US’ Asian allies, rivals criticize new tariffs, vow to respond

KARACHI, Pakistan – The US’ Asian trading partners reacted sharply Thursday to US President Donald Trump’s announcement…

Canada launches counter auto tariffs against US

OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced  Canada will be responding by matching the U.S.…

Search, rescue efforts continue 1 week after Myanmar quakes

ISTANBUL – Search and rescue efforts remained underway Friday, one week after powerful earthquakes devastated central Myanmar,…

World Bank: Air pollution kills some 5.7 million people yearly

ISTANBUL – The World Bank said air pollution claims the lives of around 5.7 million people each…

Myanmar earthquake: 694 dead, 1,670 injured, 68 missing

MANDALAY, Myanmar – The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar’s Mandalay region has risen…

AI acquires social media platform X

ISTANBUL – Elon Musk has announced that xAI has bought X, the social media platform previously known…

Apple follows Google’s lead in renaming Gulf of Mexico

ISTANBUL – Apple has updated its maps to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of…

Pope Francis cuts short homily due to breathing difficulties

ROME – Pope Francis was forced to cut short his homily in a recent mass, due to…

Trump announces $500-B AI infrastructure investment in US

WASHINGTON – Newly installed US President Donald Trump has announced a USD500 billion investment from OpenAI, SoftBank…

Aging trend accelerates; global elderly population now tops 8 billion

ISTANBUL– The global population aged 65 and over has nearly doubled to 10.3%, and this trend…