May 17, 2025

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Trump’s order to terminate birthright citizenship is being debated by the US Supreme Court.

In a case that might support his immigration and other agenda items, US President Donald Trump filed his attempt to terminate birthright citizenship with the US Supreme Court on Thursday. The case raises the question of whether lower court judges, as they have in this instance, should have the authority to halt presidential directives for

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The US claims that a success in the peace negotiations with Ukraine requires Trump and Putin.

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio stated that Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin needed to meet, but he does not have high hopes for the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia that are scheduled to take place in Turkey. “It’s my assessment that I don’t think we’re going to have a breakthrough here until

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114 people are killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza, according to hospitals and rescues.

Israeli airstrikes on Thursday killed at least 114 Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip, according to rescuers and health officials. Ahead of a planned expansion of their military offensive in Gaza, Israeli soldiers have been stepping up their shelling of what they claim are Hamas fighters and facilities. It coincides with ongoing indirect talks between Israel

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17 arrest warrants were issued in connection with the collapse of a Bangkok building.

17 arrest warrants have been issued by a Thai court for individuals involved in the construction of a skyscraper that fell following an earthquake in March. When Bangkok felt the tremors of a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that shook neighboring Myanmar, the 30-story tower that was being constructed to house the State Audit Office collapsed. According to

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A man charged over PM-related house fires

Following fires at two residences and a vehicle connected to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the Metropolitan Police have charged a 21-year-old male. On Thursday, Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych was accused with three charges of arson with intent to harm life. Early on Tuesday morning, he was taken into custody at a residence in Sydenham,

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“I’m thrilled to be back”: After years of conflict, Syrians must confront a difficult reconstruction

Fatima Hazzouri has returned home to the sound of drumming and a trumpet blast. She is back in her hometown of Homs, Syria, thirteen years after being forced to flee due to civil war. She is blinking in the sunlight as she gets off a bus full of returning women and children that is part

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Trump claims the US and Iran are nearing a nuclear agreement.

According to US President Donald Trump, Iran has “sort of” accepted the conditions of a nuclear agreement with the US. The most recent conversations between the two nations, which concluded on Sunday, were characterized by Trump as “very serious negotiations” for “long-term peace”. An aide to Iran’s supreme leader had earlier told NBC News that

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Trump highlights the “record” Boeing-Qatar Airways agreement.

As part of his Middle East tour, US President Donald Trump revealed that Qatar Airways has agreed to purchase up to 210 aircraft from American manufacturing giant Boeing. The deal is worth $96 billion. According to the White House, the agreement represented the largest-ever order of 787 Dreamliners, a wide-body jet used for longer trips,

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Hospitals and rescuers report that 80 people were killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza.

According to hospitals and first responders, Israeli attacks have killed at least 80 individuals throughout Gaza. Several homes in the northern Jabalia area were hit overnight, killing 50 people, including 15 women and 22 children, according to the Indonesian hospital. The bodies of an additional nine people, seven of whom were children, were reported to

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With US tariffs suspended, factory floors in China are feeling better.

Workers in the southern Chinese city of Foshan should be welding expensive air fryers for the US market, but there is a huge blank area in the center of the factory floor. Derek Wang claims that his smartphone-controlled air fryer models, which can also bake, roast, and grill, amazed his American consumers. However, on April

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