San Francisco, October 23, 2025 — In a surprising reversal, US President Donald Trump has pulled back from his widely criticized plan to deploy National Guard troops to San Francisco, following weeks of tension, protests, and warnings from California officials that such an action would violate federal law. The move marks a rare retreat for

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Kuala Lumpur, October 24, 2025 — United States President Donald Trump’s rare visit to Malaysia for the 2025 ASEAN Summit is placing a global spotlight on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s diplomatic finesse and Malaysia’s strategic balancing between the world’s two superpowers — the US and China. For Malaysia, a Southeast Asian nation known for its

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Washington, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump has intensified his administration’s campaign against what he calls “narco-terrorists”, asserting that military strikes on suspected drug traffickers do not require a declaration of war or Congressional authorization. Trump confirmed that following recent US attacks on vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, his administration is

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Pyongyang, North Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared the partnership between North Korea and Russia as an “invincible alliance,” marking one year since his country’s troops joined Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The commemoration coincided with the opening of a Memorial Museum of Combat Feats in Pyongyang, built to honor North Korean

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Washington, D.C. — U.S. President Donald Trump has abruptly terminated all trade negotiations with Canada, citing outrage over a “fraudulent advertisement” that used the image and voice of late President Ronald Reagan to criticize tariffs — a move that has ignited new tensions between Washington and Ottawa amid an already heated trade standoff. Trump made

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Montgomery, Alabama — The U.S. state of Alabama has executed Anthony Boyd, a 54-year-old man convicted of a 1993 murder, using nitrogen gas, a controversial method that human rights advocates have condemned as a “cruel and unusual form of punishment.” Boyd was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. local time on Thursday after the state turned

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Washington, D.C. — The White House has confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week in South Korea, marking a high-stakes diplomatic encounter amid renewed trade tensions and global economic uncertainty. According to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the two leaders will hold a bilateral meeting on

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Vilnius, Lithuania — Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has accused Russia of a “blatant breach” of international law after two Russian military aircraft briefly entered Lithuania’s airspace, escalating tensions along NATO’s eastern flank as the war in Ukraine continues to destabilize the region. The incident, which occurred on Thursday evening, comes amid a string of drone

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Tropical Storm Melissa continues to churn through the central Caribbean, threatening Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic with torrential rainfall, deadly floods, and powerful winds as it strengthens into what forecasters warn could become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend. Storm Strengthens Over the Caribbean Sea As of early Friday, the US

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The Trump administration has officially approved plans to open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for oil and gas drilling, marking a significant shift in US environmental and energy policy. The decision reignites long-standing tensions between conservationists, Indigenous groups, and energy industry supporters over the future of one of America’s last untouched wilderness areas. Opening

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