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Russia says restoring ties with US not easy but work is progressingRussia has said restoring relations between Washington and Moscow is not easy but work is progressing along a number of tracks.”The contacts are being restored, and given that they were in absolute ruins it is certainly not an easy task, but it is proceeding along a number of tracks,” Russia’s foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said this morning. Arpan Rai7 May 2025 07:02New EU sanctions on Russia to target shadow fleet ships and tighten export controlsThe 17th package of European Commission sanctions against Russia is expected to contain tighter…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said emphatically Tuesday that Canada is “not for sale” and “won’t be for sale, ever” in an Oval Office meeting with President Trump, moments after Mr. Trump called the border between the U.S. and Canada “artificial” and romanticized the idea of Canada joining the U.S. Mr. Trump said he and Carney wouldn’t be discussing the U.S. acquiring Canada unless “somebody wants to discuss it,” but said there would be “tremendous” benefits to Canada in the event of a “wonderful marriage” between the two countries. The president has repeatedly floated the idea of acquiring Canada, despite Canada’s…

A few years ago, a young U.S. military officer asked me a pointed question: “Do you think we’re getting too soft?” I paused, not because I didn’t have an answer, but because I knew the weight behind his words. My answer was yes. The U.S. military has overcorrected. Across talent management systems, performance evaluations, and even professional military education, it has embraced a well-intentioned shift toward empathetic leadership and psychological safety — seen in trends like inflated evaluations, universal academic passing standards, structured self-examination, and 360-degree feedback models that prioritize harmony over critique. Professional military education, in particular, has long…

Smoke billows after drone strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted the northern port in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, on Tuesday. ‎/AP hide caption toggle caption ‎/AP Sudan’s temporary capital city, Port Sudan, previously a safe haven during the country’s two-year civil war, has come under attack for the first time by a series of drone strikes for consecutive days. The strikes, launched by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for the third day, attacked a terminal at the city’s airport overnight on Tuesday. All flights have been grounded, local officials told NPR. The popular Marina…

Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China’s Guangdong province in April 2025. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP HONG KONG — U.S. and Chinese officials have announced they will meet in Switzerland later this week, signaling a possible détente in the escalating trade war between the global superpowers. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet Beijing’s lead economic representative, He Lifeng, potentially paving the way for broader trade talks. In an appearance on Fox News, Bessent said the current tariffs…

This image shows the logo of WeightWatchers on a mobile phone, and the company’s website, in New York, March 7, 2023. Richard Drew/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK — WeightWatchers said Tuesday it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to eliminate $1.15 billion in debt and focus on its transition into a telehealth services provider. Parent WW International Inc. said it has the support of nearly three-quarters of its debt holders. It expects to emerge from bankruptcy within 45 days, if not sooner. WeightWatchers, which was founded more than 60 years ago, has struggled recently. In…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureMedical officials in Gaza report rising cases of acute malnutritionJason BurkeMedical officials in Gaza report rising cases of acute malnutrition, and community kitchens that served 1m meals a day are shutting down for lack of basic essentials. Aid agencies say they have distributed all remaining stocks of food. Dozens of bakeries that supplied vital free bread closed last month.“By the time a famine is declared, it will be too late. The crime wave is because you have 2 million or more desperate, traumatised people packed together with virtually no…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 11:17, May 05, 2025 ADEN, Yemen, May 3 (Xinhua) — Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) appointed Finance Minister Salem Saleh Bin Braik as the country’s new prime minister on Saturday, following the resignation of Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak. The decision, reported by state-run Saba news agency, came just hours after bin Mubarak stepped down, citing constitutional constraints and obstacles that hindered his reform efforts. Bin Braik, who has served as the finance minister since 2019 and vice finance minister prior to that, has held several key financial and administrative roles throughout his career. The official statement…

Michael Race & Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reportersGetty ImagesThe UK and India have agreed a trade deal to make it cheaper and easier to buy and sell goods and services to one another.The hope is that the deal will benefit the economies of both countries.The British government said the deal was the “biggest and most economically significant” trade agreement the UK had signed since leaving the European Union in 2020.Here’s a quick guide to what’s been agreed and what it could mean for you.What has been agreed?The UK has lowered taxes on goods imported from India including:clothing and footwearfood products including frozen…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 09:51, May 05, 2025 GAZA, May 4 (Xinhua) — Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 20 Palestinians on Sunday, including women and children, as ground and air operations intensified amid continued shelling and drone attacks on residential areas, according to local authorities. At least 11 people, including seven women and three children, were killed when an airstrike hit a tent sheltering displaced families in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, Civil Defense Authority spokesperson Mahmoud Basal told Xinhua. Another four people from one family were also killed in the same area earlier in the…