
May 15, 2025

At least 21 killed in crash in Mexico, official says

The first group of white South Africans land at Dulles Airport
Dozens of white South Africans arrive in US under Trump refugee plan
WASHINGTON — A group of 59 white South Africans has arrived in the US, where they are to be granted refugee status.President Donald Trump has said the refugee applications for the country's Afrikaner minority had been expedited as they were victims of "racial discrimination".The South African government said the group were not suffering any such persecution that would merit refugee status.The Trump administration has halted all other refugee admissions, including for applicants from warzones. Human Rights Watch described the move as a cruel racial twist, saying that thousands of people — many black and Afghan refugees — had been denied refuge in the US.The group of white South Africans, who landed at Dulles airport near Washington DC on Monday, received a warm welcome...
May 13, 2025

Dozens of white South Africans arrive in US under Trump refugee plan

Rodrigo Duterte giving a speech before his arrest in March
Duterte elected mayor of home city from Hague prison
MANILA — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is detained at The Hague over his drug war that killed thousands, has been elected mayor of his family's stronghold, according to early, partial results.Two of his most loyal aides - long-time assistant Christopher "Bong" Go and Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, the one-time police chief in charge of enforcing his drug war - have been re-elected to the country's senate.But the midterm election, dominated by a spectacular feud between the Duterte and Marcos dynasties, has also thrown up some unexpected results.The fate of Duterte's daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, remains in the balance as counting continues.Sara Duterte - who is widely expected to run for president in 2028 - is facing the prospect of a...
May 13, 2025

Duterte elected mayor of home city from Hague prison

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent, left
US and China roll back tariffs in major de-escalation of trade war
GENEVA — The US and China agreed to drastically roll back tariffs on each other’s goods for an initial 90 days, de-escalating a punishing trade war and buoying global markets.The two countries will temporarily lower tariffs on each other’s imports, according to a joint statement, released in Geneva, where US and Chinese officials negotiated over the weekend.The agreement states that the US will reduce tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% from 145% and China will lower duties on US imports to 10% from 125%, by 14 May, for a period of 90 days.Global stocks have risen after the US and China agreed to temporarily slash tariffs on each other's goods in a major de-escalation of their trade war.US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at the news briefing after two days of talks that the...
May 12, 2025

US and China roll back tariffs in major de-escalation of trade war

The governmet-owned Qatar Amiri Flight company's Boeing 747-8Z5 is similar to one said to be in discussions to be transferred to US President Donald Trump
White House and Qatar discuss transfer of luxury jet for Air Force One
WASHINGTON — The White House is in discussions with the royal family of Qatar to possibly receive a luxury jumbo jet, intended for use as an Air Force One presidential plane.In a statement, Qatar denied that the plane would be a gift, but said the transfer of an aircraft for "temporary use" was under discussion between the two countries.According to CBS News, the plane would be donated to Trump's presidential library at the end of his term.The news comes as Trump is set to visit Qatar this week as part of the first major foreign trip of his second term.Ali Al-Ansari, Qatar's Media Attaché to the US, said negotiations were ongoing between Qatar's Ministry of Defense and the US Department of Defense."The matter remains under review by the respective legal...
May 12, 2025

White House and Qatar discuss transfer of luxury jet for Air Force One

Trump is among the many American political figures applauding the historic appointment of Robert Francis Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV
Trump calls election of first American pope a 'great honor'
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has called the election of the first American pope a "great honor" for the country and said he looks forward to meeting him.Trump is among the many American political figures applauding the historic appointment of Robert Francis Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, to lead the Catholic Church."To have the Pope from America is a great honor," Trump said when asked for reaction to the news.Pope Leo, 69, was born in Chicago and attended university outside Philadelphia, before becoming a missionary in Peru.The US has the fourth largest number of Catholics in the world, and congratulations started pouring in soon after the first American pope's name was announced.Vice-President JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism in...
May 09, 2025

Trump calls election of first American pope a 'great honor'

Crowds of protesters grew as a standoff with security and a group calling themselves 'Columbia University Apartheid Divest' at the library continued into the evening
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University
NEW YORK — Multiple people were taken into custody by the New York Police Department at Columbia University after a pro-Palestinian protest in an area of the main library on campus Wednesday.University officials asked the NYPD for help Wednesday night securing Butler Library “due to the number of individuals participating in the disruption inside and outside of the building, a large group of people attempting to force their way into Butler Library creating a safety hazard, and what we believe to be the significant presence of individuals not affiliated with the University,” acting university President Claire Shipman said in a statement.Charges are pending against the individuals, the NYPD said. It’s unclear how many people have been detained or what charges they may face.The...
May 08, 2025

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University

Donald Trump promised voters 'mass deportations'
US judge blocks plan to deport migrants to Libya
WASHINGTON — A US judge in Boston ordered a temporary block on the Trump administration's plan to deport migrants to Libya, saying it would "clearly violate" a prior order he made that ensures their right to due process. The order came after two US officials told CBS News that the US may soon start deporting migrants to Libya as part of its crackdown on immigration. In response to the deportations report, Libya's prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh wrote in a statement on X that his country refuses "to be a destination for the deportation of migrants under any pretext." The BBC has approached the US state department for comment. The officials, who requested anonymity, said the US military could fly migrants to the North African country as early as...
May 08, 2025

US judge blocks plan to deport migrants to Libya

A mural of Tyre Nichols in Memphis
Ex-police officers acquitted of murder charges in Tyre Nichols beating death
MEMPHIS — Three former officers charged with murder in the fatal beating of a black man that triggered nationwide protests against police brutality have been acquitted by a state jury in Memphis, Tennessee.Tyre Nichols, who was beaten during a traffic stop in 2023, died three days after sustaining numerous blows to the head, according to a post-mortem report.Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, Jr were found not guilty on all charges on Wednesday, including second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression.All three have been convicted of separate federal charges, and still face long prison sentences.Two other officers involved in the death, Emmitt Martin III and Desmond Mills, have pleaded guilty to federal charges,...
May 08, 2025

Ex-police officers acquitted of murder charges in Tyre Nichols beating death

The New York Terminal Radar Approach Control facility in Westbury, New York, where controllers overseeing the approach to Newark worked before their move to Philadelphia
Air traffic controllers warned of safety incidents months before Newark system failure
NEWARK — Air traffic controllers repeatedly rang the alarm about critical safety issues and faced telecommunications outages affecting Newark Liberty International Airport starting last summer – months before widespread delays and flight cancellations at the airport this week, a CNN review of safety reports, air traffic audio and other records found.One controller wrote in a previously unreported statement in August that only luck had prevented a “catastrophic mid air collision” after a communications breakdown that occurred as multiple planes were routed into the same area to avoid thunderstorms.And several times over the last year, Newark approach controllers lost radar or radio service, leaving them unable to talk with planes they were tracking. “We just lost all frequencies...
May 08, 2025

Air traffic controllers warned of safety incidents months before Newark system failure

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