Saudi Arabia launches 5 rail routes to cut cargo time and costs / Image: file Saudi Arabia has taken a major step toward reshaping regional trade by rolling out five new rail logistics routes that promise faster cargo movement and lower transport costs. The move is set to strengthen connections between Gulf ports and key … Read more
China on Sunday announced plans to restore select suspended ties with Taiwan, including direct flights to more mainland cities and the resumption of imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products.The announcement came as senior leaders from China’s ruling Communist Party and Taiwan’s opposition Kuomintang held talks, signalling a possible thaw in limited areas of engagement.China’s Taiwan Work … Read more
Negotiations between the United States and Iran have come to a halt without a deal after 21 hours of marathon talks in Islamabad, as both sides failed to bridge deep differences despite the highest-level engagement in decades. While both countries indicated that discussions may continue, sharp disagreements over nuclear commitments, sanctions relief and regional control … Read more
A knife-wielding man who injured three people in a series of attacks at the Grand Central subway station in New York City was shot dead by police on Saturday, authorities said, adding that there is no link to terrorism.The suspect, identified as 44-year-old Anthony Griffen, carried out multiple stabbings shortly after arriving at the busy … Read more
High-stakes negotiations between the United States and Iran aimed at securing a ceasefire and a broader diplomatic framework ended without an agreement after nearly 21 hours of intense discussions in Islamabad. US Vice President JD Vance, who led Washington’s delegation, confirmed that American negotiators would return home empty-handed after failing to bridge key differences with … Read more
Photo credit: X/@josephlunieOFF At least 30 people were killed in a stampede at the Citadelle Laferrière in northern Haiti on Saturday as large crowds gathered to mark an annual celebration at the historic site, officials said.The stampede occurred at the entrance to the historic fortress, an early 19th-century structure built shortly after the country gained … Read more
JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has received only a tiny fraction of the $17 billion pledged for Gaza, preventing the US president from pushing ahead with his plan for the shattered Palestinian enclave’s future, sources told Reuters. Ten days before US-Israeli attacks on Iran plunged the region into war, Trump hosted a conference in … Read more
Nasa’s Boeing rocket just propelled astronauts farther into space than ever before, but the Trump administration is looking to competitors for a replacement. About a week before the $24 billion Space Launch System (SLS) pushed the four crew members of the Artemis II mission around the moon, Nasa asked Boeing rivals what options they could … Read more
Daniel Alejandro Moreno-Gama, a 20-year-old San Francisco resident, has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged attack on the home of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, according to US law enforcement officials and court records.Police allege that Moreno-Gama threw an incendiary device, described as a Molotov cocktail, at Altman’s residence in the city’s … Read more
California Representative Eric Swalwell, a front-runner in the race for governor, is facing accusations of sexual assault and misconduct from four women, including a former aide who claims he raped her.The allegations involve a high-profile Democrat using his political stature to groom younger women in their twenties before engaging in inappropriate sexual messaging or non-consensual … Read more