Men stand near a billboard depicting an Israeli-flagged commercial ship on fire after it was struck by Houthi-allied Yemeni naval forces on a street on January 10, 2024 in Sana’a, Yemen. Mohammed Hamoud | Getty Images A container ship owned and operated by the United States was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled … Read more
A pedestrian walks past a TATA pop-up store with a poster reading ‘The Future is AI’ outside the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, January 14, 2024. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from 15 to 19. January. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg … Read more
Apple flagship store in Shanghai in November 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Apple is offering discounts on a range of its products in China, including the latest iPhones, its website shows, as it faces growing competition and growing concerns about a lack of demand for its flagship smartphone. Between January 18 and January … Read more
Taiwan and China flags together textile fabric, textile texture Oleksii Liskonih | Warehouse | Getty Images TAIPEI – China rejected the result of Taiwan’s election on Saturday, saying its ruling Democratic Progressive Party did not represent mainstream public opinion after it failed to win a majority in presidential and legislative elections. “Taiwan is China’s Taiwan,” … Read more
Supporters of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) await the announcement of official results at the January 13, 2024 convention in Taipei, Taiwan. Annabelle Chih | Getty Images News | Getty Images TAIPEI – Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party won an unprecedented third consecutive presidential term as incoming leader Lai Ching-te vowed to remain open in … Read more
Former US President Donald Trump waits for closing arguments in the Trump Organization civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, the US, on January 11, 2024. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters A New York judge on Friday ordered Donald Trump to pay The New York Times … Read more
Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, is seen making a surprise appearance at the House Oversight Committee’s marking and meeting to vote on whether to hold Biden in contempt of Congress for failing to respond to a request to testify on the House floor last . moon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, USA, … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at Montgomery County Community College on January 5, 2024 in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Almond Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration announced Friday that it will soon begin forgiving student loans for borrowers who have made payments for a decade or more and initially took out $12,000 or … Read more
US President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event on January 5, 2024. Drew Anger | Getty Images News | Getty Images A Houthi official vowed retaliation after the US and UK launched strikes against the group’s targets in Yemen in response to a wave of naval attacks that destabilized traffic on key Red Sea … Read more
U.S. military aid to Ukraine has “stalled” and Congress has yet to authorize emergency spending requested by President Joe Biden’s administration in late October. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said at a White House press briefing on Thursday that Washington “issued the last draw that we were supposed to fund.” “And that’s why it’s … Read more