US President Joe Biden (AFP) WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden warned Israel on Thursday that it cannot use aid as a "bargaining chip" in its fight against Hamas and called for an immediate temporary ceasefire in Gaza, where fears of a looming famine have multiplied. Using...
US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024. (AFP) WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden called for higher taxes on corporations Thursday in his State of the Union address, pushing for...
WASHINGTON, United States -- President Joe Biden launched a fiery attack on his "dangerous" November presidential election rival Donald Trump in Thursday's State of the Union address, warning that US democracy is under "assault." In the dramatic start to the speech, Biden said he wanted to...
NATIONAL PEOPLE’S CONGRESS – China's President Xi Jinping arrives to the second plenary session of National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 8, 2024. (AFP) BEIJING, China -- China will adopt wide-ranging security laws in 2024 to "resolutely...
PORT-AU-PRINC, Haiti—Haiti's main port was forced to close Thursday as chaotic gang violence engulfed the Caribbean nation and the United States told the absent Haitian prime minister to enact "urgent" political reform. (FILES) View of the ships in the Seaport Terminal of Port-au-Prince, on...
WASHINGTON, United States—US President Joe Biden will use his State of the Union address Thursday to attack election rival Donald Trump for plotting "revenge and retribution" while offering skeptical voters his own optimistic version of an American comeback. This combination of pictures created...
WASHINGTON, United States—Sweden on Thursday became the 32nd member of NATO in the shadow of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, turning the page on two centuries of non-alignment and capping two years of tortuous diplomacy. TOPSHOT - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken receives the NATO...
ISTANBUL, Turkey—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Istanbul on Friday for talks with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the war against Russia and Black Sea navigation, the Turkish presidency said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky The two leaders will meet at...
PARIS, France—President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said France would not rule out any option to support Ukraine two years into Russia's invasion, leaders of several major French political parties said. This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on...
TOKYO, Japan–Around 900 luxury watches worth almost $13 million are missing in Japan after a site renting them out folded and its owner fled to Dubai, local media reported. The owners of the Rolexes and other pricey timepieces earned monthly deposit fees by loaning them to...
AFP/Manila Bulletin WASHINGTON, United States– US President Joe Biden faces one of the most critical moments of his political career Thursday, with a State of the Union speech aimed at convincing skeptical voters the 81-year-old is fit to beat Donald Trump in November's election. The...
AFP/Manila Bulletin TOKYO, Japan– Google on Thursday launched a new cybersecurity hub in Japan, aimed at helping to upgrade defences in the Asia-Pacific. The region faces a growing cyber threat from a range of actors, including criminal gangs looking for big payouts and state-backed...
