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Trump signals land strikes against drug cartels after maritime attacks in Pacific, Caribbean
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 — US President Donald Trump yesterday said that land strikes against drug cartels were on the way following maritime attacks in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, without providing further details. “We are going to start now
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Venezuela begins ‘large’ prisoner release amid US pressure
CARACAS, Jan 9 — Venezuela yesterday began releasing a “large number” of political prisoners, including several foreigners, in an apparent concession to the United States after its ouster of ruler Nicolas Maduro. The releases are the first since Maduro’s former deputy Delcy
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NASA orders early return from space station after ‘lingering risk’ to crew health
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 — NASA crewmembers at the International Space Station will return to Earth earlier than planned following an astronaut’s medical issue, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said yesterday. Officials did not provide details of the medical event but said
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Bayer sues Pfizer, Moderna, J&J and BioNTech over alleged Covid vaccine patent breach
FRANKURT, Jan 8 — German agrichemical giant Bayer confirmed to AFP today that it was suing American pharmaceutical firms Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson as well as Germany’s BioNTech, alleging they broke a patent to make Covid jabs. The defendants
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Trump pulls US out of key climate treaty and global warming science body
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 — President Donald Trump is withdrawing the United States from a foundational climate treaty and the main international scientific assessment body on global warming as part of a sweeping exit from the UN system, the White House
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Trump says US will dictate Venezuela’s interim leaders and control oil sales indefinitely
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 — US President Donald Trump’s administration said yesterday it will dictate decisions to Venezuela’s interim leaders and control the country’s oil sales “indefinitely” after toppling Nicolas Maduro. Trump’s assertion of US dominance over the oil-rich South American country
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US nutrition guidelines push red meat, full-fat dairy despite expert warnings
NEW YORK, Jan 8 — The Trump administration yesterday urged Americans to avoid highly processed foods along with added sugars while touting consumption of red meat and full-fat dairy, foods many nutritionists had previously discouraged. The new federal nutritional guidelines
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Japan urges China to scrap ‘unacceptable’ curbs on dual-use exports
TOKYO, Jan 7 — Kapan has urged China to revoke tougher new export controls on products with potential military uses, possibly including vital rare earth minerals, in a further escalation of Beijing and Tokyo’s diplomatic tussle. The Chinese commerce ministry
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South Korea’s Lee snaps Xi selfie with Chinese ‘backdoor’ phone
BEIJING, Jan 6 — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung snapped a selfie with Xi Jinping using a smartphone gifted to him by the Chinese leader, who had joked at their last meeting that the device might be capable of
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Venezuelan diaspora in wait-and-see mode
BOGOTÁ, Jan 6 — “A new dawn for Venezuela” is how a top US diplomat described the future awaiting the Caribbean country after Saturday’s capture of president Nicolas Maduro by US special forces in a raid on Caracas. But for some
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