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US, China to hold talks in Switzerland amid Trump’s trade war

May 9, 2025

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington does not wish to decouple from China but wants ‘fair trade’. The United States and China will hold trade talks in Switzerland this week, officials have said, as the world’s two largest economies seek to de-escalate tensions that have led to a de facto mutual trade embargo. The […]

80 years after VE Day a veteran says, ‘I hope people will see the futility of it all’

May 9, 2025

80 years after VE Day a veteran says, 'I hope people will see the futility of it all' toggle caption Marine Robbins/Armed Forces Retirement Home On May 7, 1945, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allied forces. The next day, at the insistence of the Soviets, Germany signed a second surrender document in Berlin, which became […]

Trump administration plans to deport migrants to Libya

May 9, 2025

Trump administration plans to deport migrants to Libya toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images The Trump administration is planning to deport migrants without legal status to Libya, a country long plagued by armed conflict, a U.S. official has confirmed to NPR. However Libyan officials — for both the factions controlling seperate areas of the divided country […]

Introducing MoneyGram Ramps: Purpose-Built by Developers to Simplify Cash and Crypto Connection

May 9, 2025

MIAMI, May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — MoneyGram, a leading global payments network for consumers, businesses and communities, today announced the launch of MoneyGram Ramps, a developer-centric API that enables fast, compliant cash-to-crypto and crypto-to-cash integration through a single implementation. Introducing MoneyGram Ramps The latest evolution of the MoneyGram APIs is the most powerful yet, purpose-built […]

This hockey town in Michigan has deep ties to Canada. Then came Trump’s tariffs

May 9, 2025

There are few entities that embody the close, fraternal ties between the US and Canada quite like the Saginaw Spirit junior ice hockey team. In a place whose fortunes have been more down than up in recent decades, the Dow Event Center hockey arena in Saginaw, Michigan, comes alive with more than 5,000 fans once […]

Opinion: The deplorable rise of MAGA Catholicism

May 9, 2025

Open this photo in gallery: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks at the 20th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, on Feb. 28. Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019.TING SHEN/AFP/Getty Images Ian Buruma is the author, most recently, of Spinoza: Freedom’s Messiah. Some popes are perfectly suited to their times. The progressive Pope John […]

Pakistan urges Trump to step in as peacemaker as tensions with India rise

May 9, 2025

Pakistan has reportedly urged the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to help defuse tensions with India in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. Pakistan's ambassador to the US, Rizwan Saed Sheikh, has reached out to Donald Trump In an interview with Newsweek magazine, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, […]

French intelligence official confirms downing of Rafale by Pakistan: CNN

May 9, 2025

Listen to article A senior French intelligence official has confirmed to CNN that one Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jet was shot down by Pakistan, marking what could be the first known combat loss of the French-made aircraft. The confirmation comes after Pakistan shot down five Indian fighter jets in retaliation for India's missile attack […]

Eurovision 2025: Lithuania Second Rehearsal – Eurovision News

May 9, 2025

Katarsis is the penultimate act to have their Second Rehearsals in Basel. The Lithuanian act are performing “Tavo akys“. “Tavo akys” was written by the lead singer from Katarsis, Lukas Radzevičius. Katarsis will perform in the Second Semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest on the 15th of May. Who are Katarsis? Katarsis is an experimental […]

How ordinary Poles are preparing for a Russian invasion

May 9, 2025

How ordinary Poles are preparing for a Russian invasion 1 day ago Share Save Will Vernon BBC News Reporting from Wroclaw, Poland Share Save BBC Ordinary Poles have been signing up for military training days anticipating a military attack At a military training ground near the city of Wroclaw, ordinary Poles are lining up, waiting […]