Mayor Todd Gloria said police are ‘working to protect the community and secure the area’.
US president said ‘serious negotiations’ are under way but he told the military ‘to be prepared to go forward … on a moment’s notice’.
US treasury secretary said the move would help poorer nations as China would not have the ability to ‘stockpile discounted oil’ from Russia.
The driver, from Poland, was sentenced to over 13 years in prison for smuggling US$9.4 million worth of the drug.
Adani, one of the world’s richest people, had been accused in 2024 of paying huge bribes to ensure the success of a solar project in India.
The presence of the firm at the Vatican could mean a new flashpoint with the US, which in February ordered all agencies to stop using it.
Money the Colombian singer paid in fines - plus interest - will be paid back to her after a lengthy dispute over residency.
In Nairobi, demonstrators burn tyres on key roads, with both the Iran war and corruption cited for rising petrol and diesel costs.
Authentic cafes, late-night culture and Arab-American roots are driving this aromatic trend.
Spectators watch four parachutes deploy before EA-18G Growlers crash near Mountain Home Air Force Base.
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A handful of women have joined the handball national residency programme in Florida hoping to be selected for 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
UAE investigates the source of drone attack, as Trump warns the ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran.
In his new book, Take Me to Your Leader, Neil deGrasse Tyson examines what we can anticipate from first contact and how to react.
Authentic cafes, late-night culture and Arab-American roots are driving this aromatic trend.
The patient, who was on the MV Hondius where the outbreak began, shows mild symptoms including a fever and headache.
Accused of bankrolling the mass killing of the Tutsis, Kabuga was declared unfit to continue standing trial because he had dementia.
The group of Italian divers is believed to have died while exploring a cave at a depth of about 50 metres (160 feet) in Vaavu Atoll despite the Maldives’ 30-metre diving limit.
Congo has experience in managing Ebola outbreaks but often faces logistical challenges to get expertise and supplies to affected regions.
The defendants include a governor, a mayor and a secretary of public security for charges which include corruption, bribery and arms and drug smuggling.
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The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas, a new documentary on HBO, dives into what it means to be of AAPI heritage in the US.
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American and Nigerian forces had assassinated Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a ‘flawlessly executed mission’, the US president said on social media.
Asia was first and hardest hit by fossil fuel disruptions caused by the Iran war’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Some say an even greater catastrophe is happening now, ‘because our displacement has happened multiple times’.
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There have been 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far in the DRC, around five months after the last outbreak was declared over.
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Public health officials warn of risks as states move towards granting easier access.
Advocates and public health officials clash over safety and consumer demand.
A video of the incident of a coconut-sized rock being hurled towards the animal’s head has drawn widespread condemnation.
Michael Banks exits effective immediately as the Trump administration recalibrates its mass deportation strategy.
Senator Ronald dela Rosa’s exit from the heavily guarded Senate came after volleys of gunshots were fired on Wednesday night.
Kouri Richins put five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in her spouse’s drink, then wrote a children’s book about grief after he died.