World

Drone strikes on Port Sudan puts aid deliveries at risk

Explosions and fires rocked Sudan’s wartime capital, Port Sudan, on Tuesday, a witness said, part of a days-long drone assault that has torched the country’s biggest fuel depots and damaged its main gateway for humanitarian aid.

May 7, 2025 8:17 am
 

World

Carney stresses Canada will never be for sale

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the White House on Tuesday for his first talks with Donald Trump and bluntly told the U.S. president that Canada would never be for sale.

May 7, 2025 6:43 am
 

World

UK and India agree trade deal after three years of talks

The UK and India have agreed a trade deal that will make it easier for UK firms to export whisky, cars and other products to India, and cut taxes on India’s clothing and footwear exports.

May 7, 2025 5:25 am
 

World

Under-16 social media ban proposed in New Zealand

An Australia-style legislative ban on social media for under-16s is being proposed by New Zealand’s governing National party.

May 6, 2025 4:20 pm
 

World

World court dismisses Sudan's genocide case against UAE

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday dismissed Sudan’s case accusing the United Arab Emirates of fueling genocide in Darfur by supplying weapons to paramilitary forces, saying it lacked jurisdiction.

May 6, 2025 2:41 pm
 

World

Trump orders 100% tariff on foreign-made movies

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the country, saying the American movie industry was dying a “very fast death” due to the incentives that other countries were offering to lure filmmakers.

May 6, 2025 1:34 pm
 

Pacific Islands

Manele boosted as Solomons no-confidence motion delayed

The Solomon Islands parliament has delayed consideration of a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, who now holds renewed hope of retaining the position.

May 6, 2025 12:40 pm
 

World

All cardinals who will elect a new pope arrive in Rome

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said on Monday, with the race to succeed Pope Francis seen as wide open.

May 6, 2025 12:19 pm
 

World

Court rejects Trump bid to revoke 400,000 migrants' legal status

A federal appeals court rejected on Monday a request by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to allow it to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans living in the United States.

May 6, 2025 11:29 am
 

World

Pakistan tests missile, India orders drills

Pakistan carried out a second missile test in three days on Monday, and India said it ordered several states to conduct security drills, as fears mounted that the neighbours could be heading to a confrontation over a deadly attack in Kashmir.

May 6, 2025 10:44 am
 

World

Israel debates 80% tax on foreign donations to NGOs

An Israeli parliamentary committee on Monday began debate on a law that would impose an 80% tax on non-government organisations that receive the majority of their funding from foreign entities in a bid to reduce foreign influence on the state.

May 6, 2025 9:34 am
 

World

Israel may seize all Gaza in expanded operation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday an expanded offensive against Palestinian militant group Hamas would be “intensive” after his security cabinet approved plans that may include seizing the Gaza Strip and controlling aid.

May 6, 2025 6:40 am

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