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May 16, 2024 12:34 PM

US aid pier for Gaza floats into wartime reality

The United States aims to have a floating pier in place off the Gaza Strip coast in the coming days to boost aid deliveries, but Washington is facing the same challenges that have beset the United Nations and relief groups for months when it co...

May 14, 2024 3:35 PM

Biden sharply hikes US tariffs on Chinese imports

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a bundle of steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicles, computer chips and medical products, risking an election-year standoff with Beijing in a bid to woo voters who...

May 14, 2024 9:20 AM

US warns of sanctions after India-Iran Chabahar Port deal

Hours after India signed an agreement to operate the Chabahar Port in Iran for 10 years, the United States has warned that "anyone" considering business deals with Tehran needs to be aware of the "potential risk of sanctions." The US State Departmen...

May 13, 2024 10:47 AM

Western Canada blazes cause evacuations, air quality concerns

The season's first major wildfires have spread to roughly 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) across Western Canada on Sunday as authorities issued an evacuation order for a community in British Columbia and warned of poor air quality across provinces. I...

 

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